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Traditional
  
通天老虎

Distributed by
  
Park Films Ltd

Initial release
  
20 March 1980

6.7/10
IMDb

Directed by
  
Go Bo-Shu

Running time
  
85 minutes

Director
  
Pao-Shu Kao

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Starring
  
Casanova WongMeng Yuen-ManChing Siu-TungMeg Lam Kin-MingYen Shi-Kwan

Release date
  
20 March 1980 (1980-03-20)

Cast
  
Wang Ho, Ching Siu‑tung, Meg Lam, Yuan‑Wen Meng

Similar
  
Story of Drunken Master, Shaolin Drunkard, Shaolin vs Lama, Shaolin Temple, Ruthless Tactics

The Master Strikes (Also known as Fist of Tiger or Crazy Tiger Fist) is 1980 comedy martial art movie directed by Go Bo-Shu and starring Casanova Wong, Meng Yuen-Man and Ching Siu-Tung.

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Plot

Chen, a bodyguard, is entrusted by Lung Tung Chien to protect a rare treasure. After having a hard time to protecting the treasure (sleeping on the top to make sure the treasure is safe), he finds out it has been stolen. As a result, he becomes violently insane. The two con men Lung and Li find out about Chen and the treasure's connection, and they decide to help Chen to find the treasure in an attempt to get rich.

Cast

  • Casanova Wong as Chen
  • Meng Yuen-Man as Li
  • Ching Siu-Tung as Lung (action director)
  • Yen Shi Kwan as Lung Tung Chien
  • Meg Lam Kin-Ming
  • Max Lee Chiu Jun as Beggar Su
  • Chap Lap-Ban as old prostitute
  • Hon Kwok Choi as waiter at the restaurant (cameo, uncredited)
  • Wong Mei Mei
  • Tony Leung Siu Hung as thug (assistant action director)
  • Eddy Co Hung
  • Fong Ping as prostitute
  • Mama Hung as prostitute
  • Yuen Bo
  • Lee Fat Yuen as thug (extra, uncredited)
  • Reception

    Carl Davis of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and compared it negatively to the contemporaneous films of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. J. Doyle Wallis, also writing for DVD Talk, rated it 2.5/5 stars and called it "a bit of low budget, martial comedy silliness."

    References

    The Master Strikes Wikipedia


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