Runtime: 111 minutes
Directed by: Yuen Woo-Ping
Starring: Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-Tien, Hwang Jang-Lee, Lam Kau, Linda Lin Ying
From: Golden Harvest
A great way to announce that I am back on my regular schedule. It was a nice time hanging out with my sister and her beau (including time at Walt Disney World yesterday) but today Dad drove them to the airport; as I thought I would have to do this time, free time was had today so this was seen last afternoon. For years I’ve praised Jackie Chan, so it was long overdue to discuss his breakout role that was pivotal into superstar status.
This also popularized the kung-fu comedy genre. Laughs are frequent and while this doesn’t have Chan use his silent movie era-influenced style, it was still funny as Chan plays a cocksure young man who sometimes is a jerk and sometimes beats up even worse jerks; always, his father is embarrassed by his behavior. As punishment, Chan must train with Beggar So, master of the Drunken Fist style.
The action delivers along with the comedy; there’s plenty of creativity from director/choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping. Thunderleg (yes, the subtitled version on Prime is the UK version; Chan’s character was known as Freddy Wong) made for quite the A-hole villain. As Beggar So was pretty awesome and this featured an unforgettable, rousing finale meant that this is a must for Chan fans.
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