5 Lucky Stars 1983  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Winners and Sinners
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, John Sham, Richard Ng, Charlie Chin, Fung Shui-Fan, Cherie Chung, Philip Chan, James Tien, Lam Ching-Ying, Cecilia Yip, Paul Chang
After their release from prison, five friends try to go straight and run a cleaning business. But they just can't manage to stay out of trouble when a cop, CID 07 (Jackie Chan) arrives at a house they are cleaning, mistakenly tosses evidence into their van, and they drive off with it.
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The Amsterdam Kill 1977  R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Clouse
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Bradford Dillman, Richard Egan, Leslie Nielsen, Keye Luke, George Cheung, Chang Sing, Stephen Leung, Billy Chan, Lam Ching-Ying
Quinlan (Robert Mitchum), a retired agent for the D.E.A., is called back to duty and assigned the mission of breaking up a heroin pipeline that stretches from Amsterdam to Hong Kong.
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Encounter of the Spooky Kind 1980  R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Spooky Encounters
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Chan Lung, Wong Ha, Lam Ching-Ying, Cheung Ti-Hong, Leung Suet-Moi, Wu Ma, To Siu-Ming, Billy Chan, Yuen Biao, Dick Wei
An unfaithful wife hires a warlock priest to use evil curses and black magic against her husband. But, he catches on to her plot and works with the priest's brother in a counterattack.
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Heart of Dragon 1985 R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: The First Mission
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Emily Chu, Yuen Wah, Mang Hoi, Melvin Wong, Corey Yuen, Lam Ching-Ying, Chin Kar Lok, Chan Lung, James Tien, Phillip Ko
In a change of pace for Jackie Chan, drama plays a bigger role than martial arts action–though there are good fight scenes. Fung (Jackie Chan), a police investigator, longs to become a sailor, but instead he must take care of his mentally challenged brother Dodo (Sammo Hung) with the help of Fung's wife, Jenny (Emily Chu). When Dodo is kidnapped after inadvertently getting in the middle of a gangland struggle, Fung must act.
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Heroes Shed No Tears 1986 N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: John Woo
Cast: Eddy Ko, Lam Ching-Ying, Chin Yue Sang, Jang Doo He, Kim Ho Kon, Lau Chau Sang, Cecile Le Bailly, Philippe Loffredo, Kuo Sheng, Ma Ying Chun
Mercenaries descend on a drug lord in Thailand in order to smash a drug-trafficking ring. They get their man, but that's just the start. Non-stop, bloody action. Made in the early 1980s, the film was re-cut and released in theaters after John Woo became known for his "A Better Tomorrow."
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Magnificent Butcher 1979 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Yuen Woo-ping
Cast: Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-Hing, Yuen Biao, Lee Hoi San, Simon Yuen, Wei Pai, Chung Fat, Fan Mui Sang, Fung Hark-On, Lam Ching-Ying
Sure, the dubbing is poor and the cinematography could benefit from improved methods, but this an entertaining kung-fu flick with wild action scenes and well-choreographed stunts. It is well-worth viewing.
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Mr. Vampire 1985 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
Director: Ricky Lau
Cast: Lam Ching-Ying, Ricky Hui, Moon Lee, Pauline Wong, Chin Siu-hou, Billy Lau, Anthony Chan, Yuen Wah, Wu Ma, Lau Chau Sang
During a burial ceremony, the corpse–a vampire–escapes. Accompanied by two inept assistants, the priest who conducted the burial is hot on the vampire's trail. Lots of fun and action.
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My Lucky Stars 1985 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Fung Shui-Fan, Richard Ng, Eric Tsang, Charlie Chin, Sibelle Hu, Cho Tat-Wah, Lam Ching-Ying
Hong Kong cops–Muscles (Jackie Chan) and Ricky (Yuen Biao)–head for Tokyo on the trail of an ex-cop who stole $100 million in diamonds. When Ricky gets kidnapped by the gang protecting the ex-cop, Muscles coerces an odd assortment of old orphanage friends into helping him.
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The Prodigal Son 1982  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Pull No Punches
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-Ying, Sammo Hung, Frankie Chan, Chung Fat, Dick Wei, Wei Pai, Wu Ma, Chan Lung, James Tien
After kung fu expert–undefeated after 200 fights–Leung Chang (Yuen Biao) discovers that his rich father has been bribing opponents to take a dive when they fight his son, Leung Chang sets out to prove he can, indeed, be a successful fighter. But, the road to success proves to be filled with many challenges.
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Warriors Two 1978 R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Sammo Hung, Casanova Wong, Leung Ka-Yan, Fung Hark-On, Lam Ching-Ying, Lee Hoi San, Dean Shek, Yuen Biao, Eric Tsang, Billy Chan, Chan Lung, Chung Fat
When a bank teller learns that his boss is plotting to take over the town, he gets aid from a kung-fu master who teaches him how to fight back. Good fight sequences.
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| 1. 5 Lucky Stars (1983)
aka: Winners and Sinners
2. The Amsterdam Kill (1977)
3. Encounter of the Spooky Kind (1980)
aka: Spooky Encounters
4. Heart of Dragon (1985)
aka: The First Mission
5. Heroes Shed No Tears (1986)
6. Magnificent Butcher (1979)
7. Mr. Vampire (1985)
8. My Lucky Stars (1985)
9. The Prodigal Son (1982)
aka: Pull No Punches
10. Warriors Two (1978)
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