Our Diversions @shengsterino: 唐伯虎点秋香 Flirting Scholar (1993 China Star Entertainment Group)

唐伯虎点秋香
Flirting Scholar

《唐伯虎点秋香》是由李力持执导的香港电影，由周星驰、巩俐、陈百祥主演，本片为周星驰代表作之一，于1993年7月1日在香港上映，在28日内创下4017万票房，成为当年香港港产片票房冠军

Flirting Scholar is a 1993 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-Chi. It parodies famous works of literature which feature the same characters and settings. The title is itself a pun. The phrase "點秋香" means "to light Autumn incense", but as "秋香" is the actual name of a character, the title can also mean "courts Chow Heung".

Starring演员
周星驰Stephen Chow, 朱咪咪Mimi Zhu, 蓝洁瑛Yammie Lam, 陈家碧, 李绮霞, 黄凤琼, 梁绮丽, 黄颖仪, 金磊, 吴越萍, 曾健明, 陈百祥Natalis Chan, 吴镇宇Francis Ng, 陈辉虹, 黄霑Wong Jim, 郑佩佩Cheng Pei-pei, 黄一山Gabriel Wong, 李家声Dickson Lee, 苑琼丹Kingdom Yuen, 梁家仁Bryan Leung, 黎彼得Peter Lai, 贾天怡, 宣萱Jessica Hsuan, 巩俐Gong Li, 温翠𬞟Carol Wan, 林威, 谷德昭Vincent Kok, 刘家辉Gordon Liu, 朱铁和, 凌汉Ling Hon, 刘锡贤Lawrence Lau, 姜皓文Philip Keung, 何英伟, 王伟梁, 梁荣忠Joey Leung, 李健仁, 余国乐

Plot
In the Ming Dynasty, there were four scholars, whose literary and artistic skills are unmatched in China. Tong Pak Fu (Stephen Chow) is the most famous, for having eight wives in addition to his expertise as an artist, poet, and calligrapher. However, Tong's wives are all gambling addicts and unappreciative of Tong's artistic skills. This leads to Tong's quest for a woman who can truly appreciate his strengths. The Tong Family comes from a pedigree of martial art masters. They have two major enemies: the Evil Scholar, a notorious swordsman known for The Deadly Scholastic Sword (書生奪命劍), and an evil ex-girlfriend of his father's. Due to these rivalries, Tong Pak Fu is forbidden by his mother to use any form of martial arts. One day, Tong stumbles upon the convoy of the House of Wah and meets Chow Heung ("Autumn Fragrance") (Gong Li), one of the four maids in the House of Wah (Who are named after the four seasons). This chance encounter convinces Tong that he has finally found his true love. On the advice of a boatman, Tong pretends to be a lowly servant 9527 in order to gain employment in the House of Wah. Tong finds life as a servant very difficult, until after a night incident (which involved the saving of Chow Heung from rape by the Wolf gang), Madame Wah (Cheng Pei-pei) discovers that Tong is actually educated. After some persuasion by Chow Heung, Tong is hired as an assistant tutor for Madame Wah's two young sons, being renamed Washington. After the accidental death of the main tutor of the House of Wah, Tong is promoted to senior tutor and manages to get closer to Chow Heung. The House of Wah is then suddenly visited by Chancellor Wah's political rival, Prince Ning, who is planning a coup. During the visit Prince Ning shows off a painting of Tong Pak Fu. Slowly the showing turns violent as the Evil Scholar, now a subordinate under Prince Ning, fights and injures Madam Wah. Tong steps in to stop the battle but, in turn, destroys the Tong Pak Fu painting Prince Ning brought. Prince Ning seizes the opportunity to blame the House of Wah for insulting him and destroying the painting. Tong quickly grabs Chow Heung, and lies to Prince Ning that the painting they had was a fake and the real one is in the Wah House. Chow Heung attempts to recreate the painting in the study to pacify the situation but doubts that her painting skills can fool Prince Ning. While she was rambling, Tong completed a re-creation of the painting. Prince Ning doubts the painting but has his own scholar verify that is it indeed a Tong Pak Fu painting and not a fake. Embarrassed Prince Ning leaves hastily and vows to kill the entire House of Wah. However, in reproducing a painting and fighting off the Evil Scholar, Madame Wah is able to deduce Tong's true identity and poisons him. It is then revealed that Madame Wah was the former love rival of Tong's mother and still holds grudges against his father. With his strength nullified, Tong has then held prisoner in the Wah's tinder room. Several days later, the Evil Scholar returns to annihilate the entire House of Wah. Madame Wah attempts to defend the family but is almost killed. At the last minute, Tong appears and, after a fierce battle, kills the Evil Scholar. As a reward, the House of Wah gives Tong Chow Heung's hand in marriage. Tong then discovers that Chow Heung is just as much a gambling addict as his other eight wives.

剧情

江南四大才子之一唐伯虎（周星驰饰）虽拥有立娇妻，可惜同床异梦，内心孤寂不己。宁王（林威饰）意图造反，却招揽唐伯虎，唐伯虎为了避祸打算离出家门。某天，四大才子出游巧遇华太师夫人（郑佩佩饰）进庙上香，唐伯虎为侍女秋香（巩俐饰）所着迷，为见佳人不惜卖身至华府为奴，改名华安。华夫人与唐家有深仇大恨，但秋香暗地却十分仰慕唐伯虎的才华。秋香原本看不起华安，甚至误会华安是淫贼，直到华安出面代秋香顶罪，秋香才对华安改观，同时荐举华安升为书僮。宁王带人至华府找碴，华安无论是诗词书画及武功都略胜一筹，令宁王败兴而归，华安虽解除了华府的危机却也曝露了自己的真实身份。夺命书生（刘家辉饰）再次大闹华府，唐伯虎以家传武功打败夺命书生，夫人也同意将秋香许配给唐伯虎……