The Mighty Peking Man (1999)
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This campy Hong Kong version of King Kong played at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival (in the Midnight Madness sections), as well as the Toronto Film Festival. Mighty Peking Man is an over-the-top retelling of the great ape story in classic Hong Kong action style. A giant ape (called Mighty Peking… More This campy Hong Kong version of King Kong played at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival (in the Midnight Madness sections), as well as the Toronto Film Festival. Mighty Peking Man is an over-the-top retelling of the great ape story in classic Hong Kong action style. A giant ape (called Mighty Peking Man) has emerged following an earthquake in the Himalayas, and has made its way to the Indian jungles. Lu Tien and Johnny Feng plan to capture the ape and exploit it, so they head out on an expedition to catch the beast. After violent encounters with elephants and other wild creatures they turn back, except for Feng, who on his own meets Samantha, a Tarzan-like woman in a leopard skin who was raised in the jungle. Feng and Samantha fall in love, capture the ape, and take it to Hong Kong. There, of course, the ape escapes its shackles and ravages the city. The big guy eventually climbs the Connaught Centre, the city's tallest building, where he soon meets his demise. ~ Chris Gore, Rovi
- Directed By
- Meng-Hwa Ho, Meng - Hwa Ho
- Written By
- I. Kuang, Yi Kuang
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Art House & International
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Apr 23, 1999 Limited
- Studio
- Rolling Thunder
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Cast
- Evelyne Kraft
- Danny Lee
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Feng Ku
as Lu Tien
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Lin Wei-Tu
as Chen Shi-yu
- Norman Chu
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Li Hsiu-Hsien
as Chen Cheng-feng
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Evelyn Kraft
as Ah Wei
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Yao Hsiao
as Huang Tsui-hua
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Wu Hang-Sheng
as Ah Pi
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Chin Ping Chen
as Lucy
- Lin Wei - Tu
- Lu Tien
- Chen Ping
- Chen Cheng-feng
