Shaolin Popey

1994•1h 35m•

★6.3(26 ratings)

ActionRomanceComedy

Overview

A high school loser dreams of winning the heart of the principal's daughter, but his chances are slim as long as her bruiser boyfriend's around. Fortunately, a chance meeting with a pair of Shaolin-trained kids (previously seen in DRAGON FROM SHAOLIN) gives him the fighting skills needed to come out on top. An unusual but entertaining blending of teen romantic comedy and martial arts slapstick

Director

Kevin Chu

Writers

Yip Wan-Chiu, Ting Ya-min

Watchlist

Main Cast

Ashton Chen

Jet Li

Steven Hao

Pi Shao-An

Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying

Pi Shao-Ting

Vivian Hsu

Annie

Hilary Tsui Ho-Ying

Pearl

Paul Chun Pui

Shaolin Popey

1994•1h 35m•

★6.3(26 ratings)

ActionRomanceComedy

Overview

Director

Kevin Chu

Writers

Yip Wan-Chiu, Ting Ya-min

Watchlist

Main Cast

Ashton Chen

Jet Li

Steven Hao

Pi Shao-An

Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying

Pi Shao-Ting

Vivian Hsu

Annie

Hilary Tsui Ho-Ying

Pearl

Paul Chun Pui

Did You Know?

The original title is "笑林小子" (ZH).

The runtime is 95 minutes (1h 35m).

The film was directed by Kevin Chu.

The screenplay was written by Yip Wan-Chiu and Ting Ya-min.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0111765.

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Rating

6.3/10

Average

26 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

笑林小子

Status:

Released

Language:

广州话 / 廣州話

Country of Origin:

Hong Kong

Production Companies:

Mei Ah Entertainment

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Shaolin Popey

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Ashton Chen

Steven Hao

Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying

Vivian Hsu

Hilary Tsui Ho-Ying

Paul Chun Pui

Shaolin Popey

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Ashton Chen

Steven Hao

Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying

Vivian Hsu

Hilary Tsui Ho-Ying

Paul Chun Pui

Chang Kuo-Chu

Kingdom Yuen King-Tan

Michael Lee

Mark Houghton

Lee Tat-Chiu

Ayal Komod

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Part of a Collection

笑林小子（系列）

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Legend of the Red Dragon

Ninja the Final Duel

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