The well-known "Flying Dagger" Chung and his nephew Lam lived on rewards from apprehending bandits. Chung refused the love of "Great Coquette" Lady Fung. Therefore, Fung always mess up Chung's business for revenge. Flying Fox, the country's number one bandit, had stolen the millionaire Tsao's evidence of being a traitor. Hence, Tsao employed Chung to catch the bandit. Flying Fox's wife, Flying Cat seduced Chung to save her husband, which caused jealousy and a severe fight with Fung. Meanwhile Lam was kidnapped by Tsao. Chung and Fung finally realized that Tsao was the head of East Wing. They united together to beat against Tsao...
Stunts
Wire-fu so excessive it defies physics and dignity.
Costume
Every outfit screams 'we spent the budget on fabric.'
Director
Kevin Chu
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Big Dagger Hon Cheung
Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying
Little Dagger Hon Lam
Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau
Nine Tail Fox
Maggie Cheung
Flying Cat
Sharla Cheung
Big Bewitchment
Gloria Yip Wan-Yee
Little Bewitchment
Richard Ng Man-Tat
Pang Ting Hong (Innkeeper)
Chen Hung-Lieh
Dicky Lui
Kingdom Yuen King-Tan
Brothelkeeper
Yuen Cheung-Yan
Never Die
Lo Lieh
Ku Pao-Ming
Steve Lee Ka-Ting
Erotomania man
Pauline Chan Bo-Lin
Evil Lady of Yi Ho
David Wu
Western Ace
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kevin Chu directed this between his iconic 'A Chinese Odyssey' parody phase and his later rom-com reign—explaining the tonal whiplash.
The 'Flying Dagger' title riffs on Gu Long's wuxia universe, but this film treats the source material like a suggestion at best.
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