Bai ga jai (1981)

Director:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Writers:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (writer)
Barry Wong (writer)
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Release Date:

22 December 1981 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Plot:

A rich man's son (Yuen Biao) believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton. Unfortunately...

Plot Keywords:

Kung Fu | Martial Arts | Historical | Father Daughter Relationship | Cross Dressing

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

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

Directed by
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo		writer
Barry Wong		writer
Jing Wong		writer

Produced by
Raymond Chow	....	executive producer
Raymond Chow	....	producer
Leonard Ho	....	producer

Original Music by
Frankie Chan
Phil Chen

Cinematography by
Ricky Lau

Film Editing by
Yao Chung Chang

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leung Chin	....	assistant director
Ricky Lau	....	assistant director

Editorial Department
Simon Broderick	....	colorist

Other crew
Billy Chan	....	action choreographer
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	....	action choreographer
Guy Lai	....	consultant: Wing Chun
Ching-Ying Lam	....	action choreographer
Biao Yuen	....	action choreographer
Biao Yuen	....	double: martial arts and acrobatics

Production Companies

• Golden Harvest Company
• Paragon Films Ltd.

Distributors

• Image Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Tai Seng Video Marketing (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (1999) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Mega Star Video Distribution (2000) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Tai Seng Video Marketing (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Contender Group (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Hong Kong Legends (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Medusa Communications and Marketing (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

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]

MPAA:

Rated R for martial arts violence.

Runtime:

USA:100 min | Hong Kong:104 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Hong Kong:III | New Zealand:R13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:R

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

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.

Unbelievable movie. Utterly flawless.

This has got to be one of the best movies I've ever seen. Ever. Its so good that I can watch over and over and over again. The Wing Chun kung fu choreography is the best I've ever seen anywhere and I've seen pretty much most Kung fu flicks. While the rest of the fights have brilliant grace, the final fight between Lam Ching Ying and Frankie Chan is brutal and has more realistic angry punches than kung fu grace, all to win at all costs. The story, screenplay, cinematography and direction are all brilliant. While I'm aware that the English dubbing may not totally reflect the dialog, it also comes out as hilarious and well done. The characters are really amazing. Its also unbelievable that high flying, poorly choreographed crap like Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is made even after stuff like this came out in the early 80s!