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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Joe Don Baker headlines in this Robert Clouse directed, minorly interesting tale concerning the hunt for a priceless golden statue that reveals the hidden acupuncture points that will when stimulated, rejuvenate any man into a super stud! Well it's certainly an intriguing plot device to be sure but the film itself is a sadly decidedly minor effort and is furthermore, mostly unengaging throughout.
Although fans of Jim Kelly may initially scramble to get hold of this to see the great man in action, I should warn you all that he actually hardly features in this and only gets to show off some of his skills in one sequence (which is decidedly badly staged I might hastily add at that).
Still to be fair, having stated the above negative points the film does have a rather good final twenty or so minutes and features a rather exciting chase sequence wherein our hero is pursued through narrow streets by an angry mob who are baying for his blood.
Certainly not one of director Clouse's finest moments (nor it's stars for that matter) but may just about merit a watch if you are a Clouse completest.
Note: I've got to commend the casting of the beautiful Frances Fong as Shu Lin - although not a great actress by any stretch of the imagination, her stunning beauty absolutely shines like a diamond in every single scene she appears in.