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Director:
Writers:
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (writer)
Barry Wong (writer)
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Release Date:
22 December 1981 (Hong Kong) more
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Plot:
A rich man's son (Yuen Biao) believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
Best kung-fu film of all time. more (17 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Biao Yuen ... Leung Chang
Ching-Ying Lam ... Leung Yee Tai

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo ... Wong Wah Bo
Frankie Chan ... Lord Ngai Fai
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ching Po Chang ... Opera troupe manager
Hsi Chang
Lung Chan ... Yee Tong-Choi
Frankie Chin
Yuet Sang Chin
Fat Chung ... Ngai's Servant
Yue Ding
Wai-Lan Ho ... Chan Yan-hau
Fung Lee
Hoi Sang Lee ... Teacher
Ching Lin
Wen Tai Li
James Tien ... Ngai's Street Opponent
Yue Ting
Hsieh Wang (as Hap Wong)
Dick Wei ... Ngai's Servant
Pai Wei ... Au Ru-Kwai
Ma Wu ... Iron Palm
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bai jia zi (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Pull No Punches
Son Ruining the Family (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) (literal title)
The Prodigal Son (Hong Kong: English title)
El hijo prodigo (Spain) [es]
O asotos yios (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
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MPAA:
Rated R for martial arts violence.
Runtime:
USA:100 min | Hong Kong:104 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Leung Chang: Master! I'm sorry. It's all my fault.
Leung Yee Tai: You're damn right it's your fault. And stop calling me 'master'. I really don't need such a dumb student.
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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Best kung-fu film of all time., 17 June 2006
10/10
Author: govarian from United Kingdom

Yuen biao is the man. I think he's one of the best actors in Hong Kong whether it's martial arts or not, it's just ridiculous that he's never been nominated in the best actor category at the Hong Kong awards. I've seen this film about 30 times now. It's one of the few kung-fu films that i can watch from beginning to end, as usually i go straight to the fights. The kung-fu is brilliant, very fast, very realistic, and very precise. The end fight is pure genius, fast and furious. The fight between Frankie Chan and Lam Ching Ying is brilliant too, and the training sequences... this film is just perfect. Brilliant camera work, slick editing and great music. More people should see this film to see the pure genius of Sammo Hung,Yuen Biao, and the brilliant Lam Ching Ying. It doesn't have as many fights as the other old skool kung-fu movies, but believe me this movie rocks. 10/10

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