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Like a live-action comic book, this antic farce lets Jackie Chan, choreographing his own fight sequences, cut loose with a wild parody of the martial-arts genre. He plays a bumbling wannabe kung-fu master who, when he assumes the identity of a dead hero, finds himself embroiled in a series of absurd misadventures and the search for a pair of mystical artifacts. Cartoon sound effects and send-ups of everything from Popeye to Jesus Christ Superstar are part of the lighthearted fun—not to mention Chan fighting a bald adversary with his own wig! (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Jackie Chan
China
Best movies:
Drunken Master (1978)
Drunken Master II (1994)
Eagle's Shadow (1978)
James Tien
China
Best movies:
The Iron Fisted Monk (1977)
Above the Law (1986)
The Chinese Connection (1972)
Doris Lung
China
Best movies:
Hero of the Wild: Kung Fu Challenger (1977)
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
Shaolin Wooden Men (1976)
Kang Chin
Taiwan
Best movies:
Betrayal and Revenge (1986)
Master of the Flying Guillotine (1976)
Bloody Monkey Master (1977)
Tien Miao
China
Best movies:
Dragon Inn (1967)
The Hole (1998)
Rebels of the Neon God (1992)
Dean Shek
China
Best movies:
Warriors Two (1978)
Drunken Master (1978)
Odd Couple (1979)
Julie Chi-Lun Lee
Taiwan
Best movies:
Half a Loaf of Kung-fu (1978)
Ma Wu
China
Best movies:
The Iron Fisted Monk (1977)
Project A (1983)
Police Story 2 (1988)
Man-Tai Lee
Best movies:
The Valiant Ones (1974)
The Prodigal Son (1981)
The Millionaires' Express (1986)
Kang Peng
Taiwan
Best movies:
Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)
Snuff Bottle Connection (1977)
Dragon Lord (1982)
Kao Chiang
South Korea
Best movies:
The Fatal Flying Guillotines (1977)
Dragon Fist (1979)
The Hand of Death (1976)