The Reckless Cricket (1979)
奇門怪招爛頭蟀
Cricket (Hon Kwok-Choi) wants to be a kung fu master so he can marry Ah Zhu (Yau Chui-Ling) because her father thinks he is weak. So she gives him gold bars to get proper training. Cricket encounters various teachers that are really con men that take his gold yet Cricket still manages to learn kung fu to face those standing in his way.
- Date of release
- 1979-03-16
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Action, Comedy
- Director
- Kuei Chih-hung
Casting
- Hon Kwok-choi — Lan Tau Shuai [crapy Head cricket]
- Yau Chui-Ling — Ah Zhu
- Lo Lieh — Beggar master [Guest]
- Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan — Eagle Style
- Addy Sung Gam-Loi — South Fist North Leg
- Chiang Tao — Dragon Style [w. bird cage]
- Wong Shu-tong — Snake style [w. white fan]
- Lee Hoi-Sang — Street performer
- Ng Hong-Sang — Street performer
- Mak Wa-Mei — teahouse lady
- Lau Yat-fan — Ah Zhu's father
- Wong Ching-Ho — fake master
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