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Stephen Chow Said to Reveres Chaplin
2004-12-24
HONG KONG - Comic actor and director Stephen Chow says his biggest influence was Charlie Chaplin, a newspaper reported Sunday.Chow co-wrote, directed and starred in the 2001 ``Shaolin Soccer.'' He is promoting his next comedy, ``Kung Fu Hustle,'' which opens in Hong Kong on Thursday. ``I have many influences, but the greatest one was Charlie Chaplin,'' Chow was quoted as saying by the South China Morning Post. ``I can't remember exactly when I first saw him. I was 3 or 4 or 5. I just remember not being able to stop watching.'' ``Shaolin Soccer'' starred Chow as a monk who unleashes his kung fu skills in his soccer game. It broke box office records in Hong Kong and Chow won prizes for best film, actor and director at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2001. The film, distributed in the United States by Miramax Films, did poorly overseas, however, and Chow told the Post he was unhappy with the dubbed version. Chow said he wants to make a film that's a hit outside of Asia. ``To go international is very important to me,'' he said. ``I just don't want to waste my time.''
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