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

A doctor fights the corrupt authorities as a masked Robin Hood hero, even while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt for him.

Director:

Woo-ping Yuen

Writers:

Tan Cheung, Tai-Muk Lau,

Stars:

Rongguang Yu, Donnie Yen, Jean Wang

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rongguang Yu	...	Iron Monkey / Dr. Yang
Donnie Yen	...	Wong Kei-Ying
Jean Wang	...	Miss Orchid
Sze-Man Tsang	...	Wong Fei-hong
Shun-Yee Yuen	...	Chief Fox
James Wong	...	Governor
Shi-Kwan Yen	...	Royal Minister (as Yee Kwan Yan)
Fai Li	...	Virgin Assassin
Hou Hsiao	...	Scarred Assassin
Cheung Fung-Lei	...	Governor's Favorite Wife
Kwai Po Chin	...	Shaolin Monk 1
Siu Wah Chan	...	Shaolin Monk 2
Ip Choi Nam	...	Shaolin Monk 3
Mandy Chan	...	Shaolin Monk 4 (as Man-Dik Ko)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chi Tai Lam

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

iron monkey | doctor | monk | shaolin monk | robin hood | 

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Taglines:

Sometimes the only way to become a hero is to be an outlaw

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for martial arts action/violence and brief sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Miramax [us] Official site

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

12 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Iron Monkey

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

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

Gross:

$14,681,661 (USA) (16 November 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Workshop, Golden Harvest Company, Long Shong Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

DTS (US version) Dolby Digital (US version) Mono (original release) SDDS (US version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The part of the young Wong Fei-Hung is played by Tsang Sze-Man, a talented martial artist, and also a girl.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Iron Monkey: [dubbed and subtitled versions] Don't take things too seriously, and you will always be at ease.

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Connections

Referenced in The Making of 'Kill Bill' (2003)

User Reviews

Good Stuff

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.