Hong Kong Synopsis
算死草
Stephen Chow plays a selfish yet in some places kind hearted barrister who tricks his servant in doing things for his own benefit. Eric Kot playing the servant is misguided by what he thinks is love and leaves Chow vowing that he will never need Chow's help again in life. Shortly afterwards Kot gets into some big trouble (due to be executed) with the British and calls on Chow for help. Chow tries to help his client, but is fish out of water when he has to fight this court room case according to western rules.
The 1996–1998 Hong Kong Window
57 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Lawyer Lawyer sits at position #24.
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The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Lawyer Lawyer premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #380 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (55th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Hong Kong Comedy productions specifically: #118 of 266 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Brilliant Idea Group |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | July 31, 1997 |
| IMDb | tt0133059 |