Sammo Hung (Traditional Chinese: 洪金寶; Simplified Chinese: 洪金宝; Pinyin: Hóng Jīnbǎo; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952) is a Chinese actor, producer and director known for his work in many Kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. He has choreographed fight scenes for, amongst others, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, King Hu, Stephen Chow and John Woo.
Hung was among the pivotal figures who, spearheading the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the Jiang Shi (hopping vampire) genre.
In East Asia, it is common for people to address their elders or influential people with familial nouns as a sign of familiarity and respect. Jackie Chan, for example, is often addressed as "Dai Goh", meaning Big Brother. Hung as the eldest of the kung fu "brothers" is known by the nickname "Dai Goh Dai", meaning Biggest Big Brother.
Born Hong Jin-bao in Hong Kong, both of his parents worked as wardrobe artists in the local film industry and...
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SPL: Sha Po Lang (殺破狼, US title: Kill Zone) is a 2005 Hong Kong martial arts-crime film directed by Wilson Yip. It stars Simon Yam, Sammo Hung, Wu Jing and Donnie Yen. Yam portrays a retiring police detective who resorts to the use of questionable methods in order to catch Wong Po, a ruthless Triad boss (Hung).
The title, Sha Po Lang refers to three words derived from Chinese astrology that each represent a different star capable of good or evil depending on their position in the heavens. .
Hong Kong Police Detective Chan has devoted his career to putting the notorious triad boss Wong Po behind bars. While escorting a witness with damning evidence of Wong Po's wrong doing to court, the police van is rammed at high speed by a car driven by the ruthless assassin Jack. The wreck kills the witness and his wife, but spares the witness' young daughter. Detective Chan is left with a piece of glass in the back of his head. When the glass is removed, doctors notice a tumor in Detective Chan's...,
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The Legend of Zu (Simplified Chinese: 蜀山传; Traditional Chinese: 蜀山傳) (known as Zu Warriors in the US) is a 2001 martial arts/fantasy film starring Ekin Cheng and Sammo Hung. Zhang Ziyi also has a small role in the film.
The film is set in a mythical mountain range (known as "Zu") which exists between heaven and earth. The mountains are populated by immortals known as Omei; the powerful Omei are targeted by an immortal named Insomnia, who wants to rule the mountain range and the world below, and Amnesia (also called Onyx in the US dub) (Kelly Lin), a witch who wants to prove herself to Insomnia. The leader of the Omei, White Eyebrows (Sammo Hung), leads the battle to stop Insomnia, along with the warriors King Sky (Ekin Cheng) and Red (Louis Koo).
The film grossed HK$10 million in its theatrical release in Hong Kong.Although Miramax bought the rights to distribute it in the US, the film was never released in theaters, despite advertising the US release with movie trailers (which...,
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Island of Fire (aka Island on Fire / The Prisoner) is a 1990 film directed by Chu Yin-Ping.After appearing together in Killer Meteors in 1976, Jimmy Wang Yu came to Jackie 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, Fantasy Mission Force (1982) and Island of Fire.As with both of those earlier films, recent DVD and VHS releases market Island of Fire as a Jackie Chan movie, displaying his image on the cover as though he was the lead actor. In fact Chan only appears in a supporting role, with Tony Leung Ka-Fai as the main character. The film also features Sammo Hung.The tagline for this film is When you're looking for the living dead you start your search in hell!There are three different versions of this film. There is a 93min Hong Kong version, a 96min US version and a 125min Taiwanese version which focuses more on character development and plot detail.Island of Fire...,
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Pedicab Driver (Qun long xi feng) 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 fierce martial arts action and stunts, including a fight between martial-arts choreographers Sammo and Lau Kar-leung. The movie also features guest appearances by Eric Tsang and Corey Yuen.
Pedicab Driver grossed $14,784,774 HKD at the Hong Kong box office.
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Wheels on Meals (Kuàicān Chē) is a 1984 Hong Kong action film directed by Sammo Hung, starring Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao. In some releases, the film was released under alternative titles including Spartan X, Weapon X, Spanish Connection and Million Dollar Heiress.
The three action star brothers, Chan, Yuen and Hung, are longtime friends and had been Peking Opera School colleaugues in their youth. The release of Wheels on Meals came in the midst of their most prolific period working together. The three men had acted together on Chan's Project A and the first of Hung's original Lucky Stars trilogy, Winners and Sinners in 1983. Wheels on Meals was released in 1984, and a year later they were reunited twice more for the Lucky Stars semi-sequels My Lucky Stars and Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars. This was something of a golden period for Hong Kong cinema-goers, as three of the nation's most loved action stars performed together on screen.
Wheels on Meals also features cameo appearances...,
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Game of Death (Chinese: 死亡遊戲) was the film Bruce Lee had planned to be the demonstration piece of his martial art Jeet Kune Do . Ninety plus minutes of footage was shot before his death, some of which was later lost[clarify] and has not yet been recovered (such as one fighter attacking Dan Inosanto with a thin log). The remaining footage has been released with Bruce Lee's original English dubbing as part of the documentary entitled Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey. Most of the footage which was shot is from what was to be the centre piece of the film.
While in the middle of filming Game of Death, Bruce Lee was given the offer to star in Enter the Dragon. The first kung fu film to be produced by a Hollywood studio, and with a budget unprecedented for the genre, it was an offer Lee couldn't refuse. Unfortunately, Lee died of cerebral edema before the film's release. At the time of his death, he had already made plans to resume the filming of Game of Death.
After Lee's death, ...,
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Sammo Hung was born in Hong Kong, Asia
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