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The movie also stars Creator/CarinaLau, Creator/CarmanLee, Creator/CheungTatMing, Creator/LawKarYing, Creator/TatsLau, and Creator/LeeLikChi.
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The movie also stars Creator/CarinaLau, Creator/CarinaLau as Ka-Ting (Ling Ling Fat's wife), Creator/CarmanLee, Creator/CheungTatMing, Creator/LawKarYing, Creator/TatsLau, and Creator/LeeLikChi.
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* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor demotes him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini cannon.
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* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor demotes him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, cauldron of fire, a bat (for the son), metal helicopter blades, and a mini cannon.cannon (for the wife).
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A 1996 Hong Kong {{Wuxia}} comedy direted by Creator/VincentKok and Creator/StephenChow that has an imperial guard, Ling Ling Fat (Creator/StephenChow), an aspiring inventor who was recently demoted by the Emperor for lacking any martial art skills, however things take a turn when the remaining bodyguards are killed and only Ling Ling Fat remains to save The Emperor when he is kidnapped by the Kam Tribe.
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A 1996 Hong Kong {{Wuxia}} comedy direted by Creator/VincentKok and Creator/StephenChow that has an imperial guard, Ling Ling Fat (Creator/StephenChow), an aspiring inventor who was recently demoted by the Emperor for lacking any martial art skills, however skills. However, things take a turn when the remaining bodyguards are killed and only Ling Ling Fat remains to save The Emperor (Cheung Tat Ming) when he is kidnapped by the Kam Tribe.
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* ChekhovsGun: The Flying Fairy move, which Ling Ling Fat gets the manual of at the beginning of the movie, it's only brought up twice after. [[spoiler:Then the climatic battle has it become the EleventhHourSuperpower to defeat Faceless.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: The Flying Fairy move, which Ling Ling Fat gets the manual of at the beginning of the movie, it's only brought up twice after. [[spoiler:Then [[spoiler:Then, the climatic battle has it become the EleventhHourSuperpower to defeat Faceless.]]
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* TookALevelInKindness: The Emperor at first is unimpressed with Ling Ling Fat's lack of martial prowess and demotes him, only summoning him for labor tasks. After Ling Ling Fat rescues him the Kam Tribe, he becomes the BigGood of the movie.
* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor demotes him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini canon.
* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor demotes him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini canon.
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* TookALevelInKindness: The Emperor at first is unimpressed with Ling Ling Fat's lack of martial prowess and demotes him, only summoning him for labor tasks. After Ling Ling Fat rescues him from the Kam Tribe, he becomes the BigGood of the movie.
* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor demotes him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a minicanon.cannon.
* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor demotes him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini
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* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor demotes him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini canon.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigate Kam Tso but ends up falling for her, which angers Ling Ka-ting. [[spoiler:Subverted as it all an act to trick Kam Tso into getting arrested by the Emperor, which she later turns out to be Faceless in disguise, and Ling Ka-ting was acting along the entire time as well.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigate Kam Tso but ends up falling for her, which angers Ling Ka-ting. [[spoiler:Subverted as it all an act to trick Kam Tso into getting arrested by the Emperor, which she later turns out to be Faceless in disguise, and Ling Ka-ting was acting along the entire time as well.]]
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* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor demotes him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini canon.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigate Kam Tso but ends up falling for her, which angers Ling Ka-ting. [[spoiler:Subverted as it all an act to trick Kam Tso into getting arrested by the Emperor, which she later turns out to be Faceless in disguise, and Ling Ka-ting was acting along the entire time as well.]]canon.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigate Kam Tso but ends up falling for her, which angers Ling Ka-ting. [[spoiler:Subverted as it all an act to trick Kam Tso into getting arrested by the Emperor, which she later turns out to be Faceless in disguise, and Ling Ka-ting was acting along the entire time as well.]]
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A 1996 Hong Kong {{Wuxia}} comedy direted by Creator/VincentKok and Creator/StephenChow that has an imperial guard (Creator/StephenChow) who has to save the emperor when the emperor is kidnapped.
