The best Wong Yu’s comedy movies

Wong Yu

Wong Yu

26/10/1955- 16/05/2008
We present our ranking of the best Wong Yu’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Wong Yu.
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Dragons Forever

Dragons Forever
7.1/10
A hot-shot lawyer is hired by a Hong Kong chemical plant to dispose of opposition to their polluting ways. But when he falls for a beautiful woman out to stop the plant, he is torn in a conflict of interest and asks his trusty friends Samo and Biao to help out at least until they discover the true purpose of the plant.

Dirty Ho

Dirty Ho
7.1/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 04/08/1979
  • Character: Dirty Ho Ching
A prince enlists a thief to serve as his bodyguard to protect him from assassins.

The Lady Is the Boss

The Lady Is the Boss
6.3/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 31/03/1983
  • Character: Ah Yung/Ah Wing
Wong Hsia Yuan is an old-fashioned martial arts master who's so behind the times that he'd rather his school be destroyed than change its ways. He may get his wish, thanks to the young, beautiful, intelligent Chan Mei Ling (Kara Wai Ying Hung), who arrives from the states to open a new branch of the school. Armed with an unfamiliar, modern way of thinking, Mei Ling goes about recruiting new students in strange, and sometimes questionably legal ways. Yuan is furious, but when the local triads enter the picture, the two put their differences aside to take back the neighborhood.

Lion vs. Lion

Lion vs. Lion
5.6/10
A teacher comes across a secret list of anti-Ching rebel names and quickly becomes a target for Ching loyalists. The Five Venom's actor Lo Meng teams up with kung-fu comedic actor Wang Yu (not Jimmy) to bring some of the best lion dancing action footage ever seen on film. The amazing lion dance sequences alone gives this film major historic significance where it's the first time Northern and Southern lion dancing skills are compared.

The Spiritual Boxer

The Spiritual Boxer
6.6/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 28/11/1975
  • Character: Hsiao Chien
Wang Yu plays a vagabond who earn a living on people's superstitions, but also puts things right. (A Shaw Brothers production)

Wits of the Brats

Wits of the Brats
6.2/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 24/05/1984
  • Character: 3 Hands
Tou Kuan, a spoiled affluent kid, travels with pal Mai Song to Beijing to challenge 3 Masters to improve Kuan's status. Along the way, they contend with inept assassins hired by Kuan's uncle, who wants the family business and fortune.

Crazy Shaolin Disciples

Crazy Shaolin Disciples
5.5/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 30/03/1985
  • Character: Fong Sai Yuk
Following a raid led by a deadly Manchu enforcer (Lo Lieh), rebels Hong Si Kuan (Lo Meng), Fong Sai Yuk (Wong Yu) and Hu Huei Chian (Chin Siu Ho) seek refuge at the Shaolin Temple. However, the strict rules of the temple don’t suit rascals Fong and Hu, and their mischievous antics lead to scuffles with the young monk Wu Qing (Gordon Liu Chia Hui). Things get worse when Fong frees a mad monk (Chun Wong) from his hidden cell, and Hui falls for a pretty local lass. Meanwhile, the fierce Manchu rebel-hunter is still lurking nearby, determined to find his prey whatever the cost!

The Kid with a Tattoo

The Kid with a Tattoo
5.9/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 17/06/1980
  • Character: Li Bao-Tong
One of Shaw Brothers' most productive directors, Sun Chung's action films had strong tension, snappy editing and slow motion which influenced up and coming martial arts director John Woo. Starring kung-fu comedienne Wang Yu, a ballistic kid on a mission to clear his father's name, The Kid With A Tattoo features plentiful ripsnorting martial arts by Jackie Chan's long time kung-fu classmates Yuen Hua and Yuan Pin, and Shaw Brothers' best martial arts fighting villain Wang Lung-wei.

Kung Fu Zombie

Kung Fu Zombie
5.2/10
A criminal comes to town in order to kill Billy Chong over a past dispute. But instead of getting his own hands dirty, he hires a Taoist wizard to animate some zombies to do the job for him. The plan goes horribly awry, and the bad guy ends up getting killed in his own trap. This pisses off the villain's spirit and he forces the priest to reincarnate him - only they can't find a suitable body. Meanwhile, an undead fiend of sorts comes to town to kill Billy's father over some other past dispute. This is where all of Billy's kung fu training comes in handy, and he manages to kill the attacker. With this, the other bad guy finally has a body to use, but the reincarnation goes wrong and the corpse is reborn as a vampire.

Emperor Chien Lung

Emperor Chien Lung
6.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 02/06/1976
  • Character: Chau Yi Qing
Emperor Chien Lung, bored with imperial traditions, disguises himself as a commoner to experience a different side of life.

Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues

Godfather's Daughter Mafia Blues
5.2/10
Lung comes from China to Hong Kong in search of a new life and fortune. He is employed as a security officer by Lee at a night club that he runs. When Lee’s partner dies, his business is endangered by his partner’s son, Soufu. As retribution, Lee’s daughter May, hurts Soufu. Soufu’s anger gets the best of him, and he murders Lee. May must now make the next move in this deadly game of chess, and asks Lung to help her avenge Lee’s death. Lung hesitantly agrees, and the hunt is on to give Soufu exactly what he deserves!

The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung

The Adventures of Emperor Chien Lung
7.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 03/06/1977
  • Character: Zhou Ri-Qing
Emperor Chien Lung uses disguises to experience life among his subjects.

The Flying Mr. B

The Flying Mr. B
5.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 28/03/1985
  • Character: Man at restaurant
A professor accidentally creates a pill that essentially makes him Superman. Soon everybody, from a soccer team to a gang boss, wants those pills and the clever complications compound until it's up to a fast-thinking "Super Girl" to save the day.

Girl with the Diamond Slipper

Girl with the Diamond Slipper
6/10
Two hopeless housebreaker brothers, Ah Chi and Fatty, steal a diamond that had already been earmarked by a criminal gang. Through a series of unfortunate and - frankly - unlikely events, the diamond ends up in the shoe of a rising star TV actress Cheung Man Ju. They pursue her all over Hong Kong until finally tracking her down at a charity ball where she must leave by midnight, and accidentally loses a shoe in the process.

The Comedy

The Comedy
7.2/10
  • Genre: ActionComedy
  • Release: 05/01/1984
  • Character: Little Mouth
A Mo Lai Tau (Nonsense Comedy) directed by Hong Kong New Wave filmmaker Dennis Yu.

Easy Money

Easy Money
Four people form an unlikely alliance to sting a three-man credit-card scam operation. Behind the front of an electronic appliance store, Mr. Chiang and his bumbling nephew Wuchi, aided by a technical wizard called Blond Chiang, operate a high-tech credit-card scam. Sisi, one of their victims who works for the bank whose cards are being forged, joins forces with Do Do, a spirited collection officer for a finance company, with Wu, a good-looking petty thief who owes Do Do's company money, and with Lulu, Sisi's friend who lives in Wu's apartment. Wu pretends to work with Chiang, Lulu pretends to like Wuchi, Do Do dons peasant dress, and the trap is set.

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