Clifton Ko (; born 6 August 1958) is a

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film director, actor, producer, and scriptwriter.

Background

Clifton Ko graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director Clifford Choi. In this period he wrote Choi's ''No U-Turn'' (1981) and ''Teenage Dreamers'' (), and John Woo's comedy ''Once a Thief''. In 1982, Ko entered Raymond Wong's the newly founded Cinema City & Films Co., and directed his first film ''The Happy Ghost'' in 1984. The film series, like all his major works, is a

slapstick Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such as ...

comedy with moral teaching, family value, and optimism. Ko, together with the company, is prolific in making "Chinese New Year movies". Important titles include family comedy series ''

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (富貴逼人) is a 1987 Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chinese New Year film, directed by Clifton Ko. It starred Bill Tung and Lydia Sum as parents of the dysfunctional Piu family. The daughters were played by E ...

'' (beginning in 1987); '' Chicken and Duck Talk'', a collaboration with comedian/writer

Michael Hui Michael Hui Koon-man (born ; 3 September 1942; also known as Mr Boo!) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong actor, comedian, screenwriter, scriptwriter and Film director, director. He is the eldest of the four Hui brothers (together with Ricky Hui, ...

; and ensemble comedy series ''

All's Well, Ends Well ''All's Well, Ends Well'' or abbreviated as ''AWEW'' () is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Clifton Ko. The film stars Leslie Cheung, Stephen Chow, Raymond Wong Pak-ming, Raymond Wong, Maggie Cheung, Sandra Ng, and Teresa Mo. ''All's ...

'' (beginning in 1992); and '' It's a Wonderful Life'' (1994) (Stokes).

Filmography as director

Personal life

During the 2019 Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill protests and the subsequent imposition of the Hong Kong national security law in 2020, Ko expressed support for the

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References

* Lisa Odham Stokes. ''Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema''. Scarecrow Press. 2007. Print. . 204–205.

External links

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HK cinemagic entry
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