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Release Date:
12 April 1979 (Hong Kong)
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Plot Keywords:
Flashback
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Beggar
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Monkey Style
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Clueless
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Martial Arts
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Yuen Biao is awesome
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Cast
(in credits order) | Yuen Biao | ... | Yipao |
 | Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | ... | The Beggar |
| Ka-Yan Leung | ... | Taipao (as Liang Chia-jen) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Billy Chan | ... | Casino henchman |
| Lung Chan | ... | Broker |
| Hsi Chang | ... | Innkeeper |
| Fat Chung | ... | Big Eyes |
| Pak-Kwong Ho | ... | Casino boss |
| Kuan-hsien Huang | ||
| Ching-Ying Lam | ... | Casino henchman |
| Hoi Sang Lee | ... | Painter Danno |
| Chia Yung Liu | ... | Koo Wu-Tai / The Fox |
| Karl Maka | ... | Police Captain |
| Mars | ... | The Tiger (as Fo Sing) |
| Kuang Yu Wang | ... | Matchmaker |
Directed by | |||
| Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | |||
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| Tin-Chi Lau | (screenplay) & | |
| Chik-Chin Huang | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Raymond Chow | .... | producer | |
| Chi-Chung Liu | .... | assistant producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Frankie Chan | (as Hsun Chi Chen) | ||
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| Ricky Lau | |||
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| Peter Cheung | |||
Production Management | |||
| Louis Sit | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Yat-hung Chu | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Shao Lung Chou | .... | sound recordist | |
| Ping Wong | .... | sound | |
Stunts | |||
| Ching-Ying Lam | .... | stunt double | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Simon Broderick | .... | colorist | |
Other crew | |||
| Billy Chan | .... | assistant action choreographer | |
| Raymond Chow | .... | presenter | |
| Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | .... | action choreographer | |
| Ching-Ying Lam | .... | assistant action choreographer | |
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Also Known As:
"Knockabout" - Hong Kong (English title)
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Rated PG-13 for martial arts violence
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92 min
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USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2005) | UK:15 (original rating) | Australia:M | Germany:16
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First things first: the fight scenes in "Knockabout" are plentiful and SUPERB. Some of them are staged like elaborate comic dances - Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton would probably be pleased if they could see some of the gags here. In addition to his great fighting, Yuen Biao performs many admirable acrobatic feats (I doubt that Jackie Chan could ever do some of the stuff that Biao does here), and Sammo Hung moves with incredible agility for a man his size! There is also a lot of comedy in this film, which will not be to everyone's taste, as it involves a lot of mugging and twitching (as well as exaggerated sound effects and animal sounds), but there ARE some genuinely funny moments. The only problem with the film is the plodding pacing: there simply isn't enough story to support 100 minutes of running time. (**1/2)