---
title: 'Chicken and Duck Talk (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Clifton Ko'
released: '1988-07-14'
runtime_minutes: 95
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/chicken-and-duck-talk-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095396/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Chicken and Duck Talk (1988)

1988 · 95 min · Comedy · Hong Kong

Original title: 雞同鴨講

## Synopsis

Chicken and Duck Talk is a 1988 comedy film starring and co-written by Michael Hui. It is directed and co-written by Clifton Ko. The film deals with the conflict that ensues between the proprietor of an old-fashioned roast duck restaurant that is in trouble for health violations and the new fast food chicken restaurant that opens across the street. The film was the highest-grossing Hong Kong film released in 1988. Hui's screenplay and performance won him several awards, including a special award given by the American Film Institute in 1989.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Michael Hui](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hui)
- **Director:** [Clifton Ko](https://cinepixo.com/people/clifton-ko)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Yuen Cheuk-Fan](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-yuen-cheuk-fan)
- **Producer:** [Michael Hui](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hui), [Ronny Yu](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronny-yu)
- **Director of Photography:** [Deric Wan](https://cinepixo.com/people/deric-wan)

## Cast

- [Sylvia Chang](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-chang)
- [Lowell Lo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lowell-lo)
- [Lawrence Ng](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-ng)
- [Ricky Hui](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricky-hui)
- [Ku Feng](https://cinepixo.com/people/ku-feng)
- [Michael Hui](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-hui)

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