Writing Kung Fu

Writing Kung Fu (1979)

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A struggling teacher is bullied by kung fu students, then dumped by his own students. Meanwhile, an odd man in a coolie hat comes to town, pretending to be a trade delegate for tea and salt. But he's really the murderous Ah Yen, who ten years ago wiped out many residents of Red Clay Village, and his favourite trick is to play the flute whilst kung fu fighting. Through a process which is not made very clear, the struggling teacher gains fu skills which include strokes based on writing. Finally, he is the only one left standing to fight the villain.

Date of release
1979-01-02
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Action
Director
Bolo Yeung

Casting

Interesting facts

Writing Kung Fu, also known as Chinese Samson and Hot Dog Kung Fu, is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts drama film directed by Bolo Yeung.

Production and release

Speaking about the film in an interview with coolasscinema.com, actor John Cheung said, "My little brother, Johnny Cheung, is in this movie with me and Bolo. He was also an action choreographer for Jackie Chan and was a stunt double doing dangerous scenes for Jackie and other actors. The action design in WRITING KUNG FU was done by me, my brother, and Bolo, who also directed the movie."

The website thaiworldview.com states, "Two versions were released. One for the Hong Kong market with John Cheung. One for the Thai market with Thai actor Sombat Methanee. Thai version is lost."

The cockfighting scene was removed from the English dub, but is still present in the French dub, which accounts for the runtime discrepancy between the two versions.

The film has been released under the English titles Writing Kung Fu, Hot Dog Kung Fu and Chinese Samson.

The film was released in Australia on 1 October 1981 with the classification "M": "The content is moderate in impact".

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