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Release Date:
22 December 1981 (Hong Kong)
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Plot:
A rich man's son (Yuen Biao) believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately...
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1 win
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Beautiful. It made me cry.
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Cast
(in credits order) | Yuen Biao | ... | Leung Chang |
| Ching-Ying Lam | ... | Leung Yee-tai |
 | Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | ... | Wong Wah-bo |
| Frankie Chan | ... | Ngai Fei |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lung Chan | ... | Yee Tong-choi |
| Yau Hau Chan | ... | Chang's father |
| Ching Po Chang | ... | Opera troupe manager |
| Hsi Chang | ... | Doctor |
| Wellson Chin | ... | Master Mun |
| Yuet Sang Chin | ... | Chang's Kungfu teacher |
| Fat Chung | ... | Mr Law |
| Wai-han Ho | ... | Twiggy |
| Hoi Sang Lee | ... | Chang's Kungfu teacher |
| Wen Tai Li | ... | Angry Kungfu master |
| Ching Lin | ... | Chang's mother |
| Yung-chiang Peng | ||
| James Tien | ... | One-armed Man |
| Yue Ting | ... | Local official |
| Hsieh Wang | ... | Lord Sengge Rinchen (as Hap Wong) |
| Dick Wei | ... | Mr Suen |
| Pai Wei | ... | Au Ru-Kwai |
| Ma Wu | ... | Iron Palm |
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| Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | ||
| Barry Wong | ||
| Jing Wong | ||
Produced by | |||
| Raymond Chow | .... | executive producer | |
| Raymond Chow | .... | producer | |
| Leonard Ho | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Frankie Chan | |||
| Phil Chen | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Ricky Lau | |||
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| Yao Chung Chang | |||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Leung Chin | .... | assistant director | |
| Ricky Lau | .... | assistant director | |
Stunts | |||
| Yuen Biao | .... | stunt double: Lam Ching Ying | |
| Yuen Biao | .... | stunt double: Sammo Hung | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Simon Broderick | .... | colorist | |
Other crew | |||
| Yuen Biao | .... | action choreographer | |
| Yuen Biao | .... | double: martial arts and acrobatics | |
| Billy Chan | .... | action choreographer | |
| Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | .... | action choreographer | |
| Guy Lai | .... | consultant: Wing Chun | |
| Ching-Ying Lam | .... | action choreographer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Image Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
- Tai Seng Video Marketing (1999) (USA) (DVD)
- Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (1999) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Mega Star Video Distribution (2000) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Tai Seng Video Marketing (2000) (USA) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- Contender Group (2004) (UK) (DVD)
- Hong Kong Legends (2004) (UK) (DVD)
- Medusa Communications and Marketing (2004) (UK) (DVD)
- Universal Home Video (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Bai ga jai" - Hong Kong (original title)
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Rated R for martial arts violence
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USA:100 min | Hong Kong:104 min
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Leung Chang:Master, is this the Wing Chun style?
Wong Wah Bo:Eh... who cares which style it is as long as you win?
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Wong Wah Bo:Eh... who cares which style it is as long as you win?
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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.