Xin si wang you xi (1975)

A young man (Bruce Li) unwittingly gets wrapped up in a money scam. When he refuses to give the cash back, the bad guys kidnap his girlfriend and hold her hostage in the Tower Of Death. ... See full summary »

Directors:

Pin Lin, Harold B. Swartz

Writer:

Lu-yueh Lin (screenplay)

Stars:

Robert Kerver, Ronald Brown, Johnny Floyd

Cast

Credited cast:
Robert Kerver	...	Fighter (Wrestler / Grapper / Leg fighter)
Ronald Brown	...	Fighter
Johnny Floyd	...	Fighter
Mung Ping
Fei Lung	...	Boss Fighter (Boss 'K')
Mao Shan	...	Fighter (Pole fighter / Stick fighter)
Kuslai
Sandus
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chung-kuei Chang
Shu Lin Chang
Yi Kuei Chang
Chin Hai Chen
Wai Hung Ho
Po Wei Hou
Chang Sheng Ko

Storyline

A young man (Bruce Li) unwittingly gets wrapped up in a money scam. When he refuses to give the cash back, the bad guys kidnap his girlfriend and hold her hostage in the Tower Of Death. Once there, he is given two options. Watch his girlfriend get thrown off the top or fight various martial artists on 7 different levels to win his girlfriend back.

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Plot Keywords:

martial arts | fighting | kung fu | independent film

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Taglines:

Long live the King!

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Taiwan

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

January 1976 (USA)

Also Known As:

The New Game of Death

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A black boxer was included as one of the pagoda masters in this movie because of rumors that Bruce Lee was going to ask Muhammad Ali to be one of the pagoda masters in his Game Of Death movie (the rumors were false).

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Connections

Referenced in Not a Love Story: A Film About Pornography (1981)

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Soundtracks

"Dreaming"
by The Love Unlimited Orchestra
(Mandarin version Only)

User Reviews

Bad exploitation, not the worst

Making a quick buck on the death of the great Bruce Lee? This is it. I've seen Bruce-exploitation movies that were worse. At least this one has some kind of a story. The movie starts about a guy who is asked to finish a Bruce Lee movie. They show him the movie. But this movie is a complete movie and after that movie-within-the-movie the whole movie is done. It's disturbing. The most boring part of the film is when the main character has to climb a tower and fight some martial arts experts on every floor. Really, really boring. The scriptwriters didn't do a lot of effort here. A lot of story lines are being started up, just to be forgotten about afterward. What happens to the money? What happens to the brother and his girlfriend? Who called the police? Who's that other bad guy (the one from Korea) and what becomes of him? I would have been a lot better if they'd make a kung fu movie without trying to jump on the Bruce Lee wagon and get the screenplay right.