A young man with superhuman strength is incarcerated at a prison run by corrupt officials and seeks to use his martial arts to clean up the system.
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| Siu-Wong Fan | ... | Riki-Oh Saiga | |
| Mei Sheng Fan | ... | Cyclops Dan | |
| Ka-Kui Ho | ... | The Warden | |
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| Phillip Chung-Fung Kwok | ... | Kuang (as Philip Kwok) | |
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Kwai-Hung Wong | ... | Shorty |
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The story is set in the year of 2001 in a prison owned by a major company. A new prisoner sees his friends being harassed and killed by the guards and seeks his revenge. Written by Martin Blom <Martin.Blom@hks.se>
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gore | black comedy | political exploitation | prison | martial arts |Taglines:
The Greatest Hong Kong Martial Arts Action Revenge Gore-Soaked Prision Breakout Love Story Cult Film of 1991 Ever Put on DVD!!! (2010 Media Blasters Remastered DVD Edition)Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong violence and gore, and for some drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Hong KongRelease Date:
9 April 1992 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky See more »Filming Locations:
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The white pills that the warden eats are to stop him from "Hulking" out. See more »Goofs
The way Oscar flies in two shots, while fighting Ricky. See more »Alternate Versions
Two versions were released in Germany: the complete unrated version released by Screen Power & Pentagramm and an edited version (ca. 9 minuted shorter) by New East Video which has a JK/SPIO approval. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This film could be seen as the Chinese version of "Braindead" aka "Dead Alive": a Bruce Lee-like guy named Ricky, who´s talented with supernatural powers, fights his way through a corrupt prison and leaves a trail of blood and guts behind him. For sure, "Story of Ricky" is a very violent and gory flick, but everything in it is so exaggerated that no one should take it too serious: there is gut-strangulation, people in a meat grinder and for the showdown the leader of the prison mutates to a giant Kung Fu-fighting monster..! However, this film is so funny that you will laugh your heads off! Larded with typical Asian humor "Story of Ricky" is one of the definite cult movies that were shot in the last decade! If you had fun with it, try also to find director Ngai Kai Lam´s Indiana Jones-fantasy-action-gore-adventure "The Seventh Curse" (Check out the review which I wrote under my former pseudonym "Daywalker"..!) starring Chow Yun Fat, which contains nearly the same plenty of gore and curious ideas as this one has! Two great films that would make a great double-feature!! Check´em out!!!