Dragon Flies
(1975)
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Dragon Flies
(1975)
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| Yu Wang | ... |
Inspector Fang Sing Leng
(as Jimmy Wang Yu)
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| George Lazenby | ... | ||
| Hugh Keays-Byrne | ... |
Morrie Grosse
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Roger Ward | ... |
Bob Taylor
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Rosalind Speirs | ... |
Caroline Thorne
(as Ros Spiers)
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Grant Page | ... |
Assassin
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Rebecca Gilling | ... |
Angelica
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| Frank Thring | ... |
Willard
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| Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | ... |
Win Chan
(as Hung Kam Po)
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Deryck Barnes | ... |
Veterinarian
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| Bill Hunter | ... |
Peterson
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Ian Jamieson | ... |
The Drug Courier
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Elaine Wong | ... |
Chinese Girl
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John Orcsik | ... |
Charles
(as John Orschik)
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Geoffrey Brown | ... |
Thug
(as Geoff Brown)
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HK Inspector Fang Sing Leng (Jimmy Wang Yu) travels to Australia to extradite a drug dealer (Sammo Hung). When the hood is assassinated on his way to court, everyone suspects Jack Wilton (George Lazenby), a crime lord who the local police haven't been able to pick up. I wonder if Fang will get him? This Aussie-Golden Harvest co-production was an attempt to launch HK superstar Jimmy Wang Yu on a global scale post-Bruce Lee. The film is very effective, thanks mostly to director Brian Trenchard-Smith's Bond-esquire style that capitalizes on lavish locations and over-the-top stunt work. Wang Yu isn't the smoothest fighter, but he gets the job done with fights every 15 minutes or so. The highlight is a throw down inside a kitchen against stunt man Grant (STUNT ROCK) Page. Even more surprising is seeing Lazenby doing a lot of his own stunts including a fantastic fire gag. There is also a masterful car chase that reminds me a lot of stuff in DEATH PROOF (I'm willing to be Tarantino used this as a reference). The oddest bits of the film have women falling for Wang Yu the second they see him. Ah, the power of cinema!