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  Michael Hui - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Hui Koon-Man (許冠文 pinyin: Xǔ Guànwén) (born September 3, 1942) is a Hong Kong film comedian, scriptwriter and director.
Hui's first work in film was in a movie by Taiwanese director Li Han-Hsiang called The Warlord, (大軍閥 or "The Great Regime", 1972), where he played a farcical warlord in post-revolutionary China.
Hui has continued acting and producing his own comedies, albeit at a less prolific rate, where he is regarded as the veritable predecessor comedian before Stephen Chow.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Hui   (521 words)

  
 michael hui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael Hui Koon-Man (許冠文; pinyin: Xǔ Guànwén) (born 1942) is a Hong Kong film comedian, scriptwriter and director.
A sociology degree holder with quiz and variety-show spells in TVB, Hui's breakthrough work in film is his first, 大軍閥 ("The Great Regime" or "The Warlord", 1972), where he played a farcical warlord.
Earlier Hui comedies are usually episodic gags which capitalize on the comedic appeal of him and his brothers, but later Hui developed a brand of satiric comedy which combines a character-driven story-line with his own underplayed comic talent.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /Michael_Hui.html   (357 words)

  
 Michael Hui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael Hui Koon-Man (許冠文; pinyin : XǔGuànwén) (born 1942) is a Hong Kong film comedian, scriptwriter and director.
A sociology degree holder with quiz and variety-show spells in TVB, Hui's breakthroughwork in film is his first, 大軍閥 ("The Great Regime" or "The Warlord", 1972), where he played a farcical warlord.
Earlier Hui comedies are usually episodic gags which capitalize on the comedic appeal of him and his brothers, but later Huideveloped a brand of satiric comedy which combines a character-driven story-line with his own underplayed comic talent.
www.therfcc.org /michael-hui-194279.html   (298 words)

  
 [KFCC] The Private Eyes Review
The boss Michael is the man who knows every subtle trick of the job; nothing can escape his quick mind and deadly kung fu chop, well except maybe a time bomb, a shoplifters or a quick pickpocket.
Michael Hui, which plays the character of the boss, is also producer and directors of this movie.
Michael’s directing is quite simple, however, its biggest asset is how he can turn a simple situation incredibly funny.
www.kfccinema.com /reviews/comedy/privateeyes/privateeyes.html   (899 words)

  
 Samuel Hui - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel Koon-kit Hui (許冠傑, pinyin: Xǔ Guànjié; born September 4, 1948) was a star in Cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kong's 1960s to 1990s.
He and his brothers Michael and Ricky made several comedy blockbusters in the 1970s.
On a personal note, he was more closer to elder brother Ricky Hui as opposed to Michael Hui as they were said to have parted in high dudgeon since falling out with each other after their pre-1985 successes and have thereafter not featured together in any more films.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samuel_Hui   (471 words)

  
 Station Information - Michael Hui
After spells in TVBS, Hui's breakthrough work in film is ("The Great Regime", 1972), where he played a warlord.
Hui's brand of satiric comedy combines a character-driven story-line with his own underplayed comic genius.
He is the eldest of a group of three brothers in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, Ricky and Sam.
www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/michael_hui.html   (221 words)

  
 Michael Hui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael's experience also includes: negotiating with the Government of Hong Kong in the acquisition of a major industrial undertaking; conducting property investment transactions throughout the Asia Pacific region; advising on tax issues relating to listings; and advising on mortgage finance and land acquisitions.
Michael was an Executive Committee Member of the Western Harbour Tunnel (the largest single transportation project undertaken by the private sector in Hong Kong) and the Mass Transit Railway Corporation's Tai Kok Tsui Station development (valued at HK$30 billion).
Michael was Chairman of the Law Association of the University of Hong Kong in 1976, and since 1996 has served as a member of the Land Use Planning Committee of the Law Society of Hong Kong.
www.charltonslaw.com /en/lawyers/michael.htm   (196 words)

  
 Michael Hui @ Filmbug
Michael Hui Koon-Man (born September 3, 1942) is a Hong Kong film comedian, scriptwriter and director.
A sociology degree holder with quiz and variety-show spells in TVB, Hui's breakthrough work in film is his first, The Great Regime or The Warlord, 1972, where he played a farcical warlord.
Tell us what you think of Michael Hui in the Filmbug forum...
www.filmbug.com /db/279285   (341 words)

