Dissatisfied with the script of "All the King's Men", Hu rose at 2 a.m. every day to rewrite the screenplay in time for the morning shooting schedule. Hu is so intent on perfection that he often looks after every aspect of the film himself.
這部電影裡，小人物唐威求偶所牽出的一大筆人情糾葛，因應了石琪的「爭鬥、動感」理論。但是一意尋求社會脈絡及機巧喜感的胡氏，未能在他的動感與喜劇時刻上做一妥善的調適，因此毀譽參半。