Cheung booi (1981)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Chia-Liang Liu

Writer:

Chia-Liang Liu (screenplay)

Release Date:

1981 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Chia-Liang Liu	...	Yu Ching-Chuen
Kara Hui	...	Cheng Tai-Nan
Hou Hsiao	...	Charlie Yu Tao
Lung Wei Wang	...	Yu Yung-Sheng
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tung-kua Ai
Tat-wah Cho	...	Ching Fu, Iron Man of Canton
Yeong-mun Kwon
King Chu Lee
Hui Huang Lin
Ke Ming Lin
Chia Hui Liu	...	James
Te-Lo Mai	...	Robert
Sin San
Shan Tai
Wilson Tong
Ching Ho Wang
Sha Wang
Tak Yuen		(as Te Yuan)

Also Known As:

Chang bei (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
My Young Auntie (International: English title)
Senior (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) (literal title)
The Elders (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M (2007)

Company:

Shaw Brothers

Comic kung fu with the lovely Kara Hui Ying Hung

MY YOUNG AUNTIE (1981) is a clever Hong Kong comedy incorporating kung fu battles, starring and directed by master kung fu director Lau Kar Leung (aka Liu Chia Liang), who takes a break here from more intense kung fu fests like MASTER KILLER and EXECUTIONERS FROM SHAOLIN. The story, set in the early 20th century, involves a dispute over family property after Lau is visited by the very pretty young widow (Kara Hui Ying Hung) of his aged uncle. Because of her status as the wife of the eldest family member, she's considered the senior member and the others defer to her. (She also knows kung fu.) When another, greedier relative, played by perennial villain Wang Lung Wei, disputes the will, this leads to a major kung fu battle between Lau and Wang. Appearing in a comic supporting role as a guitar-strumming college boy is Gordon Liu, the `Master Killer' himself.

Much of the comedy arises from country bumpkin-in-the-big city-type gags as the young widow, newly arrived from the rural countryside, tries to fit in. At one point, she buys a whole new outfit, overdressing in a fancy white gown, high heels and jewelry, but she winds up getting into a kung fu fight anyway. At one point the college boys stage a costume ball: Kara goes as Marie Antoinette, while her great nephew, played by Hsiao Hou, who's the same age as her, goes as Robin Hood. Gordon Liu is one of the Three Musketeers and gets into a sword fight with a couple of thugs dressed as musketeers also. It's all a lot of fun, as long as you don't mind the comedy upstaging the kung fu for a change.