The Victim

The Victim (1980)

身不由已

Family Feud, Kung Fu Style.

Chung Yao, a martial arts expert, has long been on the run from his stepbrother, who he caught trying to rape his wife on their wedding night. His brother has never given up the chase however, and Chung Yao live in constant fear that the vengeful stepbrother will murder him and his wife.

Date of release
1980-02-28
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (23)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Action, Comedy, Drama
Director
Sammo Hung Kam-bo

Casting

Interesting facts

The Victim is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring and directed by Sammo Hung. It was released in the US as Lightning Kung Fu in June 1982.

Production

Although he had only a very small role in The Victim, former China Drama Academy student Yuen Biao played a key part in the making of this film. He was one of four action choreographers on the film, and doubled several of the stars for martial arts and acrobatics.

Karl Maka, a frequent co-star with Hung in such films as Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon and Odd Couple, has an unusual deadpan role as a Shaolin abbot.

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