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| director = [[Vincent Kok]]<br>[[Stephen Chow]]
| director = [[Vincent Kok]]<br>[[Stephen Chow]]
| producer = [[Wong Jing]]
| producer = [[Wong Jing]]
| writer = [[Vincent Kok]]<br>Stephen Chow
| writer = Vincent Kok<br>Stephen Chow<br>Edmund Liu
| narrator =
| narrator =
| film name = {{Film name|traditional = 大內密探零零發
| film name = {{Film name|traditional = 大內密探零零發
| simplified = 大内密探零零发
| jyutping = daai6 naap6 mat6taam1 ling4 ling4 faat3
| jyutping = Daai6 noi6 mat6taam1 ling4 ling4 faat3
| pinyin = Dà nèi mìtàn}}
| pinyin = Dà nèi mìtàn líng líng fā}}
| starring = [[Stephen Chow]]<br>[[Carina Lau]]<br>[[Carmen Lee]]<br>[[Tats Lau]]
| starring = [[Stephen Chow]]<br>[[Carina Lau]]<br>[[Carmen Lee]]<br>[[Tats Lau]]
| music =
| music = Tats Lau
| cinematography =
| cinematography = Lee Kin-keung
| editing =
| editing = Kwong Chi-leung
| distributor = [[Win's Entertainment Ltd.]]
| studio = Samico Films Production<br>[[Win's Entertainment]]
| distributor = Newport Entertainment
| released = 1996
| runtime = 89 min
| released = {{start date|df=y|1996|2|16}}
| country = [[Hong Kong]]
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| language = [[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]], [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]]
| language = [[Cantonese]]
| budget =
| budget =
| gross =
| gross = HK$36,051,899
| preceded_by =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
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}}
}}


'''''Forbidden City Cop''''' (大內密探零零發; lit. "the Imperial Secret Agent 008") is a [[Hong Kong films of 1996|1996]] [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[martial arts film|martial arts]]/[[comedy film]] directed by [[Vincent Kok]], starring [[Stephen Chow]], [[Carina Lau]], and [[Carman Lee]].
'''''Forbidden City Cop''''' ({{zh|大內密探零零發}}; literal translation: "Imperial Secret Agent 008") is a 1996 Hong Kong ''[[wuxia]]'' [[comedy film]] directed by [[Vincent Kok]] and [[Stephen Chow]] and starring Chow, [[Carina Lau]], and [[Carman Lee]].


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
''Ling Ling Fat'' is a [[Standard Cantonese|Cantonese]] wordplay on the code number "008", a reference to [[James Bond]], whose number was 007 (see ''[[From Beijing with Love]]''), as well as part of a Cantonese [[Chinese New Year]]'s Greeting: "Kung hei fat choy" (恭喜發財).
''Ling Ling-fat'' is a [[Cantonese]] wordplay on the code number "008", a reference to [[James Bond]], whose number was 007 (see ''[[From Beijing with Love]]''), as well as part of a Cantonese [[Chinese New Year]]'s greeting: "Kung hei fat choy" (恭喜發財).


Ling Ling Fat (Stephen Chow) is, by heritage, a member of the [[Emperor of China|Chinese Emperor]]'s elite personal bodyguards. He belongs to the tribe of Baolong, which literally means "King Protecting". Instead of studying [[martial arts]], like his fellow bodyguards, Ling Ling Fat makes unusual inventions, such as [[cannons]] fired from the mouth, [[helicopter]] blades, and [[magnets]]. He also practices [[gynaecology]], and spends time with his loving wife (Carina Lau). In the beginning of the film, Ling Ling Fat fails to apprehend a group of ugly swordsmen who are trespassing in [[the Forbidden City]], but he does manage to acquire a [[kung fu]] manual, Flying Fairy, from one of the swordsmen. During an audience with the Emperor, Ling Ling Fat's seemingly useless inventions and his ignorance of martial arts enrage the Emperor, who demotes him to menial tasks around the palace.
Ling-ling Fat (Stephen Chow) is, by heritage, a member of the [[Emperor of China|Chinese Emperor]]'s elite personal bodyguards. He belongs to the tribe of Baolong, which literally means "King Protecting". Instead of studying [[martial arts]], like his fellow bodyguards, Ling Ling-fat makes unusual inventions, such as [[cannons]] fired from the mouth, [[helicopter]] blades, and [[magnets]]. He also practices [[gynaecology]], and spends time with his loving wife (Carina Lau). In the beginning of the film, Ling-ling Fat fails to apprehend a group of ugly swordsmen who are trespassing in [[the Forbidden City]], but he does manage to acquire a [[kung fu]] manual, Flying Fairy, from one of the swordsmen. During an audience with the Emperor, Ling-ling Fat's seemingly useless inventions and his ignorance of martial arts enrage the Emperor, who demotes him to menial tasks around the palace.


