The Owl vs Bombo (1984)

Original title

貓頭鷹與小飛象

Directed by

Sammo Hung

Genre

martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A former police inspector blackmails two thieves into becoming teachers at a reform center. The film follows their antics as they try to adjust to their new roles.

funlightheartedcomedicaction-packedplayfulquirkyfast-pacedsilly

What happens

The Owl vs Bombo (Chinese: 貓頭鷹與小飛象) (also known as The Owl vs Bumbo and The Owl and Dumbo) is a 1984 Hong Kong action comedy film directed, produced by and starring Sammo Hung with George Lam, Deanie Ip and Michelle Yeoh (in her first film role; credited as "Michelle Khan"), that is about a former police inspector that blackmails two thieves into becoming teachers at a reform center. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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