Hong Kong comedy film.

Chu Yuan was a patriotic poet and statesman in ancient China, born over 2000 years ago in the state of Ch'u of the "Warring States" Period, a period of transition from Slavery to Feudalism System. Ch'in, Ch'u, Chao, Wei, Yen, Han and Chi were the Seven States occupying various parts of China at incessant war of annexation with one another. Of the Seven States Ch'in grew most powerful. Vis-a-vis Ch'in's military pressure and Ch'u's political corruption, Chu Yuan advocated alliance with Chi to resist Ch'in abroad, and political reforms at home so as to unify whole China. Chu Yuan's political viewpoint met with sabotage by slave-owning aristocrat bloc, was unable to be carried out in Ch'u. Being so indignant he finally took his own life by jumping into the river. His poems "Li Sao" "Tien Wen" etc. in the development history of Chinese literature, shone with everlasting brilliance.

本片根据《聊斋志异》中同名故事改编。 明朝年间，书生王崇文（高远）虽14岁就中秀才，却始终过不了乡试。乡试再次临近，一心想中举人的他害怕又名落孙山，开始求神问卜。某日他得道士指点，在半夜出门朝西北方向走去，来到一座名为魁星阁的破庙时，他没遇上道士所说的贵人，却见一位正在痛哭的美人（朱虹），紧接美人神奇消失。惆怅若失的王崇文回到家，美人竟从天至，并自称名叫梅娘，是乡试主考官的女儿。王崇文听后大喜，想借助她直上青云。随着与梅娘感情的增深，王崇文眼里越来越容不下妻子陈氏（陈娟娟），将之赶出家门。陈氏欲寻短见，被在外学武的小叔王崇武（翁午）救下，后者听完她的哭诉，归家欲看个究竟。很快，他和兄长看到骇人的一幕。

王志新（江汉 饰）已经二十九岁了，他的妈妈为了儿子的终身大事可谓操碎了心。终于，忍无可忍的老人家给王志新下达了最后通牒，如果他不能够在中秋节前找到女朋友，就要听妈妈的话去相亲。 巧合的是，就在这个节骨眼上，王志新邂逅了名为杨惠群（王葆真 饰）的售货员。美丽善良的杨惠群很快就吸引了王志新的注意，令他坠入了爱河。没过多久，这对情投意合的男女就走到了一起。一场意外中，杨惠群为了救人而被车撞伤，导致了残疾。王志新的妈妈无法接受儿子娶一个瘸腿的媳妇，对杨惠群处处刁难。为了过妈妈这一关，王志新动用了所有的脑细胞，和同事们演了一出戏。

film directed by Ban-Yee Yeo