Meanwhile, Faceless, King of Gum Tribe, plans to assassinate the Emperor and overtake China. The Gum Tribe creates a diversion by inviting all the doctors of China to a medical exposition in which an alien is to be dissected. Ling Ling Fat and the Emperor separately depart for the event. While Ling Ling Fat and his wife feast at a string of restaurants, Gum's men kill the Emperor's three remaining bodyguards. The assassins put the unconscious Emperor in an alien costume to present him as the alien for dissection. Just as Ling Ling Fat and the other doctors discover the Emperor's identity, Gum's assassins begin to slaughter everyone in attendance. Ling Ling Fat uses his wits and inventions to defeat the assassins.
Meanwhile, Faceless, King of Kam Tribe, plans to assassinate the Emperor and overtake China. The Kam Tribe creates a diversion by inviting all the doctors of China to a medical exposition in which an alien is to be dissected. Ling Ling Fat and the Emperor separately depart for the event. While Ling-ling Fat and his wife feast at a string of restaurants, Kam's men kill the Emperor's three remaining bodyguards. The assassins put the unconscious Emperor in an alien costume to present him as the alien for dissection. Just as Ling-ling Fat and the other doctors discover the Emperor's identity, Kam's assassins begin to slaughter everyone in attendance. Ling-ling Fat uses his wits and inventions to defeat the assassins.


The Emperor honors Ling Ling Fat for his success and gives him an enormous pearl as a reward. For his next assignment, the Emperor charges Ling Ling Fat with investigating a prospective concubine, the beautiful prostitute Gum Tso ([[Carman Lee]]). Ling Ling Fat meets with Gum Tso without his wife's knowledge and has difficulty restraining himself from her seductive advances. He gives her the enormous pearl and lies about it to his wife. Later, Gum Tso surprises Ling Ling Fat at his home, forcing a violent confrontation between Ling Ling Fat and his wife's family. Ling Ling Fat forsakes his tearful wife and leaves with Gum Tso.
The Emperor honors Ling-ling Fat for his success and gives him an enormous pearl as a reward. For his next assignment, the Emperor charges Ling Ling Fat with investigating a prospective concubine, the beautiful prostitute Kam Cho ([[Carman Lee]]). Ling-ling Fat meets with Kam Cho without his wife's knowledge and has difficulty restraining himself from her seductive advances. He gives her the enormous pearl and lies about it to his wife. Later, Kam Cho surprises Ling-ling Fat at his home, forcing a violent confrontation between Ling-ling Fat and his wife's family. Ling-ling Fat forsakes his tearful wife and leaves with Kam Cho.


When Ling Ling Fat brings Gum Tso to the palace, he and the Emperor throw Gum Tso in chains and reveal that she is actually Faceless in disguise. Ling Ling Fat had deciphered Gum Tso's true identity during their meeting and enlisted his entire family in a ruse to fool Faceless. The Emperor begins handing out acting awards to Ling Ling Fat's various family members, but Faceless manages to break free. Once again, Ling Ling Fat uses his inventions and wits to combat Faceless, but Faceless fights back with powerful martial arts techniques. On the verge of defeat, Ling Ling Fat is struck by a lightning bolt meant for Faceless which awakes his potential and enables him to use the Flying Fairy technique he learned from the manual he gained at the beginning of the film, thus destroying Faceless.
When Ling-ling Fat brings Kam Cho to the palace, he and the Emperor throw Kam Cho in chains and reveal that she is actually Faceless in disguise. Ling-ling Fat had deciphered Kam Cho's true identity during their meeting and enlisted his entire family in a ruse to fool Faceless. The Emperor begins handing out acting awards to Ling-ling Fat's various family members, but Faceless manages to break free. Once again, Ling-ling Fat uses his inventions and wits to combat Faceless, but Faceless fights back with powerful martial arts techniques. On the verge of defeat, Ling-ling Fat is struck by a lightning bolt meant for Faceless which awakes his potential and enables him to use the Flying Fairy technique he learned from the manual he gained at the beginning of the film, thus destroying Faceless.


==Box office==
==Box office==
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The film grossed HK$36,051,899 in Hong Kong.