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A 1996 Hong Kong {{Wuxia}} comedy direted by Creator/VincentKok and Creator/StephenChow that has an imperial guard (Creator/StephenChow) guard, Ling Ling Fat (Creator/StephenChow), an aspiring inventor who has to save was recently demoted by the emperor Emperor for lacking any martial art skills, however things take a turn when the emperor remaining bodyguards are killed and only Ling Ling Fat remains to save The Emperor when he is kidnapped.
kidnapped by the Kam Tribe.
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* ChekhovsGun: The Flying Fairy skill, which Ling Ling Fat gets the manual of at the beginning of the movie, it's only brought up once after. [[spoiler:Then the climatic battle has it become the EleventhHourSuperpower to defeat Faceless.]]
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* ChekhovsGun: The Flying Fairy skill, move, which Ling Ling Fat gets the manual of at the beginning of the movie, it's only brought up once twice after. [[spoiler:Then the climatic battle has it become the EleventhHourSuperpower to defeat Faceless.]]
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* DontTryThisAtHome: When Ling Ling Fat is demontrasting his gunpowder at the beginning, he reminds the audience that Fat Yun is high trained for such feats and that children should never attempt detonating gunpowder [[spoiler:in their mouths]].
* {{Gonk}}: The warriors Ling Ling Fat meets in the prologue are rather unattractive middle aged men, which the warriors are aware of.
* {{Gonk}}: The warriors Ling Ling Fat meets in the prologue are rather unattractive middle aged men, which the warriors are aware of.
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* DontTryThisAtHome: When Ling Ling Fat is demontrasting demonstrating his gunpowder at the beginning, he reminds the audience that Fat Yun is high trained for such feats and that children should never attempt detonating gunpowder [[spoiler:in their mouths]].
* FlippingTheBird: Ling Ling Fat does this to Luk Siu Fung when he threatens to strike him with his wonder finger.
* {{Gonk}}: The warriors Ling Ling Fat meets in the prologue are rather unattractive middle aged men, which the warriors are aware and take offense of.
* FlippingTheBird: Ling Ling Fat does this to Luk Siu Fung when he threatens to strike him with his wonder finger.
* {{Gonk}}: The warriors Ling Ling Fat meets in the prologue are rather unattractive middle aged men, which the warriors are aware and take offense of.
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* GroinAttack: Ling Ling Gong gets stabbed in the crotch and it ''kills'' him.
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* GroinAttack: Ling Ling Gong gets stabbed in the crotch (that or up [[AssShove his anus]]) and it ''kills'' him.
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* RelaxOVision: Ling and his wife are attending a picnic while his fellow Cops escort the Emperor when they are attacked by the villains. As Ling enjoys himself, his fellow Cops are swiftly and brutally killed. Each time a Cop is killed, the scene shifts to the picnic when something happens that mirrors the way he dies. For example, when the last Cop is killed by having his [[GroinAttack crotch crushed]], the scene immediately shifts to the picnic where the fruit is pulped to make juice.
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* RelaxOVision: Ling and his wife are attending a picnic while his fellow Cops escort the Emperor when they are attacked by the villains. As Ling enjoys himself, his fellow Cops are swiftly and brutally killed. Each time a Cop is killed, the scene shifts to the picnic when something happens that mirrors the way he dies. For example, when the last Cop is killed by having his [[GroinAttack crotch crushed]], the scene immediately shifts to the picnic where the fruit is pulped to make juice.an egg explodes after getting squeezed by a cook.
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* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor fires him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini canon.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigate Gum Tso but ends up falling for her, which angers Ling Ka-ting. [[spoiler:Subverted as it all an act to trick Gum Tso into getting arrested by the Emperor, which she later turns out to be Faceless in disguise, and Ling Ka-ting was acting along the entire time as well.]]
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigate Gum Tso but ends up falling for her, which angers Ling Ka-ting. [[spoiler:Subverted as it all an act to trick Gum Tso into getting arrested by the Emperor, which she later turns out to be Faceless in disguise, and Ling Ka-ting was acting along the entire time as well.]]
