The Mad Monk

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The Mad Monk is a 1993 Hong Kong fantasy-comedy film starring Stephen Chow as a mischievous deity sent to Earth to reform his ways.

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instanceOf Hong Kong film
film
alternateTitle Mad Monk Ji Gong
basedOn Ji Gong folklore
character Chung Chau
Dragon Nine
Ji Gong
ChineseTitle 濟公
cinematographyBy Poon Hang-sang
countryOfOrigin Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China
director Johnnie To
distributor Golden Harvest
editingBy Wong Wing-ming
featuresElement reincarnation trials
romantic subplot
slapstick comedy
supernatural powers
filmingLocation Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China
genre comedy
fantasy
hasSubgenre fantasy martial arts comedy
hasTargetAudience general audience
homeMediaFormat DVD
VCD
VHS
leadActorRole Stephen Chow as Ji Gong
linked to: Stephen Chow
mainCharacterOccupation monk
mainCharacterType deity
musicBy William Hu
narrativeTheme karma
redemption
reincarnation
notableFor Stephen Chow’s mo lei tau comedy style
originalLanguage Cantonese
partOf Hong Kong New Wave–era commercial cinema
producer Stephen Chow
Vincent Kok
productionCompany Cosmopolitan Film Productions
releaseRegion Hong Kong
linked to: Hong Kong, China
releaseYear 1993
runningTime 89 minutes
screenwriter James Yuen
Lawrence Cheng
setting Song dynasty China
linked to: Song dynasty
starring Maggie Cheung
Ng Man-tat
Stephen Chow
timePeriodOfSetting ancient China
title The Mad Monk

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Law Kar-ying notableWork The Mad Monk
The Mad Monk title The Mad Monk