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It grossed HK $36,051,899 in Hong Kong.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Stephen Chow]] as Ling-ling Fat

* [[Stephen Chow]]
* [[Carina Lau]] as Ling Ka-ting
* [[Carman Lee]] Kam Cho / Faceless
* [[Carina Lau]]
* [[Carman Lee]]
* [[Cheung Tat-ming]] as Emperor
* [[Cheung Tat-ming]]
* [[Law Kar-ying]] as Fat Yan
* [[Tats Lau]] as Forbidden City cop
* [[Law Kar-ying]]
* [[Lee Lik-chi]] as Court official
* [[Tats Lau]]
* [[Lee Lik-Chi]]
* [[Wong Yat-fei]] as Yip Ku-sing
* [[Yat-fei Wong]]
* [[Vincent Kok]] as Doctor
* [[Manfred Wong]] as [[Lu Xiaofeng|Luk Siu-fung]]
* [[Vincent Kok]]
* [[Yuen Cheung-yan]] as Evil mother
* [[Manfred Wong]]
* [[Kingdom Yuen]] as Brothel procuress
* [[Mimi Chu]] as Fat's mother-in-law
* [[Elvina Kong]] as Fat's doctor patient
* [[Stephen Au]] as Presenter of Flying Fairy
* [[Wilson Yip]] as Brothel customer


==External links==
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Revision as of 08:07, 22 November 2015

Forbidden City Cop
Forbidden City Cop DVD cover
Directed byVincent Kok
Stephen Chow
Written byVincent Kok
Stephen Chow
Edmund Liu
Produced byWong Jing
StarringStephen Chow
Carina Lau
Carmen Lee
Tats Lau
CinematographyLee Kin-keung
Edited byKwong Chi-leung
Music byTats Lau
Production
companies
Samico Films Production
Win's Entertainment
Distributed byNewport Entertainment
Release date
16 February 1996 (1996-02-16)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$36,051,899

Forbidden City Cop (Chinese: 大內密探零零發; literal translation: "Imperial Secret Agent 008") is a 1996 Hong Kong wuxia comedy film directed by Vincent Kok and Stephen Chow and starring Chow, Carina Lau, and Carman Lee.

Synopsis

Ling Ling-fat is a Cantonese wordplay on the code number "008", a reference to James Bond, whose number was 007 (see From Beijing with Love), as well as part of a Cantonese Chinese New Year's greeting: "Kung hei fat choy" (恭喜發財).

Ling-ling Fat (Stephen Chow) is, by heritage, a member of the Chinese Emperor's elite personal bodyguards. He belongs to the tribe of Baolong, which literally means "King Protecting". Instead of studying martial arts, like his fellow bodyguards, Ling Ling-fat makes unusual inventions, such as cannons fired from the mouth, helicopter blades, and magnets. He also practices gynaecology, and spends time with his loving wife (Carina Lau). In the beginning of the film, Ling-ling Fat fails to apprehend a group of ugly swordsmen who are trespassing in the Forbidden City, but he does manage to acquire a kung fu manual, Flying Fairy, from one of the swordsmen. During an audience with the Emperor, Ling-ling Fat's seemingly useless inventions and his ignorance of martial arts enrage the Emperor, who demotes him to menial tasks around the palace.

Meanwhile, Faceless, King of Kam Tribe, plans to assassinate the Emperor and overtake China. The Kam Tribe creates a diversion by inviting all the doctors of China to a medical exposition in which an alien is to be dissected. Ling Ling Fat and the Emperor separately depart for the event. While Ling-ling Fat and his wife feast at a string of restaurants, Kam's men kill the Emperor's three remaining bodyguards. The assassins put the unconscious Emperor in an alien costume to present him as the alien for dissection. Just as Ling-ling Fat and the other doctors discover the Emperor's identity, Kam's assassins begin to slaughter everyone in attendance. Ling-ling Fat uses his wits and inventions to defeat the assassins.

The Emperor honors Ling-ling Fat for his success and gives him an enormous pearl as a reward. For his next assignment, the Emperor charges Ling Ling Fat with investigating a prospective concubine, the beautiful prostitute Kam Cho (Carman Lee). Ling-ling Fat meets with Kam Cho without his wife's knowledge and has difficulty restraining himself from her seductive advances. He gives her the enormous pearl and lies about it to his wife. Later, Kam Cho surprises Ling-ling Fat at his home, forcing a violent confrontation between Ling-ling Fat and his wife's family. Ling-ling Fat forsakes his tearful wife and leaves with Kam Cho.

When Ling-ling Fat brings Kam Cho to the palace, he and the Emperor throw Kam Cho in chains and reveal that she is actually Faceless in disguise. Ling-ling Fat had deciphered Kam Cho's true identity during their meeting and enlisted his entire family in a ruse to fool Faceless. The Emperor begins handing out acting awards to Ling-ling Fat's various family members, but Faceless manages to break free. Once again, Ling-ling Fat uses his inventions and wits to combat Faceless, but Faceless fights back with powerful martial arts techniques. On the verge of defeat, Ling-ling Fat is struck by a lightning bolt meant for Faceless which awakes his potential and enables him to use the Flying Fairy technique he learned from the manual he gained at the beginning of the film, thus destroying Faceless.

Box office

The film grossed HK$36,051,899 in Hong Kong.

Cast

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