Fist of Fury 1991

1991 1h 36m CN

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 49

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Lau Ching, a Mainlander with an incredibly powerful right arm, arrives in Hong Kong to find his cousin. He befriends with a drifter named Handsome, and a martial artist girl named Mandy. In order to woo her, Ching participates in a fighting competition in hopes of winning a $10 million prize, and must defeat his love rival, Wai, in the ring.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Stephen Chow
Lau Ching
Kenny Bee
Handsome
Sharla Cheung Man
Mandy Fok
Corey Yuen
Master Fok Wan
Vincent Wan Yeung-Ming
Cheng Wai
Shing Fui-On
Master Chiu Tung
Susan Ha Chi-Chun
Flute Ping
Tung Chi
Keung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joh Chung-Sing
Writers: Hoh Dung, Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
Languages: Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Fist of Fury 1991 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joh Chung-Sing, shot by Jimmy Leung Chi-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hai Kit-Wai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Stephen Chow and Kenny Bee and Sharla Cheung Man carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joh Chung-Sing directs. Jimmy Leung Chi-Ming behind the camera. Hai Kit-Wai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hong Kong. Dialogue in Cantonese.

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135 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Fist of Fury 1991 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Joh Chung-Sing, shot by Jimmy Leung Chi-Ming. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Hai Kit-Wai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Stephen Chow and Kenny Bee and Sharla Cheung Man carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0103296 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Released under 11 different titles around the world.