Bai ga jai (1982)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Writers:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (writer)
Barry Wong (writer)

Release Date:

1982 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Plot:

A rich man's son (Yuen Biao) believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately...

Plot Keywords:

Kung Fu | Martial Arts | Historical | Father Daughter Relationship | Cross Dressing

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Biao Yuen	...	Leung Chang
Ching-Ying Lam	...	Leung Yee Tai
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Wong Wah Bo
Frankie Chan	...	Lord Ngai Fai
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ching Po Chang	...	Opera troupe manager
Hsi Chang
Lung Chan	...	Yee Tong-Choi
Frankie Chin
Yuet Sang Chin
Fat Chung	...	Ngai's Servant
Yue Ding
Wai-Lan Ho	...	Chan Yan-hau
Fung Lee
Hoi San Lee	...	Teacher
Ching Lin
Wen Tai Li
James Tien	...	Ngai's Street Opponent
Yue Ting
Hsieh Wang		(as Hap Wong)
Dick Wei	...	Ngai's Servant
Pai Wei	...	Au Ru-Kwai
Ma Wu	...	Iron Palm

Also Known As:

Bai jia zi (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Pull No Punches
Son Ruining the Family (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) (literal title)
The Prodigal Son (Hong Kong: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for martial arts violence.

Runtime:

USA:100 min | Hong Kong:104 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Hong Kong:III | New Zealand:R13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:R

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Quotes:

[subtitled dialogue, different to dubbed]
Leung Yee Tai: You scared?
Wong Wah Bo: Scared of your teeth!

Beautiful. It made me cry.

I cried from laughter at the pair of marbles they put in Yuen's sidekick's mouth to make him look stupid. Go watch every movie you can that has both Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung, I'm going through them as quickly as I can, and I have yet to be disappointed. I particularly recommend "My Lucky Stars" and "Knockaround." In this movie they clearly pay tribute to their Peking Opera heritage (where they and Jackie Chan received their earliest training). Really, these guys made far better movies after Jackie Chan came to America to make unbridled steaming piles of "oh look, I can hurt myself!" I do realize, however, that these movies aren't for everyone. However, if you're even reading this, your interest must be great enough that you've searched out this movie on purpose, in which case, you must go get it.