The Thundering Mantis (1980)

Original title

癲螳螂

Directed by

Wing-Cho Yip

Genre

comedy film, action film, martial arts film, Eastern

Country

British Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A martial arts student learns a unique fighting style from a drunken master. He uses his skills to take on local bullies and a criminal gang.

playfulenergeticlightheartedfast-pacedcomedicquirkyaction-packedwhimsical

What happens

The Thundering Mantis (Chinese: 癲螳螂) (Also known as Mantis Fist Fighter in USA) is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Teddy Yip, starring Bryan Leung, Cheng Feng and Eddy Ko Hung. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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