Overview
A scholar's quest for love leads to unexpected disguises and comedic mishaps.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- exuberant
- date night
- comedy marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Stephen Chow's performance and the film's escalating jokes use the irreverent cantonese mo lei tau tradition.
Tang Pak Fu assumes the identity of Wah On and enters a wealthy household to pursue Chou Heung.
The scholar's romantic pursuit unfolds through stylized martial arts contests and parodic period action.
Tang Pak Fu voluntarily becomes an indentured houseboy in order to approach the servant girl he loves.
Films like Flirting Scholar, and why
From Beijing with Love
Shared hong kong martial arts comedy, romantic pursuit, disguise-based farce, and exuberant physical humor.
Kung Fu Hustle
Shared stephen chow comic timing, irreverent genre parody, broad slapstick, and fast verbal jokes.
The Chinese Feast
Shared period martial arts setting, romantic comedy, comic disguise, and stylized action.
Justice, My Foot!
Shared hong kong comic martial arts tradition, eccentric characters, and playful romantic rivalry.
Movie Details
- Director
- Lee Lik-Chi
- Release Date
- 1993-07-01
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (205)
Cast
- Stephen Chow
- Gong Li
- Natalis Chan Pak-Cheung
- Cheng Pei-pei
- Mimi Chu Mai-Mai
- Bryan Leung
- Kingdom Yuen King-Tan
- James Wong Jim
- Gabriel Wong Yat-Shan
- Dickson Lee Kar-Sing
Common questions
- What is Flirting Scholar about?
- A brilliant scholar becomes a comic houseboy to win the servant girl he loves in a wildly playful period martial arts romance.
- What is Flirting Scholar like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Flirting Scholar as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Flirting Scholar violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Flirting Scholar as mild.
- Which films are like Flirting Scholar?
- Films with a similar feel include From Beijing with Love, Kung Fu Hustle, The Chinese Feast, and Justice, My Foot!.
- How long is Flirting Scholar?
- Flirting Scholar runs 102 minutes.
