Enter the Fat Dragon
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Enter the Fat Dragon is a 1978
Hong Kong
action film
directed by and starring Sammo Hung
. The film is mostly a parody
of the Bruce Lee
film Way of the Dragon
, and a satire of the Brucesploitation phenomenon of the '70s.
The film had a belated video release in the United States
, eventually coming out in 1999 after director and actor Sammo Hung became an unexpected success with his American TV series Martial Law
.
Hong Kong films of 1978
A list of films produced in Hong Kong in 1978:.-1978:-External links:* * Hong Kong films of 1978 at...
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
action film
Hong Kong action cinema
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. It combines elements from the action film, as codified by Hollywood, with Chinese storytelling and aesthetic traditions, to create a culturally distinctive form that nevertheless has a wide transcultural...
directed by and starring Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in many martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema...
. The film is mostly a parody
Parody film
A parody film is a comedy that satirizes other film genres or films. Although the genre is often overlooked, parody films are commonly profitable at the box office...
of the Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
film Way of the Dragon
Way of the Dragon
The Way of the Dragon is a 1972 Hong Kong martial arts film written, produced, directed by and starring Bruce Lee.- Plot :Tang Lung is sent from Hong Kong to Rome to help his friend's niece Chen Ching Hua, and family friends, whose restaurant is being targeted by the local Mafia, which has been...
, and a satire of the Brucesploitation phenomenon of the '70s.
The film had a belated video release in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, eventually coming out in 1999 after director and actor Sammo Hung became an unexpected success with his American TV series Martial Law
Martial Law (TV series)
Martial Law was a TV crime drama that ran on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.The show was a...
.
Plot
Ah Lung is a pig farmer and a devoted Bruce Lee fan who is anxious to follow in Lee's footsteps, but only ridiculed for his attempts. He is sent to the city to earn a living working at his uncle's restaurant, but when he arrives, he finds a gang of thugs causing trouble in the restaurant. He takes the chance to prove himself and attacks the thugs, defeating them and saving the restaurant. Soon, he becomes a waiter, and discovers a plot by the same thugs to kidnap a woman he works with. Eventually, he defeats the thugs once again and saves the day.Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Sammo Hung Sammo Hung Sammo Hung is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in many martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema... |
Ah Lung |
| Yung San Baan | Fighter in Opening Credit Sequence |
| Yuen Biao Yuen Biao Yuen Biao is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer... |
Fighter in Opening Credit Sequence |
| Billy Chan | Thug/Action Movie Fighter |
| Chung Fat | Fighter in Opening Credit Sequence |
| Wah Cheung | |
| Roy Chiao Roy Chiao Roy Chiao was a Chinese actor most famous for playing the minor villain Lao Che in the 1984 movie Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Other English speaking film appearances of his included roles in the 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme film Bloodsport, the 1973 Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon and the... |
Chiu |
| Lam Ching-ying | Action Movie Fighter |
| Ngai Hung Chik | |
| Yuet Sang Chin | |
| Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng Feng was a veteran Hong Kong actor. He began his career as a leading man in 1946. An accident in 1949 left the left side of his face paralyzed, but, while no longer able to attract leading roles, he enjoyed a long career as a character actor, appearing in films alongside such stars as Jackie... |
Uncle Hung |
| Ging Man Fung | Spectacles vendor |
| Fung Hak-On | Gene |
| Meg Lam | Baat Je |
| Lee Hoi San | Karate Thug |
| Hoi-sook Lee | Chen |
| King Lee | Party fighter |
| Tony Leung Siu Hung | Tseng Hsiao-lung |
| Ling Ling | |
| Billy Chan | Fighter in Opening Credit Sequence |
| Ke Ming Lin | |
| Lau Chau Sang | |
| Mang Hoi | Fighter in Opening Credit Sequence |
| Mars Mars (actor) Mars , born Cheung Wing Fat is a Hong Kong actor, action director, stuntman and martial artist. He is one of Jackie Chan's best friends.-Early life:... |
Fighter in Opening Credit Sequence |
| Gwa-pau Sai | |
| Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai , MH is a prolific Hong Kong actor, film director, film producer and television host best known for hosting the Super Trio series on TVB over the course of 10 years.-Biography:Due to his popularity, he is often the MC in events organized by TVB, and is nicknamed "the Prize Master"... |
Party Host's Son |
| Ha Wong | |
| Ji Keung Wong | |
| Huang Ha | Movie Director |
| David Nick | Boxing Thug |
| Yeung Wai | |
| Bryan Leung | Bearded Fighter |
| Peter Yang Kwan | Professor Bak / Bai |