Kung Fu VS Acrobatic
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| Directed by | Taylor Wong |
| Produced by | Jimmy Heung |
| Screenplay by | Wong Jing |
| Starring | Andy Lau Natalis Chan Joey Wong Yuen Wah Cutie Mui |
| Music by | Lowell Lo Sherman Chow |
| Cinematography | David Chung Gigo Lee Chan Siu-kwan |
| Edited by | Robert Choi |
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Production
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| Distributed by | Newport Entertainment |
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Release dates
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21 July 1990 |
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Running time
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99 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK $11,160,216 |
Kung Fu VS Acrobatic is a 1990 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy comedy film directed by Taylor Wong and starring Andy Lau, Natalis Chan and Joey Wong. The film is a homage to the 1964 martial arts film Buddha's Palm which starred Cho Tat-wah, who also acts in a supporting role in this film.
Plot
Advertising company staff Mo Tak-fai and his friend Lai Chi are going to mainland China for a business trip during which Chi smuggled some relics which leads them being chased by the police and they strayed into a cave. Chi was bitten by a poisonous snake in the cave but was saved by medicine from hero Lung Kim-fei from centuries ago and shares it with Tak-fai. Not only does the medicine detoxifies Chi, it also gave Tak-fai and Chi internal strengths. There, they also rescue Princess Wan-lo and her maid Siu-man who were frozen for eight hundred years from the Yuan Dynasty while also allowing two-hundred-year-old evil martial arts expert Tin-chan escape.
Fai and Chi were skeptic about the things that happened a hundred years ago and they bring Princess Wan-lo and her maid to Hong Kong. Wan-lo was very clever and was able to adapt to modern in Hong Kong very quickly. On the other hand, in order to defeat Tin-chan, Wan-lo helps Tak-fai to learn the "Buddha's Palm" technique while Chi, due to poor qualifications, only excel at "Seven Rotary Slice" technique. Later, Tin-chan arrives and Tak-fai was defeated by him since he have not mastered the "Ten Thousand Buddhas" technique. Tin-chan forced Tak-fai to eat a silkworm, which can cause pain to people who ate it when Tin-chan slaps his drum which he carries on his waist.
The next day, Tin-chan was stealing money from an ATM in the bank and under the threat of Tin-chan, Tak-fai and Chi were forced to go to the boss' home and capture his family. Even the police were no match for Tin-chan. Later, they were saved by Wan-lo and Tak-fai was injured by Tin-chan while escaping. Fortunately, Tak-fai was healed by Yim Chan, the leader of the "Special Ability Performing Troupe" from China while also transferring world energy to him. A few days, later, Tak-fai finally masters the "Ten Thousand Buddhas" technique and uses it to cripples Tin-chan's martial arts ability and becomes a true hero.
Cast
- Andy Lau as Mo Tak-fai
- Natalis Chan as Lai Chi
- Joey Wong as Princess Wan-lo
- Yuen Wah as Tin-chan
- Cutie Mui as Siu-man
- Cho Tat-wah as Ku Se / Lung Kim-fei
- Lau Shun as Yim Chan
- Ngai Ping-lung as Mo Tak-fai's boss
- Lau Chi-wing as Police captain
- Shing Fui-On as Cop on motorcycle
- Chan King as Human smuggler
- San Kuai as Kao Li-chiu
- Kong Chuen as Kao Li-pa
- Lee Siu-kei as One of Pa's men
- Jameson Lam as One of Pa's men
- Lee Hang as One of Chiu's men
- Lam Foo-wai as One of Chiu's men
- Yiu Yau-hung as Taxi driver with spanner
- Kwan Hoi-san as Man in intro (Footage from Buddha's Palm)
- Ko Lo-chuen as Man in intro (Footage from Buddha's Palm)
- Chan Wai-yu as Woman in intro (Footage from Buddha's Palm)
- Yu So-chow as Woman in intro (Footage from Buddha's Palm)
- Lam Fung as Woman in intro (Footage from Buddha's Palm)
- Wong Chi-keung as Bus driver
- Chin Tsi-ang as Old woman with child boarding bus
- Hon San as National treasure seller
Theme song
- Martial Arts Supreme (武林至尊) (Cantonese version)
- Young Hero (英雄出少年) ((Mandarin version)
- Composer: Lowell Lo
- Lyricist: James Wong
- Singer: James Wong
Box office
The film grossed HK $11,160,216 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 21 July to 11 August 1990 in Hong Kong.
See also
External links
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- Hong Kong films
- 1990 films
- 1990s martial arts films
- 1990s action films
- 1990s comedy films
- 1990s fantasy films
- Hong Kong martial arts films
- Hong Kong action comedy films
- Hong Kong fantasy films
- Wuxia films
- Kung fu films
- Martial arts comedy films
- Martial arts fantasy films
- Cantonese-language films
- Films set in Hong Kong
- Films shot in Hong Kong
