A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, ...
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Title: The New Legend of Shaolin (1994)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Jet Li | ... | Hung Hei Kwun | |
| Chingmy Yau | ... | Red Bean | |
| Deannie Ip | ... | Red Bean's Mother (as Deannie Yip) | |
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Mo Tse | ... | Hung Man Ting |
| Sung Young Chen | ... | Ma Kai-Sin | |
| Chunhua Ji | ... | Ma Ling-Yee (as Chun Hua Ji) | |
| Damian Lau | ... | Chan Kan-Nam | |
| Lung Wei Wang | ... | Commander | |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ko-Liang Chu | |||
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Jian Kui Sun | ... | Renegade Monk |
| Jing Wong | ... | Cameo | |
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A young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption. They wander China, upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak. When they are forced into combat, spectacular and hilarious fast-motion kung fu sequences follow. In the end, they must call on all of their abilities in a battle royale, to attempt to vanquish a supernatural man-monster or die trying. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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Country:
Hong KongLanguage:
CantoneseRelease Date:
3 March 1994 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
Legend of the Red Dragon See more »Company Credits
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The US version of the film, released by Columbia/TriStar (under the name "Legend of the Red Dragon"), is cut by about 12 mins. The original version of the film (which the original English name for the film is "New Legend of Shaolin") is about 95 mins long. The version released by Columbia/TriStar is 83 mins long. All the original music is removed from the film and the English dub simplifies the original Cantonese dialog. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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The American re-release of this film, "Legend of the Red Dragon", is a mess. Shows how important seven minutes can be to a film. Deannie Yip's part (Red Bean's mother) is ripped to shreds for no discernible reason whatsoever, which unfortunately makes an important plot twist seem trivial. Also, she has the best comic moments in the original film. Columbia-Tristar is the villain here. They must think 'Fu film fans are stupid - which only goes to show how stupid THEY are. A real insult.
The original film is by no means a great film; intentionally anachronistic and overly dependent on special effects, it is clearly a kind of throwaway for Jet Li and director Wong Jing (although certainly not as trashy as their Wong Fei Hung parody, "Great Hero/ Last Hero of China"). Still, it is entertaining to a surprising extent, largely thanks to Yip's comic performance. If you can find the original (I saw it on a Tai Seng tape), don't expect much, but you may find yourself enjoying it for the characters if not the martial arts.