The Fearless Hyena (1979)

Original title

笑拳怪招

Directed by

Jackie Chan

Genre

martial arts film, action comedy film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 178 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young martial arts student who is impulsive and likes to gamble gets a job teaching at a school with a bad reputation. This puts him in the path of a dangerous kung fu master.

playfulenergeticcomediclightheartedfamily-friendlyfast-pacedcheerfulaction-packed

What happens

The Fearless Hyena (Chinese: 笑拳怪招) is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film starring, written and directed by Jackie Chan in his directorial debut at the age of 24. Also released in the United States under the title Revenge of the Dragon, and in Japan under a different title and theme song called Crazy Monkey (Japanese: クレイジー • モンキー). The film was a box office success, and released in Hong Kong on 17 February 1979, and even spawned a loose sequel titled Fearless Hyena Part II in 1983. The film initially focuses on a martial arts student who lacks self-control and has a gambling habit. He is soon offered a position as a martial arts teacher in a school with a poor reputation. He unwittingly attracts the attention of a villainous kung fu master. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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