Jackie Chan

The most readily available version of this early Jackie Chan flick has been distractingly dubbed with English accents and lad slang. ("You twit!" snarls a beefy young kung fu master.) This is a film o...( read more  read more... )f some historic interest, however, since Chan was directing himself for the first time, going way too far in his attempt to inject humor into the genre and distance himself from the grim, ferocious example of Bruce Lee. He has only himself to blame, in other words, for the over-the-top slapstick of the martial arts training sequences--like the one that has him standing on his head, balancing a bowl of scalding hot tea in his crotch. The action scenes are all-out gag-fests in which Chan does more mugging than fighting, appearing in drag in one memorable sequence. One hapless thug even gets squashed into the ground, like a steamrollered cartoon character. --David Chute

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Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed by: Jackie Chan, Kenneth Tsang

Release Date: January 1, 1979

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DVD Release Date: October 7, 1997

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  • February 18, 2008
    Great!
  • December 18, 2009
    One of JC's earliest movies. There's a lot of fighting scenes in this one so if you like your martial arts this should be right up your street.
  • December 23, 2008
    Jackie Chan's first directorial effort; I would argue this is the best of his movies from the 1978-1982 "comedy chop socky" genre. It could be argued that Young Master is perhaps the more polished, better put together film, but none of his efforts (yes, not even Snake in Eagle's ...( read more)Shadow) can match the energy and naive charm of this 1979 classic. The action choreography is still in the wooden Lo Wei style he had for those years, but the fluidity is coming, and would culminate in Young Master and Dragon Lord years later. Worth watching.
  • June 8, 2008
    Not at all interested
  • May 21, 2008
    Proves that when Jackie (or rather, "Jacky") directs his own films, they turn out great. The chopstick scene, Jackie's training scene, the fight at the beginning with the staffs- all fantastic! The dubbing includes british accents, which seem odd, but anything for a laugh is good...( read more), such as the scene where Jackie dresses in drag. Somehow, it's hysterical! I rate this among the best in his early career.
  • March 28, 2008
    1 of MY FaveZ from Jackie's classics collection
  • February 21, 2008
    If jackie chan is in the movie it must be amazing!
  • February 7, 2008
    Jackie Chan plays the young goofy grandson of chen pang fei who wants his grandson to be more serious in life and not fight in public, this concept is not clearly understood until his grandfather is killed by a terrible man hunting member of the unicorn clan. As Chan learns the s...( read more)ecret ways of the clan from the unicorn himself he will show his true nature in the final confrontation in avenging his grandfather's death.
  • August 22, 2007
    Jackie Chan's directorial debut is a lot more dark and violent than his later work
  • August 13, 2007
    Grand movie
    Love watching Jackie nice martial arts moves and very funny as well

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