Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)

Following an ambush in his visit to America, Wong Fei-hung becomes separated from his fellow travelers and suffers memory loss.

Director:

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung (as Sammo Hung)

Writers:

Cheuk-Hon Szeto (as Szeto Chek Hon), Sharon Hui

Stars:

Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xin Xin Xiong

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jet Li	...	Wong Fei-Hung
Rosamund Kwan	...	13th Aunt
Xin Xin Xiong	...	Seven (as Xiong Xin Xin)
Kwok-Pong Chan	...	Talkative So (as Chan Kwok Pong)
Jeff Wolfe	...	Billy
Joseph Sayah	...	Bandit Leader (as Joe Sayah)
Chrysta Bell	...	Sarah, the Indian Girl (as Chrysta Bell Zucht)
Kong Lung	...	Uncle Lone (as Patrick Lung)
Richard Ng	...	Uncle Han
William Fung	...	Immigrant Worker
Johnny Koo	...	Immigrant Worker
Roger Yuan	...	Dick
Ryon Marshall
T.J. Storm	...	Rival Tribe Indian Brave
Gavin Perry

Storyline

The story is set in both Hong Kong and the U.S. So goes to the U.S. to open a martial arts school. Around this time, many Chinese people were sold off to U.S. railroad companies, and were brutally treated by the Americans under the harsh working conditions. Thus, the American workers' hatred towards the Chinese immigrants is high. As a result, So gets into trouble with the Americans and the mob, and calls Master Wong for help.

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Plot Keywords:

spaghetti western | martial arts | bar shootout | street shootout | hand to hand combat | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | History | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The DVD by Ritek is the only version of the movie with the original sync-sound Mandarin track. All other versions are dubbed without the cast's real voices.

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Goofs

(At around 54 mins) When Seven fights with his amnesiac master (Wong Fei-Hung), the former tries to imitate the behaviors and fighting styles of the villains who have fought with Wong in previous installments (i.e. to help his master to regain his memory). The two villains being imitated were Iron Robe Yim and Commander Lan from Once Upon a Time in China 1 and 2 respectively.

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Alternate Versions

Released in two separate versions with dialogues in two Chinese dialects: Mandarin and Cantonese.

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Connections

Follows Once Upon a Time in China III (1992)

User Reviews

terrible

i really liked the first two, and the third one was ok, but this one is terrible. the plot is crap, the actors are bad (except the original ouatic cast) and the camera work pretty much ruined it for me, the shaking of the camera and too fast cuts ruined the action scenes, that could have saved the film.

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

1 February 1997 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Once Upon a Time in China and America

Filming Locations:

Alamo Village - Highway 674, Brackettville, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

China Star Entertainment, Win's Entertainment Ltd.

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1