english title | Mad Monkey Kung Fu |
original title | 瘋猴 |
french title | Le Singe Fou du Kung Fu |
year | 1979 |
country | Hong-Kong |
director | LIU Chia-Liang - 劉家良 | |
actor | LIU Chia-Liang - 劉家良 | |
HSIAO Ho | ||
LEE Fat Yuen | ||
CHAN Hei | ||
WANG Han Chen | ||
LAM Fai Wong | ||
LIN Ke Ming | ||
WONG Ching Ho | ||
LEE King Chue | ||
SAI Gwa-Pau | ||
LO Lieh - 羅烈 | ||
Kara HUI Ying-Hung - 惠英紅 | ||
producer | Mona FONG Yat Wah | |
Run Run SHAW | ||
action director | LIU Chia-Liang - 劉家良 | |
scriptwriter | NI Kuang |
genres | comedy kung-fu |
duration | 108 minutes |
production studio | Shaw Brothers 邵氏 |
Many of legendary director Liu Chia-liang (a.k.a. Lau Kar-leung)'s movies were known to embrace the master/pupil relationship as the film's backbone. Besides directing Mad Monkey Kung-fu, it's also Liu's lead acting debut playing down and out, monkey kung-fu master Chen, crippled by a ruthless villain. Street boy Hsiao Hao (which means "little monkey") convinces Chen to teach him monkey kung-fu to avenge his shame. The training sequences and finale fight are as entertaining as they are wacky.