Siu nin Wong Fei Hung ji: Tit Ma Lau (1993)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Woo-ping Yuen

Writers:

Tai-Muk Lau (writer)
Cheung Tan (writer)

Release Date:

3 September 1993 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Iron Monkey | Robin Hood | Doctor | Monk | Secret Identity

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Rongguang Yu	...	Iron Monkey / Dr. Yang
Donnie Yen	...	Wong Kei-Ying
Jean Wang	...	Miss Orchid
Shi-Kwan Yen	...	Hiu Hing (as Yee Kwan Yan)
James Wong	...	Governor Cheng
Hou Hsiao	...	Disfigured Swordsman
Sze-Man Tsang	...	Young Wong Fei-Hung
Shun-Yee Yuen	...	Master Fox
Fai Li	...	Witch

Also Known As:

Iron Monkey (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Iron Monkey: The Young Wong Fei Hong
Shao nian Huang Fei Hong zhi: Tie Ma Liu (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

90 min | USA:85 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15 (2006) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | Ireland:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Film Workshop

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: Just after Miss Orchid put the needles in the back of Dr. Yang to get the poison out of the Buddha's Palm, she lays him back in the chair, and then we see his back without the needles, and it never shows her taking them out.

Movie Connections:

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

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.