In 1994, three Stephen Chow films were released in Hong Kong, all of which entered the top ten of the annual box office list that year.
Among them, "Nine Pin Sesame Officer" and "Domestic Lingling Paint" Douban score are more than 8 points, and one has a slightly lower rating, only 7.7, but it is still regarded as a classic by fans, it is "The King of Destruction".
The film is produced and produced by Metropolis (Shaw) Film Company, directed by Li Lizhi, and directed by Cheng Xiaodong.
Although Zhou Xingchi only starred in the name, he was actually responsible for the supervision and production of the film, and enjoyed a great right to speak in creation.
The story tells the story of the takeaway boy He Jinyin (Zhou Xingchi), who loves to learn karate Ari (Zhong Liti), so he is humiliated by the love enemy, the judo master will be black bear (Zheng Zu), in order to avoid bullying and protect Ari, He Jinyin decides to learn kung fu under the door of "Devil Muscle Man" Uncle Da (Wu Mengda), and creates his own unique trick "Invincible Hot Wheel" in the midst of yin and yang.
Once, he seized the opportunity to successfully rescue Ari from the black bear in the shape of a "masked man", and staged a good drama of a hero saving the United States.
Unexpectedly, at this time, he killed a master brother (Lin Guobin) who not only took the credit for saving Ali, but also kidnapped Ali's heart.
In order to prove himself, He Jinyin decided to stand in the ring and duel with the "Broken Water Flow", and finally showed the "Invincible Wind and Hot Wheel" to defeat the Broken Water Flow under the condition of limited conditions, which made Ali return to his side.
Although this film is an out-and-out nonsense comedy, the core of the theme is full of positive energy and inspirational color, and the story of He Jinyin tells us that if a person wants to succeed and counterattack, courage and faith are indispensable.
In addition, there are many "famous scenes" in the film, such as Chow Sing Chi's "Terminator" style, as well as Garfield and Salted Egg Superman's outfit, Wu Mengda holding various weapons to disintegrate Lin Guobin's psychological defense line, as well as the handsome "Ben Lei Hand Wentai Lai" for only three seconds, and the narrator holding "Yitian Slaughter dragon" and "Jin Ping Mei" broadcasting boxing matches... These comedy sections are doomed to "The King of Destruction" is also a Stephen Chow movie that cannot be ignored.
Some of the plot of the film also borrows from the manga "Destruction King" written by Japanese manga artists Morizumi and Hideo Murata, but because the original author and the publisher did not get the authorization of the original author and the publisher when filming, the characters in it could only change their names, but He Jinyin fought with the broken water in order to chase Ari, practiced boxing and the shape of Ari's nose sticker, etc., which were not much different from the manga version.
There is a scene in the film where He Jinyin is upset and frustrated because he can't buy a ticket for Jacky Cheung's concert, but he didn't expect that the Buddha-figure suddenly appeared and fulfilled his wish, this picture was not cut from other movies, it was specially shot by Jacky Cheung for this film.
At that time, Zhou Xingchi relied on his friendship with Jacky Cheung who had cooperated in "Curry Pepper", just reported the mentality of trying to invite the other party to guest performance, did not expect Jacky Cheung to agree at once, but due to its lack of schedule, the crew could only shoot part of Jacky Cheung alone and finally integrate into the movie to achieve the effect of the dialogue between the two on the same stage.
In addition, there is another scene in the play where a fan shouted "I love Dawn" at the ticket window of Jacky Cheung's concert, and as a result, he was violently beaten by fans, which also alluded to a past when Jacky Cheung's fans and Dawn fans pinched each other.
Jacky Cheung "cameoed" in the film at the same time, but also recommended his friend Lin Guobin to Chow Xingchi, when Lin Guobin was at the lowest point of career and feelings, since starring in "The King of Destruction", his acting career has indeed turned red again.
In the film, the "broken water flow" he plays is not only domineering and fierce, but also the city government is extremely deep, especially the sentence "I am not aimed at you, I mean everyone here is garbage" has become the most representative line in the whole film.
After this film, Lin Guobin successfully turned into the ranks of villain actors, and successively contributed a number of unforgettable negative roles, successfully out of the trough.
Stephen Chow began to participate in the film behind the scenes for the first time from this "King of Destruction", in fact, it is not surprising at all, as early as 1992, he said that he was not satisfied with just being an actor, but wanted to make a transformation in the direction of producer, screenwriter and director, to the beginning of the filming of "King of Destruction", he felt that the opportunity came, and he tried to exercise the right to supervise for the first time, which can be described as a wish. Of course, this also paved the way for him to set up the "Xinghui" film company from the group.
Because this is the first time that Stephen Chow has fully controlled a movie, he has devoted a lot of effort to this film, from the script modification to the actor's hairstyle and the cleaning work on the scene, etc. He personally did it, and this attitude of not having a big detail also led to the film's budget overrun, and the shooting progress was repeatedly delayed, but it is precisely because of Zhou Xingchi's perfect requirements that he has created such a classic, and many of the good works of "Xinghui" later.