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The Private Eyes

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A desperate man takes a job with a thrifty private detective helping a theater manager who is being blackmailed.

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Audience Member Very hilarious at the time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member 1970's Hong Kong comedy hits the funny bone many times, but the plot lacks focus. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member AHAHAHAHAHA the chicken part was EPIC! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member A very funny '70s comedy that still holds up. View count so far: 5 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Before Stephen Chow, there was Michael Hui. Hui was the king of comedy in 70s and 80s Hong Kong and made popular series called "Mr. Boo" (11 films were made in 1974-90). This one's the second one of the series and one of the most memorable one, for the three actors of the Hui Brothers (Michael, Ricky, and Samuel) shows the best team-work. Its original atmosphere and offbeat rhythm are still fresh today. Hui is great at making characters which seem to exist in the reality in HK and extracting funny parts out of daily lives. Anyway, this is surely a monument of HK comedy films. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the Hui's comedy classics. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A desperate man takes a job with a thrifty private detective helping a theater manager who is being blackmailed.
Director
Michael Hui
Producer
Raymond Chow Man-Wai
Screenwriter
Michael Hui
Production Co
Famous Players, Paramount
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
Chinese
Runtime
1h 40m