Jeffrey Lau
- Directing
- February 5, 1952 · Hong Kong, British Crown Colony [now China]
Biography
Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai (Chinese: 劉鎮偉) is a Hong Kong actor, screenwriter, producer and director. He had studied graphic design in the U.K., then returned to Hong Kong and worked in advertising. He co-founded the film companies Century Films and Wu Zhou Century Films with director Dennis Yu in 1980, and the duo produced various classics during the New Wave Cinema era. With the support of actor-producer Alan Tang, Lau made his directorial debut with The Haunted Cop Shop, which showcased his distinctive style in supernatural comedies. The genre, along with its vampire and horror counterparts, soon became prominent in Hong Kong Cinema. Lau partnered with Corey Yuen again in 1997 and founded Cinemagic. He was also the producer of Stephen Chow’s blockbuster Kung Fu Hustle in 2004.
Known for
Filmography
- Kung Fu League · Writer, Director
- You'd Better Run · Director
- Soccer Killer · Minister Qin Nu, Writer
- A Chinese Odyssey Part Three · Director, Writer
- Lock Me Up, Tie Him Down · Director, Writer
- Just Another Margin · Director
- East Meets West · Writer, Director
- The Fantastic Water Babes · Man responsible for Hanna's father death, Director
- Just Another Pandora's Box · Grapes, Director
- Metallic Attraction: Kungfu Cyborg · Writer, Director
- A Chinese Tall Story · Writer, Director
- Kung Fu Hustle · Producer
- So Close · Writer
- Chinese Odyssey 2002 · President Chen, Screenplay
- Second Time Around · Director, Writer
- And Now You're Dead · Writer
- Timeless Romance · Screenplay
- Hero · Screenplay
- Black Rose II · Writer, Director
- Mahjong Dragon · Writer, Director
- Fallen Angels · Producer
- Out of the Dark · Writer, Director
- A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella · Grape Buddha, Director
- A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora's Box · Grape Buddha, Writer
- Teenage Master · Writer
- Ashes of Time · Producer
- Chungking Express · Producer
- Love and the City · Director, Writer
- Treasure Hunt · Nakajima, Director
- Combination Platter · Robert
- Days of Tomorrow · Director, Writer
- The Legend II · Screenplay
- Rose Rose I Love You · Producer
- The Legend · Screenplay
- The Eagle Shooting Heroes · Director, Screenplay
- The Legendary La Rose Noire · Director, Writer
- Gameboy Kids · Uncle 8 Taels
- Fist of Fury 1991 II · Screenplay, Producer
- Saviour of the Soul · Writer, Director
- Today's Hero · Writer, Producer
- You Bet Your Life · Producer, Writer
- God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai · Characters
- Fist of Fury 1991 · Writer, Producer
- The Top Bet · Chan Chung, Writer
- Lover at Large · Producer
- Days of Being Wild · Writer
- All for the Winner · Chan, Director
- Mortuary Blues · Writer, Director
- Love Is Love · Producer
- Thunder Cops II · Jeff Lau, Writer
- Funny Ghost · Screenplay
- Operation Pink Squad II · Moving out of building, Director
- Operation Pink Squad · Director, Writer
- Carry On Hotel · Director, Writer
- As Tears Go By · Writer
- The Haunted Cop Shop II · Police Sgt., Director
- The Haunted Cop Shop · Ghost Blowing Kiss, Writer
- Why, Why, Tell Me Why!! · Writer
- The Comedy · Producer
- Nomad · Executive producer
- Coolie Killer · Producer
- Marianna · Producer
- The Imp · Producer
- Man on the Brink · Other
- The Legend of Nezha · Screenplay, Director
- Assassins and the Missing Gold · Director