Directed by Chen Chi-hwa • 1978 • Hong Kong
Starring Jackie Chan, Doris Lung Chun-Erh, James Tien
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!
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Spiritual Kung Fu
Directed by Lo Wei • 1978 • Hong Kong
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The Fearless Hyena
Directed by Jackie Chan • 1979 • Hong Kong
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The Young Master
Directed by Jackie Chan • 1980 • Hong Kong
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