Righting Wrongs

Original title: Zhi fa xian feng

19861986
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1h 25min

Cynthia Rothrock and Biao Yuen in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

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Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murder... Read allYuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. but Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will s... Read allYuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. but Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will survive.

Director
- Corey Yuen
Writers
- Cheuk-Hon Szeto(screenplay)
- Barry Wong
Stars

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Awards
- 2 nominations

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Righting Wrongs

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Cynthia Rothrock and Biao Yuen in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Cynthia Rothrock in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Karen Sheperd in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Karen Sheperd in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Siu-Ming Lau in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Cynthia Rothrock in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Gei Ying Chan in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Gei Ying Chan in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Cynthia Rothrock in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Siu-Wong Fan in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Terrence Howard in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Fat Chung in Zhi fa xian feng (1986)

Director
- Corey Yuen
Writers
- Cheuk-Hon Szeto(screenplay)
- Barry Wong
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Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands when a key witness and his entire family are murdered. but Cindy Si is soon on his case and it all spirals into a situation only a few will survive. —<justrob2001@aol.com>

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Trivia
Karen Shepard didn't want her character to die in her fight against Cynthia Rothrock as was planned, claiming it would be harmful to her career. To appease her, Corey Yuen pretended to film her running away after the fight, but later filmed her character's death via a stunt double.

Goofs
In the Mandarin cut of the film, the character of Cindy Si survives. However, there are still a few shots in this cut during the fight between Hsia and Wong in which you can see Cindy's dead body pinned to the wall in the background.

Alternate versions
The cuts to the UK VHS include a few seconds in the fight between Yuen Biao and Peter Cunningham in which Biao is hit onto a table and throws a plant. The second is an 11 seconds cut in the fight's end to remove two face kicks and a kick to the throat, of which remains a slow motion kick to the face.

Connections
Featured in The Best of the Martial Arts Films (1990)

Top review

10/10

One of the best from HK's golden age!

Having first seen Righting Wrongs back in 1990 (released here in the UK as Above The Law) I was already a die hard fan of the amazing Yuen Biao and Cynthia Rothrock (along with the rest)! And my love for them was very quickly confirmed with the pure awesomeness of the incredible martial arts action epic!

Directed by the equally talented Corey Yuen Kwai, Righting Wrongs has some of the greatest fight scenes on film, featuring Biao and Rothrock at the top of their game along with the fantastic Melvin Wong, Karen Shepard, Peter Cunningham and more.

This film deserves a worthy place for any serious fan of Hong Kong (or action) in their DVD collection and never tires on repeated viewings!

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Release date
- November 27, 1986 (Hong Kong)
Country of origin
- Hong Kong
Language
- Cantonese
Also known as
- Above the Law
Production companies
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Runtime
- 1h 25min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Mono
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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