The Legend of the Owl (1981)
- Original title
- 貓頭鷹
- Directed by
- David Chiang
- Genre
- parody film
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 4 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 parody film set in the martial arts world. It mocks popular wuxia stories and mixes in references to Western pop culture like James Bond, Star Wars, and Jaws. Characters from classic Chinese novels appear in absurd situations.
goofyirreverentfast-pacedsatiricalwackycampynonsensical
What happens
《貓頭鷹》（英語：Legend of the Owl），為1981年香港元亨影業及銀色影業聯合攝製，姜大衛執導之電影，以古龍《楚留香之蝙蝠傳奇》一書為原型，並加入古龍小說《多情劍客無情劍》、《絕代雙驕》等作及黃鷹《沈勝衣傳奇》和《天蠶變》中的人物角色及劇情，並玩過界連《黃頁》、李小龍、《異形》、《星球大戰》、《大白鯊》、《泰山》、劇集《職業特工隊》、劇集《神探俏嬌娃》等中外古今流行文化都不放過，對七十年代後期開始盛行的古龍武俠片進行大規模的顛覆嘲弄。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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