Underplayed Gems

Fist of Fury 1991 (1991)

Fist of Fury 1991 poster
Original title
新精武門1991
Directed by
Joh Chung-Sing
Genre
martial arts film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man arrives in Hong Kong and gets involved in martial arts fights and comic situations. He uses a special power to win a gambling match and parodies scenes from other films.

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What happens

Fist of Fury 1991 (新精武門1991) is a 1991 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Cho Chung-sing and starring Stephen Chow in the lead role. Aside from a few parodied scenes, including the dojo fight in which a Japanese man is forced to eat the sign, the film bears no other similarities to the Bruce Lee film Fist of Fury apart from its title. A sequel, Fist of Fury 1991 II, directed by Cho Chung-sing and Corey Yuen, was released the following year. The opening scene parodies the opening scene in All for the Winner, with the main character (played by Chow in both films) having recently arrived in Hong Kong, encountering the same policeman, and using his special power on a vending machine. The film calls attention to this fact by referring to his character Lau Ching as the "Saint of Gamblers" and having Chow cameo as his other character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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