Underplayed Gems

The God of Cookery (1996)

The God of Cookery poster
Original title
食神
Directed by
Lee Lik-chee, Stephen Chow
Cast
Kent Cheng, Power Chan, Noel Leung, Ruby Lin, Julian Chen, Kiki Sheung
Genre
LGBTQ-related film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
IIA
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 227 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A celebrity chef falls from grace after being betrayed. He then learns cooking from a new friend and enters a competition to reclaim his title.

comedicabsurdlightheartedenergeticcampysillyfast-paced

What happens

The God of Cookery (Chinese: 食神) is a 1996 Hong Kong comedy film which was co-directed by Stephen Chow and Lee Lik-chi. The film features an ensemble cast include Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, Vincent Kok and Richard Ng. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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