  
 DVD Times - The Hui Brothers DVD Collection
Michael Hui honed his comic skills over the years and to see him take on a task as huge as writer, director and star is a much applauded one.
Michael finds time to set up a series of bizarre events, not least of which is a hilarious sequence in which he fends off a huge thug with a parrot — and just when you think they couldn't possibly get any better — does so while wearing a dress.
The Hui brothers' world is a very colourful one and these films are nicely complimented with deserving transfers that show off all the colours of the rainbow in glorious 70's fashion in often pin sharp detail.
www.dvdtimes.co.uk /content.php?contentid=55711   (3233 words)

  
 The Warlord   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Hui had been a very popular TV comedian with a show that I am told had the irreverent tones of the American show Laugh In.
Over the course of the 1970’s Hui was to almost reinvent Hong Kong comedy with a series of brilliant films and to a large degree, he was also instrumental in bringing back Cantonese as a cinematic language.
Hui was to make three more films for Li and the Shaw Brothers (The Happiest Moment, Scandal and Sinful Confession) before he was to break away and join Golden Harvest and begin making his own splendid films.
www.brns.com /pages4/comed99.html   (682 words)

  
 Michael Hui -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1974, he set up his own film company, the Hui Brothers Company, with Golden Harvest, together with his brothers (Click link for more info and facts about Ricky) Ricky and (A guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target) Sam.
Some of his more renowned works came during this period in the (The decade from 1980 to 1989) 1980s, where he frequently acts out the archetypal "ne'er-do-well" who is sometimes driven on by a cash-mad Hong Kong society.
Hui has continued acting and producing his own comedies, albeit at a less prolific rate, where he is regarded as the veritable predecessor comedian before (Click link for more info and facts about Stephen Chow) Stephen Chow.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/M/Mi/Michael_Hui.htm   (492 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Samuel Hui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general.
Michael Hui Koon-Man (許冠文 pinyin: Xǔ Guànwén) (born September 3, 1942) is a Hong Kong film comedian, scriptwriter and director.
Ricky Hui Koon-Ying (è¨±å† è‹±, pinyin: XÇ” Guà nyÄ«ng) (born August 3, 1946) is a Hong Kong movie star in the Hong Kongs 70s to 90s.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Samuel-Hui   (1294 words)

  
 A Better Tomorrow - Review: The Private Eyes
Michael Hui Koon-Man was a television star who made the transition to films in 1974 with Games Gamblers Play, the #1 box office success that year in Hong Kong (outgrossing American films The Sting, Papillon, and The Exorcist).
Michael Hui Koon-Man continued to make popular comedies throughout the 1970's and 1980's.
Michael Hui's direction does a very good job of staging the visual gags (I especially liked the 'exercising chicken') and doesn't distract during the verbal jokes.
www.abtdvd.com /_reviews/the_private_eyes.htm   (649 words)

  
 michael hui
A sociology degree holder with quiz and variety-show spells in TVBS, Hui's breakthrough work in film is his first, 大軍閥 ("The Great Regime" or "The Warlord", 1972), where he played a farcical warlord.
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 The Contract
Michael plays Chi Man, a hopeless wannabe who's career has nose-dived since joining MTV (Mouse TV) and is reduced to whatever bit-parts he can get.
Michael Hui's famous canto-babble (that would later inspire Chow Sing Chi) may go over the heads of those not fluent in the language, but the dead-pan delivery and supreme talent he displays is plain for all to see.
If you've yet to enter the inspired world of Michael Hui and his brothers, this film is an excellent introduction and ranks among their very best.
www.dragonsdenuk.com /reviews/contract.htm   (432 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Sam Hui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Samuel Hui (許冠傑) (born September 4, 1948) was a star in cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kong's 60's to 90's.
He and his brothers Michael and Ricky made several comedy blockbusters in the 70's.
His music appealed to the Hong Kong masses and working class people with its simplistic nature and easy-on-the-ears type of music without the hassle of interpreting any subtle meanings of the lyrics which was also the rage in Hong Kong music in the late 1970s.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Sam-Hui   (412 words)

  
 The Magic Touch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In the 1970's Michael Hui was the premier comic filmmaker in HK and the popularity of his films were greatly responsible in reviving Cantonese as the language of choice for HK film (Mandarin had increasingly become the dominantly used language during the 60's).
Hui's comedy (he directs this film as well) is so much less frantic and more laid back than most HK comedy that it almost takes getting used to.
While trying to rescue a girl from being raped, Hui gets smashed over the head (and in a very funny routine he cleverly covers his face in various ways so that they won't recognize him) and all of a sudden he really does have the power to see the future.
www.brns.com /pages3/comed79.html   (521 words)

