The Young Master (1980)

Original title

師弟出馬

Directed by

Jackie Chan

Genre

martial arts film, action comedy film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

M

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 248 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young martial arts student gets involved in a series of comedic adventures after his brother is expelled from their school. Jackie Chan plays the student who must clear his family's name.

playfulenergeticlightheartedcomedicaction-packedold-schoolfast-pacedwhimsical

What happens

The Young Master (Chinese: 師弟出馬) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, from a screenplay by Chan, Edward Tang, Lau Tin-chi, and Tung Lu. It co-stars Yuen Biao, Fung Fung and Shih Kien. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 9 February 1980. Notable for being the first film that Jackie Chan worked on for Golden Harvest, it is his second film as director. The film was produced by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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