The Master Strikes

The Master Strikes
The Master Strikes
Traditional	通天老虎
Directed by	Kao Pao-shu
Starring	Casanova Wong; ; Ching Siu-Tung; ;
Distributed by
Release date	20 March 1980;
Running time	85 minutes
Language	Mandarin Chinese

The Master Strikes (Also known as Fist of Tiger or Crazy Tiger Fist) is 1980 Hong Kong comedy martial arts movie set in 1920s and 1930s China. the film was directed by Kao Pao-shu and starring Casanova Wong, and Ching Siu-Tung.

Plot[]

The film is set in the Qing period before Sun Yat-sen's revolt. Chen, a bodyguard, is entrusted by Lung Tung Chien to protect a rare treasure. After having a hard time to protecting the treasure (sleeping on the top to make sure the treasure is safe), he finds out it has been stolen. As a result, he becomes violently insane. The two con men Lung and Li find out about Chen and the treasure's connection, and they decide to help Chen to find the treasure in an attempt to get rich.

Cast[]

Casanova Wong as Chen
as Li
Ching Siu-Tung as Lung (action director)
as Lung Tung Chien
as Beggar Su
as old prostitute
as waiter at the restaurant (cameo, uncredited)
as thug (assistant action director)
as prostitute
as prostitute
as thug (extra, uncredited)

Reception[]

Carl Davis of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and compared it negatively to the contemporaneous films of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung.^[1] J. Doyle Wallis, also writing for DVD Talk, rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "a bit of low budget, martial comedy silliness."^[2]

References[]

^ Davis, Carl (14 November 2004). "The Master Strikes". DVD Talk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
^ Wallis, J. Doyle (4 June 2005). "The Master Strikes". DVD Talk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

External links[]

The Master Strikes at IMDb

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[1] Davis, Carl (14 November 2004). "The Master Strikes". DVD Talk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

[2] Wallis, J. Doyle (4 June 2005). "The Master Strikes". DVD Talk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

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