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1Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-yingEncounters of the Spooky Kind is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the lead role. The film was produced by Hung's production company Bo Ho Film Company. It was released as Spooky Encounters in the US. It is sometimes listed as Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind, more blatantly mimicking the title of the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The film was the progenitor of the jiangshi film genre and one of Hong Kong's first kung fu horror comedies. There is one other stand-alone sequel starring Hung and Lam Ching-ying Encounters of the Spooky Kind II which has no relation to Encounters of the Spooky Kind. The Chinese name for the movie literally translates as ghost fights ghost.
2Sammo Hung, Lau Kar-leung, Billy ChowPedicab Driver is a 1989 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by and starring Sammo Hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s Macau. The movie features guest appearances by Eric Tsang, Corey Yuen and Lau Kar-leung.
3Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-yingThe Prodigal Son is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Yuen Biao, and also written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also co-stars in the film. The film was released on 22 December 1981 and grossed HK$ 9,150,729. The film was nominated for two Hong Kong Film Awards and won the award for Best Action choreography. The film tells the story of Leung Chang, the son of wealthy man who is half-heartedly studying kung fu. Leung Chang's lack of expertise forces his father to pay people to lose to him in fights. After Leung Chang discovers that his father has been deceiving him, he becomes inspired to study martial arts more seriously and attempts convince a kung fu expert to take him on as a student.
4Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen BiaoDragons Forever is a 1988 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, who also co-stars in the film. The film stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. The three actors, known colloquially as the Three Brothers, had attended the famous China Drama Academy together, and became members of the Seven Little Fortunes. This is the last film to date that all three have appeared in together. It was directed by Sammo Hung and another former member of the Seven Little Fortunes, Corey Yuen. Yet another classmate, Yuen Wah, plays the film's main villain, while legendary kickboxer Benny Urquidez plays his right-hand man. Dragons Forever was filmed between September and November 1987.More Dragons Forever
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5Carry On Pickpocket
Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Natalis ChanCarry On Pickpocket is a 1982 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung who also stars in it alongside Frankie Chan and Deannie Yip. Hung, the Sammo Hung Stuntmen's Association, Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying and Billy Chan served as action directors. Hung received the Best Actor award at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards and shared it with Karl Maka for Aces Go Places.
6Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Pai WeiMagnificent Butcher is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, and starring Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-hing, Yuen Biao, Wei Pai, Lee Hoi San, Chiang Kam, Fan Mei Sheng, Fung Ging Man, Fung Hak-on and Max Lee. The film is based on the story of Lam Sai-wing, one of the students of the legendary Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung. Sammo Hung plays "Butcher" Lam Sai-wing and Kwan Tak-hing plays Wong Fei-hung, a role he had played before in over 70 films. The film also features Hung's opera "brother" Yuen Biao as another of Wong Fei-hung's students, Leung Foon, a role he would reprise years later in the film Once Upon a Time in China along with Jet Li. Magnificent Butcher was produced as Hung's attempt to duplicate the success of Jackie Chan's 1978 martial arts action comedy film Drunken Master, in which Chan plays Wong Fei-hung. Drunken Master heavily features the Beggar So character, who is also in Magnificent Butcher.
7Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lau Kar-wingWarriors Two is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also co-stars in the film. The film stars Bryan Leung, Casanova Wong and Fung Hak-on. Leung plays the character of the historical figure, Leung Jan, a well-known early practitioner of the Wing Chun style of kung fu. Leung's association with Wing Chun can be considered as the equivalent of Wong Fei-hung's association with the Hung Gar style. Along with The Prodigal Son, Warriors Two is considered one of the best martial arts film displaying the authentic version of the Wing Chun style. Despite the title, Warriors Two is not a sequel. Rather it refers to the two main warriors of the film, and the literal translation of the Hong Kong title is "Mr. Tsang and Cashier Hua".More Warriors Two- #150 of 176 onThe 150+ Best Martial Arts Movies Of All Time
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8Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-yingEastern Condors is a 1987 Hong Kong action film directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Yuen Biao, Joyce Godenzi, Yuen Wah, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Woo-ping, Corey Yuen and Billy Chow. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 9 July 1987. It was set in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Although set in Vietnam, the most of the film was shot in the Philippines. The scenes set in the United States were actually filmed in Canada. The ensembles of convict soldiers in the film are reminiscent of similar squads in American action war films like The Dirty Dozen. Hung believed his normal size and body shape, whilst suited to his comedic characters in his other films, would be inappropriate for a soldier. In order to get into shape for the lead role, Hung lost 30 pounds in 3 months, by surviving on a diet of nothing but chicken and rice.
9Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Hark-Sun LauDragon Ma (Jackie Chan) is a lieutenant in the 19th-century Hong Kong marines. Pirates have been terrorizing local waters, with assistance from the corrupt authorities. Dragon Ma hopes to defeat the evil pirate clan led by Sanpao (Dick Wei), but his plan is short-circuited. Ma then teams with a navy admiral (Hak Suen Lau), a police captain Tzu (Biao Yuen) and a crafty thief (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo) in a new round of high-seas battles with Sanpao and his pirates.
10Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Lynn Xiong, Simon YamIn this film inspired by a true story, Wing Chun martial arts master Ip Man (Donnie Yen) and his family are moving from Foshan, China, to Hong Kong, where Ip aspires to create a school so that he may teach his fighting techniques to a new generation. However, he finds resistance from an asthmatic Hung Ga master named Hong Zhen Nan (Sammo Hung). Soon, Ip is drawn into a treacherous world of corruption as well as a fateful showdown with a merciless boxer known as the Twister (Darren Shahlavi).More Ip Man 2- #147 of 241 onThe 200+ Best Movies Based On A True Story
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11Sammo Hung, Wilson Tong, Bryan LeungThe Victim is a humorous Hong Kong action film directed by Sammo Hung released in 1980. Starring Hung and Bryan Leung Kar Yan, the film is also known as Lightning Kung Fu and San bat yau gei. The US release was in June 1982. Although he had only a very small role in The Victim, former Peking Opera School student Yuen Biao played a key part in the making of this film. He was one of four action choreographers on the film, and doubled several of the stars for martial arts and acrobatics. Karl Maka, a frequent co-star with Sammo Hung in such films as Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon and Odd Couple, has an unusual deadpan role as a Shaolin abbot. Bryan Leung is an action actor who is well known for his intense style, but even he found this film a challenge. He has recalled many times of the exhaustion he felt in filming the final fight scene, much of which he was not doubled for.
12Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen BiaoWheels on Meals is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao.
13Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lau Kar-wingKnockabout is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Sammo Hung and starring Hung and Yuen Biao.
14Cynthia Rothrock, Sammo Hung, Bolo YeungMillionaires Express, aka Shanghai Express, is a 1986 Hong Kong martial arts action western film written and directed by Sammo Hung. Film starred Hung, Yuen Biao, Rosamund Kwan, Mei-sheng Fan and Hwang Jang Lee.
15Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-ying, Feng FengEnter the Fat Dragon is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film is mostly a parody of the Bruce Lee's 1972 film Way of the Dragon, and a satire of the Bruceploitation phenomenon of the '70s. The film had a belated video release in the United States, eventually coming out in 1999 after director and actor Sammo Hung became an unexpected success with his American TV series Martial Law.
16Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, John ShamA relentless inspector (Michelle Yeoh) and a Scotland Yard detective (Cynthia Rothrock) investigate murder linked to microfilm.
17Donnie Yen Ji-Dan, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Simon YamWhen Detective Chan learns he has a fatal brain tumor, he makes it his primary mission to put gangster boss Wong Po away for good. At the same time, Detective Ma Kwun, a martial arts expert with a reputation for excessive force, joins Chan's unit as his eventual successor. After Wong's gang kills an undercover officer, Chan and his men alter a video to implicate the crime lord. Ma is not a party to this, but he nevertheless gets caught in the crossfire.
18Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen BiaoMy Lucky Stars is a 1985 Hong Kong action film directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It is the second film in the Lucky Stars series. The film is a semi-sequel to Winners and Sinners, with many of the same actors returning as the "Five Lucky Stars" troupe, albeit with different character names and slightly different roles. The film was also released under the following alternative titles: Tokyo Powerman Le flic de Hong Kong Winners & Sinners 2 Winners & Sinners 2: My Lucky Stars
19Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Sammo HungTwinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars is a 1985 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 15 August 1985. It is the third instalment in the Lucky Stars series, following Winners and Sinners and My Lucky Stars. As with its prequel, the film features Jackie Chan in a supporting role. The film was released under several different titles in other regions, including: "Winners & Sinners 3: Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars" "My Lucky Stars 2: Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars" "Seven Lucky Stars" "The Target" "PowerMan 2" The film is notable for a fight scene featuring Andy Lau, alongside Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It also features Michelle Yeoh's first on-screen fight scene, as a Judo instructor teaching the Lucky Stars.
