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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Don't Give a Damn 1994  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Burger Cop
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Ngai Sing, Robert Samuels, Kathy Chow, Eileen Tung, Annabelle Lau, Kelvin Wong, Melvin Wong, Richard Ng, Wu Ma
Seasoned cop Pierre Lau (Sammo Hung) teams up with rookie Tang (Takeshi Kaneshiro), and the two must work with customs agent Wong (Yuen Biao)–with whom Pierre has an ongoing battle–to bring drug dealers to justice. Another high-action, humorous film by Sammo Hung.
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Eastern Condors 1986 R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi, Yuen Wah, Haing S. Ngor, Wu Ma, Melvin Wong, Angela Mao, Charlie Chin, Kwok Keung Cheung, Corey Yuen, Chan Lung
Prisoners will be given their freedom provided they take on a suicidal mission to destroy weapons (inadvertently left behind when the U.S. left Vietnam) before the Vietcong can get them. Along the way, they pick up three female freedom fighters and "Rat" (Yuen Biao), a martial arts fighter. Lots of action.
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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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Hand of Death 1975 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Strike of Death
Director: John Woo
Cast: Tan Tao-Liang, James Tien, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yang Wei, John Woo, Yuen Wah, Yuen Biao, Chang Chung
A Shaolin student is sent to kill a powerful warrior who leads a group that terrorizes the area. On the way, he meets others who support his cause–including a young Jackie Chan. An early John Woo effort.
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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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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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Moon Warriors 1993 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Andy Lau, Anita Mui, Kenny Bee, Maggie Cheung, Chang Yi, Kelvin Wong
After a humble fisherman, Fie (Andy Lau), helps a fugitive prince, Yen (Kenny Bee), a friendship is established. When Yen's usurping brother attacks, Yen sends Fie to get Yen's betrothed (Anita Mui). On the way back, Fie and the fiancee fall in love. Good action.
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 Mr. Nice Guy 1997 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Sammo Hung, Fruit Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Miki Lee, Karen McLymont, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Vince Poletto, Barry Otto, Sammo Hung, Emil Chau, Joyce Godenzi
TV chef Jackie (Jackie Chan) ends up in the middle of a gang war after he saves the life of a reporter (Karen McLymont) who had video taped drug lords in an incriminating situation. They were trying to retrieve the reporter's tapes when Jackie entered the picture. Now they are both in jeopardy.
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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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Once Upon a Time in China VI 1997 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Action
aka: Once Upon a Time in China and America
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xiong Xin Xin, Chan Kwok-Pong, Jeff Wolfe, Joe Sayah, Chrysta Belle Eucht, Jean Wong, Patrick Lung, Richard Ng
Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) and Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan) are traveling in the U.S., meeting an assortment of cowboys and Indians, when they come to the aid of martial arts instructor Sol (Chan Kwok-Pong) who alerts them to racial prejudice in his community.
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The Prisoner 1990 R, 96 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Island of Fire
The Burning Island
When Dragons Meet
Director: Chu Yin-Ping
Cast: Jackie Chan, Barry Wong, Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Wang Yu, Ko Chun-hsiung, Tou Chung-Hua, Yeh Chuan Chen, Ken Lo, Jack Kao
A good cast contributes to this tale that is different from the martial arts flicks usually attributed to Jackie Chan–in fact, he is a supporting actor, though first-billed. A policeman (Tony Leung Kar-Fai) goes undercover in a prison to get the goods on a possibly corrupt warden. He finds that the warden fakes executions of inmates and then has them trained as assassins.
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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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Project A 1983 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Jackie Chan's Project A
Director: Jackie Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Lau Hak-suen, Mars, Dick Wei, Isabella Wong
An excellent action/comedy from the great Jackie Chan, this is the tale of a Hong Kong coast guard officer's (Chan) efforts to stop the pirates who have free reign on the seas. Government payoffs are part of the problem, but Chan prevails. Great bicycle chase scene. There is a sequel.
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Touch and Go 1991 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Ringo Lam
Cast: Sammo Hung, Tommy Wong, Vincent Wang, Ringo Lam, Teresa Mo, Irene Wan, Ann Mui, Kong Lau, Billy Chow
After a noodle vendor, Fat Goose (Sammo Hung), witnesses a mob hit, a cop, Pitt (Vincent Wang), talks him into testifying against the killer. But that only brings trouble for our humble hero until Pitt jumps in. Lots of violence and action.
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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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Wheels on Meals 1984 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Action / Comedy
Director: Sammo Hung
Cast: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lola Forner, Benny Urquidez, Keith Vitali, Herb Edelman, Susana Sentis, Paul Chang, Wu Ma, Jose Sancho, Richard Ng, Sau Leung "Blacky" Ko, John Sham
Thomas (Jackie Chan) and David (Yuen Biao) operate a Chinese lunch wagon in Barcelona. David falls for street hustler Sylvia (Lola Forner) who manages to steal their wallets. Later, Sylvia is kidnapped; it turns out that she is an heiress who must claim her inheritance within two weeks of the death of a Count–she is his illegitimate daughter–or the fortune will go to the Count's evil brother (Herb Edelman) who is responsible for her kidnapping. Thomas and David join forces with inept private detective Moby (Sammo Hung), rescue Sylvia, and end up hiring her to help with their food business.
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| 1. 5 Lucky Stars (1983)
aka: Winners and Sinners
2. Don't Give a Damn (1994)
aka: Burger Cop
3. Eastern Condors (1986)
4. Encounter of the Spooky Kind (1980)
aka: Spooky Encounters
5. Hand of Death (1975)
aka: Strike of Death
6. Heart of Dragon (1985)
aka: The First Mission
7. The Legend of Zu (2001)
aka: Zu Warriors
8. Magnificent Butcher (1979)
9. Moon Warriors (1993)
10. Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
11. My Lucky Stars (1985)
12. Once Upon a Time in China VI (1997)
aka: Once Upon a Time in China and America
13. The Prisoner (1990)
aka: Island of Fire
aka: The Burning Island
aka: When Dragons Meet
14. The Prodigal Son (1982)
aka: Pull No Punches
15. Project A (1983)
aka: Jackie Chan's Project A
16. Touch and Go (1991)
17. Warriors Two (1978)
18. Wheels on Meals (1984)
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