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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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The Young Master (1980)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.