Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" (1996)

Original title

冒險王

Directed by

Ching Siu-tung

Genre

comedy film, action film, martial arts film

Country

Hong Kong

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

18

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 59 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A writer's adventure story comes to life as he imagines himself as a hero in 1930s China. He fights villains and searches for a valuable scripture. The movie jumps between real life and the fictional story.

action-packedwhimsicalcomedicfast-pacedadventurouslight-heartedspectacularchaotic

What happens

Dr. Wai in "The Scripture with No Words" (Chinese: 冒險王; Cantonese Yale: Mo him wong; lit. 'Adventure King'; released in the Philippines as Adventurer from China) is a 1996 Hong Kong action film directed by Ching Siu-tung and starring Jet Li. It won the Golden Horse Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Action Choreography. During the production, a fire destroyed HK$10 million worth of sets, resulting in severe budget problems. In an attempt to limit the damage, the script was revised and many modern plots were added, resulting the film to have two different endings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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