Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words"

Dr. Wai in "The Scripture With No Words"
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Directed by	Ching Siu-tung
Produced by	Tsai Mu-ho
Written by	Lam Wai-lun Sandy Shaw Lai-king
Starring	Jet Li Rosamund Kwan Charlie Yeung Takeshi Kaneshiro
Music by	Frankie Chan
Cinematography	Tom Lau
Edited by	Angie Lam Marco Mak
Production company	Win's Entertainment Eastern Production
Distributed by	Win's Entertainment
Release dates	14 March 1996
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$13,847,368

Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" (Chinese: 冒險王; Cantonese Yale: Mo him wong; literally: "Adventure King") is a 1996 Hong Kong action film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Jet Li.

It won the Golden Horse Award for "Best Visual Effects" and was nominated at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards for "Best Action Choreography".

During the production, a fire destroyed HK$10 million worth of sets, resulting in severe budget problems. In an attempt to limit the damage, a special export version was cut (which omitted parts that seemed too Chinese) to attract international audiences.

Plot

A pulp serial author with numerous personal problems resulting in a serious case of writer's block, temporarily escapes reality by living vicariously through one of his lead characters in a story about a quest for a mythical scripture. This story within a story has Jet Li up against an enormous mutant rat, Japanese sumo wrestlers and ninjas, although the pen is mightier than the sword (or metal grill, as it were) in this film by famed director Ching Siu-tung.(Note the beginning description of the plot given here seems to be different from the English dubbed version).

Cast

• Jet Li as Chow Si-kit/Dr. Wai, the "Adventure King"
• Rosamund Kwan as Monica Kwan/Cammy
• Charlie Yeung as Yvonne/Yan-yan/Pansy
• Takeshi Kaneshiro as Shing
• Billy Chow as Chan/Japanese Embassy Guard
• Collin Chou as Hung-hung Sing-sing
• Johnny Kong as Mr. Lo
• Law Kar-ying as Headmaster

See also

• Jet Li filmography
• Hong Kong action cinema

External links

• Dr. Wai in "The Scripture With No Words" at IMDb