Master with Cracked Fingers (1971)
"Guang dong xiao lao hu" (original title)

Young Jackie was intrigued by Kung-Fu since an early age, but his father strictly forbade its practice. One day, he meets an old beggar who offers to teach Jackie how to fight. Jackie grows... See full summary »

Director:

Mu Chu

Writer:

Sun Liu

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Siu Tien Yuen, Dean Shek

Cast

Complete credited 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)
Yuen Biao	...	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
Li-nan Ho
Chin Hsu
Lo Kam

Storyline

Young Jackie was intrigued by Kung-Fu since an early age, but his father strictly forbade its practice. One day, he meets an old beggar who offers to teach Jackie how to fight. Jackie grows up to be quite good though he keeps his knowledge a secret until he is forced to fight by an extortion ring that's putting the squeeze on his uncle's restaurant.

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Plot Keywords:

fight | extortion | restaurant | kung fu | tough guy | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Mandarin Cantonese

Release Date:

March 1981 (USA)

Also Known As:

Snake Fist Fighter

Company Credits

Production Co:

Soon Lee Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the fight between the poor man and the landlord, some of the music used is from Popeye.

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Goofs

In the scene in the Landlord's palace we see the fat man get burned with the Old Master's pipe 9 times. Later in the film the same fat man fights Jackie but has no burns or scars.

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Connections

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

User Reviews

Interesting early Jackie Chan Film

I think the best reason to watch this film is to see an early example of Jackie Chan's work. I was not very impressed with this film on its own. The plot seemed to be too disoriented and choppy. The quality of the dubbed voices on this film are miserable. There is not much chance to build sympathy for the characters that get killed or hatred for the villain.

Jackie Chan's later style combines traditional martial arts fighting with some of the same beautiful comic style also used by Buster Keaton, Charles Chaplin and Gene Kelly. Bits and pieces of this show up in Snake Fist Fighter. The movie is probably worthwhile for Jackie's fans who want to see how much he has developed over the 27 years of acting.