20Sammo Hung, Lau Kar-wing, Bryan LeungOdd Couple is a 1979 Hong Kong film directed by Lau Kar Wing, who also stars, alongside Sammo Hung. It was the first film to be released by Gar Bo Motion Picture Company, an independent production company set up by Hung, Lau and producer Karl Maka. The fight scenes are mainly weapon-based, with particular emphasis on the contrast between the dao and qiang. The film is sometimes listed as The Odd Couple.
21Encounters of the Spooky Kind II
Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-yingEncounters of the Spooky Kind II is a 1990 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy horror film written, choreographed, starring Sammo Hung. The film was produced by Hung's production company, Bojon Films Company Ltd. It was released as Spooky Encounters 2 in the US. It is sometimes listed as aka Close Encounters of the Spooky Kind 2 . This film is not a sequel to Encounters of the Spooky Kind. The Chinese name for the movie literally translates as ghost bite ghost.
22Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Tony Leung Ka-faiIsland of Fire is a 1990 Hong Kong action film directed by Chu Yen-ping, and starring Jackie Chan, Andy Lau, Sammo Hung, Tony Leung Ka-fai and Barry Wong. It was shot in Taiwan and the Philippines. As with both of those earlier films, recent DVD and VHS releases market Island of Fire & Jackie Chan Is the Prisoner as a Jackie Chan film, displaying a Jackie Chan image on the cover as though the lead actor. In fact, Chan and only appears in a supporting role, with Tony Leung Ka-Fai as the central character. After appearing with Chan in Killer Meteors in 1976, the film's producer and co-star, Jimmy Wang Yu, came to Chan's aid when the then young actor sought his help in settling a dispute with veteran director, Lo Wei. Chan repaid the favour by playing roles in Wang's films, which included this film as well as the 1982 film Fantasy Mission Force.
23Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-yingHapkido aka Lady Kung Fu is a 1972 Hong Kong film directed by Huang Feng, starring Angela Mao, Carter Wong and Sammo Hung. It was released by Golden Harvest. It was digitally re-mastered and restored by Hong Kong Legends in 2006.
24Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Gabrielle FitzpatrickJackie Chan plays a popular TV chef who accidentally saves a reporter pursued by two warring gangs -- one that looks like the standard Cosa Nostra types, the other a group of upstarts. After the two gangs decide to come after Jackie, he drops his nice guy image and fights back.
25Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen BiaoWinners and Sinners is a 1983 Hong Kong action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, who also starred in the film. The film co-stars Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. It was the first in the Lucky Stars series of films a highly successful series in Hong Kong. The film co-stars Jackie Chan in a significant role as an error-prone police officer. It also features a cameo appearance from Yuen Biao as another police officer who gets into a fight with Chan's character. The film is a semi-prequel to My Lucky Stars and Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars, insofar as the "Five Lucky Stars" concept and many of the same actors return in those latter films. However, the character names and indeed their roles differ - Stanley Fung's character is the nominal "leader" of the quintet in Winners and Sinners, whereas Sammo Hung's character takes the mantle in the latter films.
26Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Michael Biehn, Heo Joon-hoA team of Interpol agents goes to Hong Kong to testify in the trial of a crime lord. However, the accused escapes when the convoy taking him to court is ambushed. The agents cooperate with local police, led by a burned-out cop (Sammo Hung), to track down the fugitive.
27Sammo Hung, Cheng Pei-pei, Lam Ching-yingPainted Faces, is a Hong Kong film directed by Alex Law. The movie was first released in 1988. The language spoken in this movie is Cantonese. The Chinese title refers to the Seven Little Fortunes - Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and his fellow opera-mates, who later made it big in the Hong Kong film industry. The film focuses on Master Yu Ho, their teacher, and his methods on bringing up his protégés.
28Sammo Hung, Lau Kar-wingDirty Tiger, Crazy Frog is a 1978 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Karl Maka, starring Sammo Hung and Lau Kar Wing. The two leads also shared action directing duties. The film was one of two produced by Gar Bo Motion Picture Company, a company formed by Hung, Maka and Lau created. The film also features cameos from Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying and Hsiao Ho.
29Gong Li, Maggie Cheung, Stephen ChowThe Banquet, also known as Party of a Wealthy Family, is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film. It was quickly filmed for a Hong Kong flood relief charity, after the Yangtze River flooded in July of that year. A large ensemble of actors and crew worked on the film, many in supporting roles and cameos. The principal star is Eric Tsang.
30Sammo Hung, Chan Sing, Wang HoShaolin Plot is a 1977 Hong Kong film directed by Huang Feng and featuring Sammo Hung in his first starring role and as action director. Huang had been Hung's mentor.