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* TookALevelInKindness: The Emperor at first is unimpressed with Ling Ling Fat's lack of martial prowess and demotes him, only summoning him for labor tasks. After Ling Ling Fat rescues him the Kam Tribe, he becomes the BigGood of the movie.
* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperorfires demotes him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini canon.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigateGum Kam Tso but ends up falling for her, which angers Ling Ka-ting. [[spoiler:Subverted as it all an act to trick Gum Kam Tso into getting arrested by the Emperor, which she later turns out to be Faceless in disguise, and Ling Ka-ting was acting along the entire time as well.]]
* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigate
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: Ling Ling Fat, after [[spoiler:getting struck by lightning unlocks the potential to be able to pull off the Flying Fairy move, defeating Faceless for good.]]
* ChekhovsGun: The Flying Fairy skill, which Ling Ling Fat gets the manual of at the beginning of the movie, it's only brought up once after. [[spoiler:Then the climatic battle has it become the EleventhHourSuperpower to defeat Faceless.]]
* ChekhovsGun: The Flying Fairy skill, which Ling Ling Fat gets the manual of at the beginning of the movie, it's only brought up once after. [[spoiler:Then the climatic battle has it become the EleventhHourSuperpower to defeat Faceless.]]
* CurbStompBattle: The Emperor's bodyguards get effortlessly killed by Faceless's son and wife.
* DistressedDude: The Emperor gets kidnapped by Faceless and put inside of an alien suit about to be dissected by the doctors at a fair until Ling Ling Fat unmasks him before they could do so.
* DistressedDude: The Emperor gets kidnapped by Faceless and put inside of an alien suit about to be dissected by the doctors at a fair until Ling Ling Fat unmasks him before they could do so.
* {{Gonk}}: The warriors Ling Ling Fat meets in the prologue are rather unattractive middle aged men, which the warriors are aware of.
-> '''Luk Siu Fung:''' Great swordsman aren't always handsome. Handsome heroes are just unreal expectations of ordinary people!
-> '''Sai Mun Tsui-suet:''' Heroes can be bald too.
-> '''Ling Ling Fat:''' But not as ugly as you are!
* GoryDiscretionShot: During the ContrastMontage, the Emperor's bodyguards are massacred, but before any of the killings are shown, it immediately cuts to Ling Ling Fat and his wife dining at various food booths.
* GroinAttack: Ling Ling Gong gets stabbed in the crotch and it ''kills'' him.
-> '''Luk Siu Fung:''' Great swordsman aren't always handsome. Handsome heroes are just unreal expectations of ordinary people!
-> '''Sai Mun Tsui-suet:''' Heroes can be bald too.
-> '''Ling Ling Fat:''' But not as ugly as you are!
* GoryDiscretionShot: During the ContrastMontage, the Emperor's bodyguards are massacred, but before any of the killings are shown, it immediately cuts to Ling Ling Fat and his wife dining at various food booths.
* GroinAttack: Ling Ling Gong gets stabbed in the crotch and it ''kills'' him.
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* ScienceHero: Ling Ling Fat is a member of the imperial guard by family heritage rather than martial arts ability. He's actually a gynecologist by trade and part-time inventor who uses his creativity and analytical mind to succeed where the other bodyguards fail.
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* ScienceHero: Ling Ling Fat is a member of the imperial guard by family heritage rather than martial arts ability. He's actually a gynecologist by trade and part-time inventor who uses his creativity and analytical mind to succeed where the other bodyguards fail.fail.
* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor fires him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini canon.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigate Gum Tso but ends up falling for her, which angers Ling Ka-ting. [[spoiler:Subverted as it all an act to trick Gum Tso into getting arrested by the Emperor, which she later turns out to be Faceless in disguise, and Ling Ka-ting was acting along the entire time as well.]]
