Guang dong xiao lao hu (1971)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Mu Zhu

Release Date:

March 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

As a boy he was taught the secrets of Kung Fu, now he will use them to avenge his father's death.

Plot:

Young Jackie was intrigued by Kung-Fu since an early age, but his father strictly forbade its practice...

Plot Keywords:

Restaurant | Extortion | Martial Arts

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Jackie Chan (as Chan Yuan Lung)
Siu Tien Yuen	...	Old Master (as Hsao Ten Juan)
Dean Shek	...	Landlord (as Shth Tien)
Kwok Choi Hon	...	Little Frog (as Kuo Tas Han)
Biao Yuen	...	Pickpocket (as Bill Yuen)
Feng Tien	...	Jackie's Foster father (as Chang Chin)
Yeong-mun Kwon	...	Big Boss (as Yung Man Kuen)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kam Cheung
Chun Chin
Yuet Sang Chin
Feng Erh
Kwong Lun Ho
Lai Nan Ho
Chin Hsu
Lo Kam
Chung Kwan
Chien Tang Ma
Mars		(as Fo Sing)
Pei-pei Shu
Wah Lung Szema
Shan Tai
Chi Ming Wong
Mei Wong
Hua Yang
Yat Chor Yuen

Also Known As:

Last Tiger from Canton
Little Tiger of Canton (Hong Kong: English title)
Master with Cracked Fingers (International: English title) (reissue title)
Snake Fist Fighter (USA) (video title)
Stranger in Hong Kong
Ten Fingers of Death (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin | Cantonese

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (DVD) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Norway:16 (video premiere) (1983) | Norway:(Banned) (1982-2003) (cinema release)

Trivia:

This film was originally incomplete because the production company ran out of money. Then after Jackie Chan became famous someone took the movie used footage from Jui kuen (1978) and used a double to finish the final scenes.

Goofs:

Continuity: In some scenes Jackie's hair is longer.

Movie Connections:

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Just your average 70's kung fu film.

Rated R for Violence and Brief Sexual Content. Quebec Rating:13+(should be G) Canadian Home Video Rating:PG

I got Master With Cracked Fingers along with Fantasy Mission Force on VHS about five years ago.This is Jacie Chan's first starring role in a film.It was originally an incomplete film but after Chan got famous it used footage from the film Drunken Master and they filmed some more footage for the final scenes.I was not really impressed by this film.Its just like the millions of other cheap kung fu films from 1970's Hong Kong.The only thing stopping it from being your average Kung Fu film that plays on Drive In Classics occasionally is that Jackie CHan who is very famous in America now stars in the film.The film is about a young boy who learns Kung Fu from an old man(Jackie Chan and the old man who teaches him were both in Drunken Master together).The young boy grows up and completes his kung fu training.He works in a restaurant but a couple of thugs start wrecking havoc so Chan stops them.However his father punishes him for fighting and when he doesn't fight his master punishes him for fighting.MAster With Cracked Fingers isn't excellent but its a good cheap kung fu film and you will like it if you like these types of movies.

Runtime:80min

7/10