I first seen this movie in the early 80's when I was about 9 or 10. It aired on a Sunday afternoon during a kung fu marathon. It stuck in my memory as one of my favorite "old" kung fu flicks for MANY years. Of course no such luck of catching it on TV ever again, or especially finding it on video. In 2004 as I was watching Kill Bill Vol.2 I was astounded to see one of the characters from "Executioners" in the film. Looked perfect. And the actor was also a character from "Executioners". WOW. That inspired me to put the internet to use and with some research found that EFS was indeed available on DVD! So of course I now own it and unlike many films you see and love as a child then see as an adult and you're like "why did I like that movie" EFS still kicks butt. Want to see an awesome modern day kung fu film? How about an "executioners from shaolin" remake with maybe a little plot tweeking.
Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Hung Hsi Kuan....Jet Li (Hero, Unleashed) Wan Yung-Chun....Maggie Cheung (Hero) Hung Wen-Ding....Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior) Priest Pai Mei...Gordon Liu (Kill Bill Vol.2) Tung Tien Chin...Jackie Chan
Directed by Quentin Tarantino. Hung Hsi Kuan....Jet Li (Hero, Unleashed) Wan Yung-Chun....Maggie Cheung (Hero) Hung Wen-Ding....Tony Jaa (Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior) Priest Pai Mei...Gordon Liu (Kill Bill Vol.2) Tung Tien Chin...Jackie Chan