The Prodigal Son (1981)

Original title

敗家仔

Directed by

Sammo Hung

Genre

comedy film, action film, martial arts film, kung fu film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

16

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy young man named Leung Chang thinks he is a skilled kung fu fighter, but his father has been secretly paying opponents to lose to him. When Leung discovers the truth, he sets out to find a real master to train him properly.

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What happens

The Prodigal Son (Chinese: 敗家仔) is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts and semi-biographical film directed by Sammo Hung and co-written with Barry Wong. The film stars Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying, and Frankie Chan. The film was released on 22 December 1981 and grossed HK$9,150,729. The Prodigal Son was nominated for two Hong Kong Film Awards and won the award for Best Action Choreography. The film is a fictional retelling of the life of Leung Jan, a practitioner of Wing Chun. In this movie, Leung Jan, or as he is called in the movie Leung Chang, is depicted as the son of a wealthy man who is half-heartedly studying kung fu. Leung Chang's lack of expertise forces his father to pay people to lose to him in fights. After Leung Chang discovers that his father has been deceiving him, he becomes inspired to study martial arts more seriously and attempts to convince a kung fu expert to take him on as a student. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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