
King of Comedy(1999)
Wan Tin-Sau is an actor who cannot seem to catch a break, since his only professional jobs are limited to being a movie extra. As well as being an actor, he is also the head of his village's community center.


Poor girl meets rich boy as they quarrel over a food seller's once a year delicacy. His brother pays her to marry the brother so he can stage an assassination attempt. The attempt doesn't succeed but the man is reduced to the level of an idiot child and the girl looks after him because of her guilt. She nurses him back to health so that he can resume his place as head of the family.

Sean Lau Ching-wan
Chiu Ford

Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien
Mong Dai / Dee

Yuen Wah
Dee's Father

Dayo Wong Chi-Wah
Chiu Jack

Billy Lau Nam-Kwong
Sha Sam

Jerry Lamb Hiu-Fung
Fook's Servant

Bak Ka-Sin
Miss Anna

Roy Chiao
Ford's Great Uncle

Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Dr Chan

Wong Yat-Fei
Flower Cracker Contest Official
Only Fools Fall in Love is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 1995. Directed by Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu, it stars Sean Lau Ching-wan, Jacklyn Wu Chien-Lien, Yuen Wah. Poor girl meets rich boy as they quarrel over a food seller's once a year delicacy. His brother pays her to marry the brother so he can stage an assassination attempt. The attempt doesn't succeed but the man is reduced to the level of an idiot child and the girl looks after him because of her guilt. She nurses him back to health so that he can resume his place as head of the family.
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