Lik-Chi Lee
Love On Delivery
Stephen Chow takes on the role of delivery boy for a fast food joint, and Hong Kong’s comedy diet is never quite the same. A top blockbuster of 1994, Love On Delivery delivers laughs, romance, and kung-fu as only Chow can. He’s a combination of Charlie Chaplin and Bruce Lee when, under the tutelage of sidekick Ng Man-tat, the mild mannered delivery boy becomes a Chinese boxing ace. He vanquishes the enemy and wins the heart of the voluptuous Christy Chung. How can she, or anyone, resist the sight of Chow dressed like Garfield the Cat? Asian audiences gladly surrendered to Chow, making Love on Delivery one of the biggest Chinese New Year hits of the ’90s.
Out of the Dark
After a mysterious death from an accidental fall, an elderly woman Li in New Estate returns as an apparition on the legendary soul-returning night, causing a tumult to Security Captain Lo Hsiung and others. Ghost exorcist Leon (Stephen Chow) overpowers the ghost, winning the admiration of a young lady Chun (Karen Mok). Meanwhile, learning that the old womans own son Li (Chou Hui) and his wife are the killers, Leon promises to nab the couple to appease the spirit. In an attempt to kill Leon and the Security Captain, Li falls to his death. His wife kills herself, vowing to return on the soul-returning night to exact vengeance. When Lo and others fail to wipe out the spirits of the deceased Li couple before the 7-day deadline, Leon has to meet their challenge himself. On the hour of the duel, when Leon nearly gets knocked down, the deceased couples young son and the spirit of their late mother appear to engineer a reconciliation. The boy is then left in the custody of Leon and others.