From Beijing with Love

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Hong Kong comedy icon Stephen Chiau stars in this wild and wooly parody of 007 spy thrillers. Ling Ling-chat (Chiau) leads a double life, living both as a modest street vendor in Beijing and a suave international spy. When a priceless dinosaur skull is swiped from China, a rogue criminal known only as "The Man With the Golden Gun" is the prime suspect. Ling is called away from dispensing pork products and sent to Hong Kong to investigate. There, a paid assassin named Siu-kam (Anita Yuen) has Ling in her sites. Yet Ling's utter stupidity and dumb luck makes him seeming invincible and she switches sides. When the duo return to China, Ling realizes that his real enemy is none other than his boss.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy
Directed By:

Stephen Chow
Written By:

Stephen Chow, Vincent Kok, Roman Cheung
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1994 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

May 22, 2001
Runtime:

89 minutes
Studio:

Win's Movie Productions Ltd.

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Cast

Anita Yuen
as Li Xiang Qin

Stephen Chow
as Ling Ling Chat

Pauline Chan
as mystery woman

Kar-Ying Law
as Da Vinci

Joe Cheng
as Metal Mouth

Siu Juen Dang
as Crying brother

Ming Wah Koo
as Firing Squad Commander

Spencer Lam
as Football Commentator

Kin Yan Lee
as Whore at Regent Motel

Lee Lik-Chi
as Iron Legs

Indra Leech
as Guard

Hak Shun Leung
as Lai Yau wai

See ho Leung
as Crying brother

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Critic Reviews for From Beijing with Love

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Promising Hong Kong spoof, but it fizzles out halfway through. Some funny redundant gadgets, and John Woo spoofage, but never goes anywhere.

Jul 14, 2003 | Rating: 2/5

Fred Topel
About.com
James Bond spoof that is much more bloody than amusing.

Jul 26, 2002 | Rating: 1/5

Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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Audience Reviews for From Beijing with Love

Dec 21, 2011

Ah yes, the good ol Hong Kong "throw everyting into the mix" approach of filmaking that we don't see that often these days. One second there is a joke about spy gadgets, then there's a little kid seeing his dad dying infront of him. This is clearly a cultural shock for many in the west, for the HK aficionado this was the bread and butter back in those days. Now, "From Beijing" still shows a Stephen Chow polishing his craft, still trying to get the right flow, so this one is not as strong as his following work. Still fun to watch, even with all the verbal comedy lost in translation.

Tsubaki S Super Reviewer
Dec 03, 2007

This is one of the funniest of Stephen Chow movies. Everytime I watch it, I would find something new to laugh about (5x already). But it can make you weep at some point, too.

Jojo S Super Reviewer
Jan 30, 2007

Hillarious parody of the James Bond films. Actually I'll take this film and For Your Height Only over any Bond film anytime.

Christopher B Super Reviewer