A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box
When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker.He now spends his time chasing two jealous women.When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
- Director
- Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
- Worldwide
- $3M
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Cast
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What It's About
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When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
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Box Office & Release
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- Worldwide gross
- $3M
- Release date
- Jan 21, 1995
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- MPAA rating
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- Language
- Cantonese
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
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