A wheelchair fight so legendary, it'll ruin able-bodied action scenes forever.
Flame hand wants to rule the martial world and test her skills, therefore she kills off many heroes, and Ice hand seeks to put an end to her. Family of slain heroes seeks revenge. A brilliant shapes film from 1978, plus the wheel chair fight is a must see.
Practical Effects
The wheelchair fight scene—full stop, cinema history
Stunts
Pre-wire fu desperation and inventive disabled combat
Director
Pao-Chang Han
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The wheelchair sequence was reportedly improvised when a stunt performer broke his leg—director Pao-Chang Han kept rolling.
This film arrived during the Shaw Brothers collapse and Golden Harvest rise—its raw, pre-wire style represents the last gasp of old-school Hong Kong brutality before wire-fu dominance.
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