Synopsis
Tricky Brains (整蠱專家, 1991) is a Hong Kong comedy you can watch online on iFILM, starring Stephen Chow and Andy Lau under director Wong Jing. Mild-mannered clerk Chi Man-kit is dating a coworker, never guessing she happens to be the boss's daughter.
Her jealous fiancé wants the rival gone. He hires Jing Ku, a prank-for-hire known as the Tricky Expert, and gives him one week to turn Kit's life into a living nightmare. Jing Ku poses as the long-lost illegitimate son of Kit's father, moves into the house, and worms his way into the family's trust before anyone smells a rat. From there it becomes a running war of disguises, gags and increasingly ridiculous setups.
This is peak early-nineties mo lei tau, the nonsense slapstick that made Hong Kong cinema travel. Chow throws the gags, Lau plays the straight man, and the real draw is watching two soon-to-be megastars goof off before either had anything to prove. Stream Tricky Brains (1991) online on iFILM.
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