  
 Recensioni - The Last Message di Michael Hui
Personalmente i film dei fratelli Hui, anche i meno rappresentativi e riusciti, come in questo caso, riescono a farmi sentire a casa e in totale relax, di fronte ad attori e personaggi da cui non sento di poter essere tradito.
Michael Hui in questo film ‘giovanile’ è anche fisicamente gradevole, non ha ancora iniziato la sua opera di definizione e ‘abbruttimento’ anche fisico oltre che morale, anche se già si intuiscono alcuni dei tic e gesti che lo caratterizzeranno nelle produzioni future.
Se è vero che i film dei fratelli Hui sono il riflesso dei difetti e dei vizi della società hongkonghese, questo è uno dei film che in modo più cinico degli altri mette in scena tutto l’arrivismo e il desiderio di denaro facile e di una svolta sociale.
www.asianfeast.org /recensioni/lastmessage.htm   (495 words)

  
 Asiaweek.com | Looking Back | 2/18/2000
Sam Hui is Lee Kwok Kit, a down-on-his-luck guy who convinces the reluctant Joseph Wong, played by brother Michael Hui, to hire him for his private detective agency.
Michael broke records again a few years later with the 1981 release of 'Security Unlimited', which raked in $3.3 million.
The Huis continued to make movies through the '80s and '90s, but their real heyday was in the '70s.
www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/2000/0218/lookingback.html   (350 words)

  
 Blogger: Email Post to a Friend   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Watched Sam Hui's concert on Mon night with Denis' and his family.
Michael Hui quoted his recent conversation with his wife:
Michael Hui's part really added lots of fun for the concert.
www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=5351764&postID=109207388084589426   (212 words)

  
 Chicken and Duck Talk (1988)
Michael Hui, Sam Hui and Ricky Hui, the triumvirate, is what Caesar, Pompey and Crassus were to Rome, they were to HK cinema in the 1970s.
Both are genius, as they can write, produce and direct and also act, but no one can forget what Hui did to HK cinema, as most people remember, Stephen Chow as the one who started it all, but it is really Michael Hui that created the genre and make it so appealing to the masses.
Those fans of Wong Jing comedy nowadays should surely go to the nearest DVD shop and pick up any Michael Hui movie and slap themselves in the face afterwards, as this is what comedy really is. The movie also expresses about traditional vs the new age.
www.geocities.com /hkneo2001/chicken_duck_talk_1988.htm   (556 words)

  
 Michael Hui   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael is the oldest of the popular Hui Brothers, who started out in a variety show in the early 1970's.
Michael provided the comedy while middle brother Sam provided the music.
Michael runs his own production company and after nearly a decade, he returned to films with Fantasia, a tribute to the Hui Brothers.
megspace.com /entertainment/highimpact/stars/male/michaelhui.html   (157 words)

  
 Chicken and Duck Talk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael Hui, the creative talent behind this and other films, gives us a lot to think about.
It probably helps that Hui’s costume is put together out of buckets, plates, and assorted household leftovers, done on the cheap like all his efforts.
The fact that Hui maintains a deadpan serious face dressed as a low-budget duck is irresistable, and his pursuit of Ricky onto the first-storey ledge of a building, with Ricky in professional chicken-wear, plays perfectly.
www.heroic-cinema.com /review.php?ID=chicduck   (474 words)

  
 Chocolate Inspector   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Michael Hui plays his character with such a casual, playful and slightly bemused attitude that it almost feels as if he has invited the viewer into his home and is putting on a show for them.
Hui is an Inspector in the police force (the name Inspector Chocolate comes from the character’s liking of candy), but has been stuck at the same level for a number of years and he is usually on the outs with his superior — Roy Chiao.
One is when Anita is practicing how she will react when it is announced that she is the winner and both Hui brothers start giving her advice — and another scene when Michael is disguised as a female midget who at one point steals a bottle of milk from a baby.
www.brns.com /pages3/comed56.html   (683 words)

  
 Sam Hui
Sam Hui did came to Singapore to held a concert in the late 80s, which was sponsor by a major gas company.
Michael Hui according to me is Sam Hui's Brother and lives in our apartment..
Sam Hui is truly one of a kind--his songs have lasted and will continue to last for a long time.
www.hkvpradio.com /artists/samhui/?Reviews   (4589 words)

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