Michael Hui
Date of Birth: 03 Sep 1942
Country: China
Biography: He went to La Salle College, and then earned his degree in Sociology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He came to the Hong Kong entertainment industry running the comedic "Hui Brothers Show." Shortly afterward, in went into films in the early 1970s. He would often star with his brothers Ricky Hui and Samuel Hui in his comedies, usually movies about pitting their wits against the odds to earn instant money. Hui in these series of films was often referred to as "Mr. Boo" by the Japanese ma
Total Credits at Criticker: 21 (Actor), 8 (Director), 12 (Writer)
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John is an English photojournalist who has spent over a decade in Hong Kong. John's unrequited love is Vivian whom he aches for but has not the nerve to possess. Concurrent with England's transfer of Hong Kong back to the Chinese, John discovers that he has a rare form of leukemia and has only months to live. So John, his friend Jim, and the disfigured proto-hippy Jean grab a digital video camera and prowl the streets, seeking to document the "real" Hong Kong one last time. (imdb)
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For never-do-well compulsive gambler Fong, there's only one thing more fearsome than debtors at his doorstep - having to coax a crying baby. But what if the baby becomes his golden goose to fend off his debtors? Can he overcome his phobia of diapers, milk bottles, and cloying lullabies? (imdb)
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Old Hui runs a restaurant specializing in roast duck. His secret duck recipe is very tasty, but customers and staff alike have to put up with the filthy shop and Hui's cost-cutting way of doing business. When ''Danny Fried Chicken'' (an American-style fast-food restuarant) opens up across the street, Hui receives a rude shock and is forced to lift his game to compete. He might even have to supply clean chopsticks. (imdb)
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Chou Sai-Cheong, a bitter supervisor of a Hong Kong private security company, teaches unusual guard tactics to new recruits such as electric mats, parachuting off burning buildings and counter-attacking gunfire. (imdb)
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Li (Sam Hui) works at a sanitarium as a male nurse, and Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man. One day, a bearded old man is sent into the sanitarium with a large bag. Ah Tim manages to steal the bag, and finds antique fragments inside. Sounds like a quick way to get rich... (hkcinemagic)
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Michael Hui and his brother Sam play two fellows who meet in jail. Michael is a real conman and Sam has aspirations to be one. When they get out of prison they decide to team up and hopefully make a lot of money. While discussing their plans, Sam says, "how can we fail?" Throughout the course of the film, we see all the reasons they can fail. (hkcinemagic)
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After being kicked out of work, Sam decides to try his skills in another field: private investigation. Sam convinces Michael, the head of a small detective agency, to give him a job. Along with his cynical boss, Michael, and his "looks not so clever" assistant, Ricky, Sam will need to resolve a series of small, but complicated crimes. These adventures will include catching shop lifters, retrieving a TV set, getting pictures of cheating couples and even take care of movie theatre robbers. (KFCC)
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Mr. Boo is seemingly doomed to spend the rest of his days as a cook in a teppanyaki restaurant, married to the corpulent and overbearing daughter of the gun-happy owner. Mr. Boo's unhappy menage is completed by a decrepit grandfather and an unsavory assortment of self-seeking relatives. His only escape is his private fantasy world. (hkcinemagic)
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Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios. He signed a binding 8-year contract with the studio and was only given one opportunity to perform live thus far. Soon, he received a better deal with a rival company, who promised a 5-year contract and better opportunities to perform and make money... (imdb)
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Mr Coconut (Michael Hui), a considerate and good natured country bumpkin from China with obnoxious habits, was invited by his sister to live with her family in Hong Kong for a few months. His brother-in-law, a cowardly shoes salesman, is less than enthusiastic to have him live with them in their already crammed apartment. Mr Coconut had many hilarious misadventures trying to adapt to the new and modern environment while his mischievous niece kept misleading him. (anonymous)
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Hong Kong detectives Chau and Beethoven join forces with Mr. Boo in a daring mission involving a jewelry heist and a museum caper. (imdb)
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Michael Hui both directed and stars in this entertaining comedy as an inventive, plucky musician. He overhears some gangsters plotting a murder in an alleyway and when he is caught, he tries to fake blindness to escape with his life (and limbs) intact. Ultimately, the hapless musician is rescued by his roommate, a female band member. He ends up tagging along on a trip to Bangkok with her all-girl band. (allmovie.com)
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A fortune teller (Michael Hui) who gives pretentious forecasts to people to gain wealth was investigated by a tax agent (Leon Lai) for defrauding his customers. However, the teller's lucky break came when he received a blow to the head during a robbery attempt, resulting him in receiving psychic powers. Thus, he uses his newfound power to help the agent solve a drug smuggling case and unmask the crime boss. (imdb)
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Inspector Chu (Chocolate) is an idiot to rival Inspector Clouseau. After he fails to catch a car-park full of thieves he is demoted to the missing persons squad, only to be faced with the kidnapping of the son of the star of a TV cooking show. Inspector Chocolate (so called because of his fondness for Smarties) bungles the case, fails to dance the tango and interferes with the Miss Hong Kong pageant in his attempts to solve the case. (imdb)
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Hui, an owner (Michael Hui) of a Hong Kong tabloid magazine company hires martial artist Bill Lee (Sam Hui) to help him get a good headliner for a magazine story to, hopefully, save his failing business. In the process, Bill meets San-San (Catherine Hung Yan), the girlfriend of a jewelry business owner. (imdb)
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Director Li Han-hsiang teams up again with the irreverent comedic talents of Michael Hui Kwun-man in this tongue-in-cheek drama. Corruption is strife in Wan Ping County in Hopei Province. Two good-for-nothing loafers Chen Ming (Michael Hui Kwun-man) and Chia Liang (Wang Sheng) arrive and turn the officials on their head. After a bout of blackmailing, they end up in positions of power themselves. It's all done with the best intentions, or so they believe. (hkcinemagic.com)
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In the movie, Hui plays Dragon Lone, a wuxia novelist who has been going through a long spell of writer's block. One night, his daughter, Sophia's, playboy boss Frankie comes to their home looking for a place to stay. At first, the overly protective Dragon doesn't trust Frankie around his daughter, but once Frankie shows Dragon how to let loose and party, which helps alleviate the writer's block, he changes his tune -- at least until Frankie announces his intention to marry Sophia. (hkfilm.net)
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Na Dow carries out his drug-delivering routine by taking a cab down south and returning in the same cab on the same day. One day he reluctantly gets into a shabby taxi driven by the carefree, innocent Xu, who came to Taiwan more than 20 years ago and somehow decided to stay. Na Dow's plan to reform himself and Xu's wish for a peaceful life take a wrong turn when they become the target of a mob attack. (imdb)
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A young man named So Boring gains the ability to delete people in his life and substitute them with nice people. (imdb)
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Dayo Wong stars as top agent Mr. Chan, who suddenly finds himself removed from duties after his partner Wonder Child unintentionally offended a policewoman, Ms. Shek. But when a financial officer goes crazy due to drugs, Mr. Chan is called back in to solve the case, which he accepts even though this means partnering up with Ms. Shek. The two have some ups and downs while working together, eventually leading to romance. (Letterboxd)
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The World of Treasure is a Hong Kong Comedy starring Michael Hui and Lau Ching Wan. (themoviedb)
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