Various factions are fighting each other to gain possession of a very special statue. The statue itself is not worth much, the needles inside it are the true prize. These "golden needles" ...
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| Joe Don Baker | ... | Dan | |
| Elizabeth Ashley | ... | Felicity | |
| Ann Sothern | ... | Finzie | |
| Jim Kelly | ... | Jeff | |
| Burgess Meredith | ... | Winters | |
| Roy Chiao | ... | Lin Toa | |
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Frances Fong | ... | Su Lin |
| Kung-Wu Huang | ... | Kwan (as Tony Lee) | |
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Alice Fong | ... | Lotus |
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Sonny Barnes | ... | Claude (as Clarence Barnes) |
| Pat E. Johnson | ... | Winter's Man (as Pat Johnson) | |
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Edgar Justice | ... | Bobby |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Tiet Wo Chu | |||
| Ju Fang | |||
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Yuen Fang | ... | Acupuncturist |
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Various factions are fighting each other to gain possession of a very special statue. The statue itself is not worth much, the needles inside it are the true prize. These "golden needles" hold extraordinary and unique properties, if inserted in the right positions in a man he will gain super sexual prowess, if placed incorrectly he dies. Written by Patrick Knightly <pjknight@polsci.umass.edu>
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17 July 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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One of the more goofball artifacts of 70's martial arts action film nuttery.
A golden idol that serves as a model for special acupuncture needle placement is sought by all parties, both good and bad.
The lumbering, leaden anti-charm of Joe Don Baker, probably by now most famous for the awful "Mitchell" keenly eviscerated by MST3k, drains so much of the potential of what could have been a much more enjoyable "Mac Guffin with Kung Fu" fun fest.
Elizabeth Ashley does well in a somewhat one-dimensional role, much less thankless than all the Asian actors, who are either generic Baddies or Damsels-in-Distress (or ass-kicking Damsels).
Burgess Meredith seems to be having a lot of fun here, and fortunately livens up many of the scenes he has with Joe Don, Mister Anti-Charisma.
If they had just thrown in Scatman Crothers and Anthony Zerbe, you would have a Seventies jackpot.
The insane fight scene in the health club/gym or whatever it was, featuring a bunch of naked old guys taking a shower, boggles the mind, but hey, that were The Seventies, when anything that goes did.
And show me another film with both Ann Sothern and Jim Kelly in it. I don't think you'll find one.
Yes, if you haven't heard of this one, this is a ridiculous way to waste 90 minutes. But you will enjoy making fun of this.