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Iron Monkey (1993)
"Siu nin Wong Fei Hung ji: Tit Ma Lau" (original title)

 -  Action | Crime | Drama  -  12 October 2001 (USA)
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A doctor fights the corrupt authorities as a masked Robin Hood hero, even while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt for him.

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Mandy Chan ...
Shaolin Monk 4 (as Man-Dik Ko)
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A Hong Kong variation on Robin Hood. The corrupt officials of a Chinese village are continually robbed by a masked bandit know as "Iron Monkey" named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Govenor forces a traveling physician (Donnie Yen) into finding the bandit. The arrival of an evil Shaolin monk, brings the Physician and Iron Monkey together to battle the corrupt government. Written by Ronald L. Strong <RS080455@PACBELL.NET>

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Rated PG-13 for martial arts action/violence and brief sexuality | See all certifications »

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Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,014,653 (USA) (12 October 2001)

Gross:

$14,681,661 (USA) (16 November 2001)
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The part of the young Wong Fei-Hung is played by Tsang Sze-Man, a talented martial artist, and also a girl. See more »

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When Dr Yang plays the monocord, we hear vibrato, but the fingers in his left hands are not moving See more »

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Iron Monkey: [dubbed and subtitled versions] Don't take things too seriously, and you will always be at ease.
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20 October 2001 | by (London, England) – See all my reviews

For all you people who've only seen the matrix, CTHD, and think fight club features the best fighting ever, you ain't seen nothing yet. Iron Monkey features Hong Kong movie making at one of its best. For those of you who couldn't find a plot, I don't know what kind of movie you saw or how well you pay attention to a movie but I found the plot to be about a good doctor who helps the poor, and the oppressive govt official that's after him. And it gets complicated by Donnie Yen's character. And sorry, for those of you who don't know, there's no literal Monkey made out of Iron in this movie just like there are no crouching tigers or hidden dragons in that movie. But Iron Monkey is a martial arts classic.


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