Dai lap mat tam 008 is a 1996 Cantonese-language Action Comedy movie written by Vincent Kok, Stephen Chow and Edmund Liu. The movie is directed by Vincent Kok and Stephen Chow and produced by Wong Jing under the banner of Samico Films Production in collaboration with Win's Entertainment. During an imperial audience, Ling-ling Fat's seemingly useless inventions and lack of any martial arts skills enrage the Emperor, who demotes him to various menial tasks around the palace. Dai lap mat tam 008 features Stephen Chow in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Carina Lau, Carmen Lee, Tats Lau, Carman Lee, Tat-ming Cheung and Kar-ying Law. The music was composed by Tats Lau. Cinematography was done by Lee Kin-keung and editing by Kwong Chi-leung. The film has a running time of 89 minutes. It was released on 16th February 1996. The film made a box office gross of $36 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Fortune Star Media Limited. During an imperial audience, Ling-ling Fat's seemingly useless inventions and lack of any martial arts skills enrage the Emperor, who demotes him to various menial tasks around the palace.