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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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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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 1991  N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Tsui Hark
Cast: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Yuen Biao, Jacky Cheung, Kent Cheng, Wu Ma, Simon Yam
In 1875, when colonial powers were moving into China, Wong Fei-hung (Jet Li) contributed to the effort to save Canton; he began using his healing clinic to train locals in the art of kung fu. When the school is attacked and set afire, Wong and his assistants–Buck Teeth Soh (Jacky Cheung) and Porky Lang (Kent Cheng) first protect the beautiful Aunt Yee (Rosamund Kwan) and then set about righting the wrongs of Westernization.
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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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Robin-B-Hood 2006 N/R, 126 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action / Comedy / Drama
aka: Rob-B-Hood
Director: Benny Chan
Cast: Jackie Chan, Louis Koo, Yuanyuan Gao, Michael Hui, Yuen Biao, Baoguo Chen, Charlene Choi, Hayama Go, Ken Lo, Jason J. Tobin, Johanna Olsen, Daniel Wu
Compulsive gambler Thongs (Jackie Chan) has gone into debt and is now being hounded by his debtors. With his back to the wall, Thongs agrees to help his landlord (Michael Hui) with a heist. They pair up with Octopus (Louis Koo) and kidnap a baby. Now they learn that a triad plans to kill the baby. Their solution: keep the baby and raise him as their own. But just when they become devoted to the baby, the triad closes in. The men decide that the only place the baby will be safe is with his parents, and they must return the baby to the security of his family.
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The Setting Sun 1992 N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Rou Tomono
Cast: Masaya Kato, Diane Lane, Yuen Biao, Donald Sutherland, Umenosuke Nakamura, Baijaku Nakamura, Tomoko Hoshino, Keishi Arashi, Hideo Murota, Akira Nishikino
Set during the Japanese preparations for the invasion of Manchuria–a prelude to World War II–an agent (Masaya Kato) is directed to secure funding by any means possible. But his role in the effort is challenged when he comes across an old lover (Diane Lane) and finds his loyalties changing.
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Snake Fist Fighter 1971  R, 82 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
aka: Master with Cracked Fingers
Ten Fingers of Death
Director: Chin Hsin
Cast: Jackie Chan, Siu Tien Yuen, Dean Shek, Tien Feng, Cheung Lung, Kwan Young Moon, Choi Hon Kwok, Yuen Biao
Young (17 years old) Jackie Chan, starring in his first notable role, meets a beggar (Siu Tien Yuen), a martial arts master, who teaches Jackie to fight–against his father's desires. Jackie is punished but has gained the skills necessary to take care of the bad guys who threaten his family.
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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. Don't Give a Damn (1994)
aka: Burger Cop
2. Eastern Condors (1986)
3. Encounter of the Spooky Kind (1980)
aka: Spooky Encounters
4. Hand of Death (1975)
aka: Strike of Death
5. Magnificent Butcher (1979)
6. My Lucky Stars (1985)
7. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
8. The Prodigal Son (1982)
aka: Pull No Punches
9. Project A (1983)
aka: Jackie Chan's Project A
10. Robin-B-Hood (2006)
aka: Rob-B-Hood
11. The Setting Sun (1992)
12. Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
13. Snake Fist Fighter (1971)
aka: Master with Cracked Fingers
aka: Ten Fingers of Death
14. Spiritual Kung Fu (1978)
15. Warriors Two (1978)
16. Wheels on Meals (1984)
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