Petaling Street Warriors

Petaling Street Warriors (2011)

Set in Petaling Street in 1908, it tells of a hokkien mee seller (Mark Lee) who finds himself entangled in deadly battles with skilled fighters. Little did he know that he is in possession of a lost treasure map linked to the Qing Dynasty and must refrain himself from consummating his marriage to master the "Virgin Kung Fu" skills to overcome his opponents

Date of release
2011-12-01
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Action, Comedy
Director
Sampson Yuen, James Lee

Casting

Interesting facts

Petaling Street Warriors is a 2011 film co-directed by James Lee Thim Heng and Sampson Yuen Choi-Hin through Malaysian production company, Juita Entertainment, a subsidiary of Juita Viden. Jointly presented by Juita Viden and Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), it is the first period kungfu comedy to be produced locally in Malaysia and Singapore, with famed action choreographer from Hong Kong, Yuk-Sing Ma, who have worked on Hong Kong and China's blockbusters, such as Storm Riders 2 and A Chinese Fairy Tale.

Production

The film is inspired by a controversial legend about the Jianwen Emperor of the Ming dynasty, who is rumoured to have fled to Southeast Asia when he was dethroned in the year 1402 by his uncle, Zhu Di, who later became the Yongle Emperor.

The story took two years of research work and preparation.

The role of Liu Kun 刘坤 was at first offered to Chapman To, but the shooting dates clashed with his schedule. As a result, Namewee was chosen to take up the role.

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