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Laughing Times (Chinese: 滑稽時代) is a 1980 Hong Kong comedy film written and directed by John Woo and starring Dean Shek as the Chinese Charlie Chaplin. This is the first film produced by Cinema City, a film company established by Shek, Karl Maka and Raymond Wong.

Laughing Times
Film poster
Traditional滑稽時代
Simplified滑稽时代
MandarinHuá Jī Shí Dài
CantoneseWaat6 Kai2 Si4 Doi6
Directed byJohn Woo
Screenplay byJohn Woo
Produced byKarl Maka
StarringDean Shek
Wong Wai
Karl Maka
Wu Ma
Lee Chung-keung
Chic Lau
CinematographyManny Ho
Edited byTony Chow
Music byFrankie Chan
Production
company
Cinema City
Distributed byCinema City
Release date
24 December 1980 (1980-12-24)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK$5,186,448.50

Plot


In the postwar community, where the economy is falling and many businesses are bleak. A starving wanderer named the Chinese Charlie Chaplin meets an orphan (Wong Wai) who was used to do illegal things by bad guy Master Ting and the two become fast friends. Later Charlie also meets a poor singer, whom he develops a funny romance with, and a drunkard. Due to humiliation from Ting, the drunkard turned to drinking. Later, Ting abducts the kid and the singer, prompting Charlie and the drunkard to finally rise up with ambition and risk their lives to save the kid and the singer and eventually, Ting was unable to evade the law.


Cast



Box office


The film grossed HK$5,186,448.50 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 24 December 1980 to 11 January 1981 in Hong Kong.







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