![]() 'Outer Heaven Flying Fairy'), from one of them. He does, however, manage to acquire a kung fu manual, Flying Fairy ( 天外飛仙, Tin1 ngoi6 fei1 sin1, lit. In the beginning of the film, Ling Ling-Fat fails to apprehend four ugly swordsmen who are trespassing in the Forbidden City. He also practices gynaecology, and spends time with his loving wife (Carina Lau). ![]() Instead of studying martial arts like his fellow bodyguards, he devotes his time to making practical yet often mundane and/or cumbersome inventions, such as cannons fired from the mouth, helicopter blades, and magnets. Ling Ling-Fat's own name also doubles as a Cantonese wordplay on the code number "008", a reference to James Bond, whose number was 007 (see From Beijing with Love). ![]() Ling Ling-Fat (Stephen Chow) is one of the Chinese Emperor's four elite personal bodyguards, the "Baolong clan" ( 保龍一族) - whose names form the Cantonese Chinese New Year's greeting: "Kung hei fat choi" ( 恭喜發財). Forbidden City Cop ( Chinese: 大內密探零零發 literal translation: "Imperial Secret Agent 008") is a 1996 Hong Kong wuxia comedy film directed by Vincent Kok and Stephen Chow and starring Chow, Carina Lau, and Carman Lee. ![]()
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