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Overview
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Release Date:
30 January 1986 (Hong Kong)
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Plot:
Multi-genre flick (western, martial arts, comedy, adventure, etc.) with an all-star cast about a man who returns to his home town...
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Awards:
1 nomination
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Silly, campy, amazing stunts, just bizarre
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Cast
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Directed by | |||
| Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Sammo Hung Kam-Bo | ||
Produced by | |||
| Alfred Cheung | .... | producer | |
| Raymond Chow | .... | producer | |
| Leonard Ho | .... | producer | |
| Ma Wu | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Anders Nelsson | |||
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| Arthur Wong | |||
Production Management | |||
| Arvi Liimatainen | .... | unit manager | |
| Siu-King Wong | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Yiu-Kwong But | .... | set designer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Tung-Chuen Chan | .... | gaffer | |
Music Department | |||
| Chin Yung Shing | .... | composer: theme music | |
Other crew | |||
| Yuen Biao | .... | double: martial arts and acrobatics | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Argentina Video Home (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Eyecatcher Movies (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Hong Kong Legends (2005) (UK) (DVD)
- Korporatsiya Arena (Russia) (VHS)
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Also Known As:
"Millionaire's Express" - Hong Kong (English title) (imdb display title)
"Shanghai Express" - USA (DVD title)
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"Shanghai Express" - USA (DVD title)
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Rated PG-13 for martial arts combat and some shootings
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Argentina:94 min | USA:98 min
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Argentina:13 | UK:12 (video rating) (2005) | UK:15 (original rating) | USA:PG-13 | Norway:16 | Australia:M | Netherlands:12
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Prior to filming, Cynthia Rothrock had torn a ligament in her knee and Richard Norton had developed a severe infection from cutting his leg on a plant. Both filmed their parts but can be seen respectively performing all their kicks with a single leg.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the final big fight scene, one of the actors does a back flip off of a bar. Wires can be seen during a top view of the flip.See more »
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Featured in The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1992)See more »
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| Was Cynthia Rothwell Stereotyping? | darkmorph |
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This film would sit comfortably next to A Funny Thing Happened on the way to the Forum, The Great Train Robbery, every other Jackie Chan/Sammo flick, and then some. It's not as funny as it could be (the dubbed version, that is), but aside from that I have no complaints.
There is no time to develop character traits (aside from a few cliches), but this is a slapstick so that shouldn't really be expected. If you are familiar with the slapstick-martial arts genre, or if you simply love bizarre, zany movies, then I recommend it. If you're looking for a substantial plot with lots of characterization, find something else to curl up on the couch to.
It is exactly what it proclaims to be, a madcap Kung Fu western. But I doubt if you'll ever see a man jump without safety mats from a 4-story building (on fire, I might add) in any other film. Wow.