* WeakButSkilled: Ling Ling Fat possesses no martial art skills and the Emperor fires him because of it. But he manages to kill Faceless's son and wife (while the other bodyguards were curb-stomped by them) using nothing but magnets, a bat, metal helicopter blades, and a mini canon.
* YourCheatingHeart: Ling Ling Fat gets sent to investigate Gum Tso but ends up falling for her, which angers Ling Ka-ting. [[spoiler:Subverted as it all an act to trick Gum Tso into getting arrested by the Emperor, which she later turns out to be Faceless in disguise, and Ling Ka-ting was acting along the entire time as well.]]
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A 1996 Hong Kong {{Wuxia}} comedy direted by Creator/VincentKok and Creator/StephenChow that has an imperial guard (Creator/StephenChow) who has to save the emperor when the emperor is kidnapped.
The movie also stars Creator/CarinaLau, Creator/CarmanLee, Creator/CheungTatMing, Creator/LawKarYing, Creator/TatsLau, and Creator/LeeLikChi.
It was released on February 16, 1996.
!Tropes for the film:
* ContrastMontage: Ling's peaceful picnic with his wife is contrasted with the brutal deaths of the other Cops. Equally jarring since the cops' demises are immediately followed by events at the picnic that mirror their deaths as a creepy form of RelaxOVision.
* DontTryThisAtHome: When Ling Ling Fat is demontrasting his gunpowder at the beginning, he reminds the audience that Fat Yun is high trained for such feats and that children should never attempt detonating gunpowder [[spoiler:in their mouths]].
* PraetorianGuard: Each member of the Chinese emperor's personal guard is a master of a different martial arts technique, except for Ling Ling Fat ("008"), who earned a spot through a family legacy. [[spoiler:He's also the only one who lives to the end of the movie]].
* RelaxOVision: Ling and his wife are attending a picnic while his fellow Cops escort the Emperor when they are attacked by the villains. As Ling enjoys himself, his fellow Cops are swiftly and brutally killed. Each time a Cop is killed, the scene shifts to the picnic when something happens that mirrors the way he dies. For example, when the last Cop is killed by having his [[GroinAttack crotch crushed]], the scene immediately shifts to the picnic where the fruit is pulped to make juice.
* ScienceHero: Ling Ling Fat is a member of the imperial guard by family heritage rather than martial arts ability. He's actually a gynecologist by trade and part-time inventor who uses his creativity and analytical mind to succeed where the other bodyguards fail.
The movie also stars Creator/CarinaLau, Creator/CarmanLee, Creator/CheungTatMing, Creator/LawKarYing, Creator/TatsLau, and Creator/LeeLikChi.
It was released on February 16, 1996.
!Tropes for the film:
* ContrastMontage: Ling's peaceful picnic with his wife is contrasted with the brutal deaths of the other Cops. Equally jarring since the cops' demises are immediately followed by events at the picnic that mirror their deaths as a creepy form of RelaxOVision.
* DontTryThisAtHome: When Ling Ling Fat is demontrasting his gunpowder at the beginning, he reminds the audience that Fat Yun is high trained for such feats and that children should never attempt detonating gunpowder [[spoiler:in their mouths]].
* PraetorianGuard: Each member of the Chinese emperor's personal guard is a master of a different martial arts technique, except for Ling Ling Fat ("008"), who earned a spot through a family legacy. [[spoiler:He's also the only one who lives to the end of the movie]].
* RelaxOVision: Ling and his wife are attending a picnic while his fellow Cops escort the Emperor when they are attacked by the villains. As Ling enjoys himself, his fellow Cops are swiftly and brutally killed. Each time a Cop is killed, the scene shifts to the picnic when something happens that mirrors the way he dies. For example, when the last Cop is killed by having his [[GroinAttack crotch crushed]], the scene immediately shifts to the picnic where the fruit is pulped to make juice.
* ScienceHero: Ling Ling Fat is a member of the imperial guard by family heritage rather than martial arts ability. He's actually a gynecologist by trade and part-time inventor who uses his creativity and analytical mind to succeed where the other bodyguards fail.
