Chung Yao, a martial arts expert, has long been on the run from his stepbrother, who he caught trying to rape his wife on their wedding night. His brother has never given up the chase however, and Chung Yao live in constant fear that the vengeful stepbrother will murder him and his wife.
Stunts
Sammo Hung's self-choreographed fights—he's a human wrecking ball.
Acting
Bryan Leung's simmering paranoia sells the melodrama.
Direction
Hung balances brutal trauma with Looney Tunes physicality.
Director
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Chan Wing
Bryan Leung Kar-Yan
Leung Chung Yau
Fanny Wang
Yuet Yee
Chang Yi
Jo Wing
Peter Chan Lung
Yuet Yee's Brother
Wilson Tong Wai-Shing
Tong Wai Shing
Yuen Miu
Master Yuen Wen Shing
Karl Maka
Abbot Silver Lining
Paul Chung Fat
Fantan
Wellson Chin Sing-Wai
Bathhouse Attendant
Chang Ching-Po
Uncle
Ka Lee
Yuet Yee's Brother's Man
Billy Chan Wui-Ngai
Friend of Chung Yau
Lam Ching-Ying
Jo Wing's Man / Double
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sammo Hung allegedly fractured his sternum during the warehouse pole fight but finished the scene.
The film embodies 'mo lei tau' absurdism emerging in 1980s Hong Kong cinema—serious stakes, unserious execution.
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