Rent King of Beggars (1992)
3.5 of 5 from 60 ratings
1h 36min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- If you waited until Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle to discover Stephen Chow you're in for a treat with this ultimate classic. Chow is Chan So, the lazy spoilt son of a wealthy general who decides to celebrate his 25th birthday with a visit to the local brothel. Of course Stephen Chow sowing his oats is hardly going to go down without incident as he gets into a kung fu hustle with a guy over a stunning hooker who Chow decides to propose to! She's up for getting matrimonial with him but only if he proves himself in an action-packed kung-fu tournament that will push him to the edge of fight comedy.
- Actors:
- Stephen Chow, Sharla Cheung, Man Tat Ng, Norman Chu, Wai Lam, Chung Wang, Wai Yee Chan, Pak-cheung Chan, Lawrence Cheng, Matthew Wong, Bei-Dak Lai, King-Tan Yuen, Mi Yang, Cheung-Yan Yuen
- Directors:
- Gordon Chan
- Producers:
- Stephen Shiu
- Writers:
- Kin Chung Chan, Gordon Chan
- Aka:
- Mo jong yuen So Hat-Yi / Mo jong yuen So Hak Yee
- Studio:
- Contender
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Hong Kong
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/01/2026
- Run Time:
- 100 minutes
- Languages:
- Cantonese LPCM Stereo, English Dubbed LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary with East Asian cinema expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
- Beggars and Tramps - new interview with director Gordon Chan
- So Chan and Stephen Chow - new video essay by East Asian cinema scholar Gary Bettinson, co-editor of The Cinema of Stephen Chow
- Original theatrical trailer
