Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
by Chi-Hwa Chen
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Actor: Ching Lan Chin, Ching Lun Li, Jackie Chan, Kang Chin, Sae Ok KimDirector: Chi-Hwa Chen
Writer: Jackie Chan
Cinematographer: Ching-Chu Chen
Editor: Wing-Chan Leong
Producer: San Min Lu
Producer: Wei Lo
Writer: Ming Chi Tang
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: Cantonese (Original Language), PCM Stereo; English (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), PCM Stereo
Format: Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: Pan & Scan, 1.33:1
Running Time: 97 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1997-10-22
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Simitar Ent.
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Movie Review: great Jackie film
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are a Jackie Chan fan this is a must. This spoof of kung fu films displays Jackie's great sense of humor and love for comedic action. Unfortunately this movie sat on a shelf for many years until after Jackie became a big star. Its humor is quite crude at times and the plot is kind of goofy, but it will make you laugh out loud. It is great to see a young Jackie in action doing what he loves to do.
Summary of Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
An early comedic effort from one of today's greatest physical comedians, Half a Loaf of Kung Fu is a parody of many of the melodramatic kung fu movies that were coming out of Hong Kong in the 1970s. The credit sequence sets up the tone as Chan performs a dream sequence full of tongue-in-cheek kung fu moves and visual puns. (Chan's ninja is revealed to be a beggar, his priest chews out a group of monks only to then have to do chores himself, and there's even a reference to Jesus Christ Superstar!) Chan plays Jiang, a hapless orphan who is amiable enough but always getting into trouble. In dreams he is a skilled fighter (with the help of eating spinach ? la Popeye), but in reality he's sort of a dope. A kind beggar and an opportunistic traveler with a bad case of gas teach him skills that bring him into the employment of the Sern Chuan Bodyguards, who are protecting a priceless gemstone--the Evergreen Jade. A band of robbers attempts a heist and Jiang and his flatulent friend defeat the crooks in comic style. Originally shelved in 1978 by director Chan Chi Wa (who directed Chan in Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin), Half a Loaf of Kung Fu was released in 1980 after Chan's popularity rose. --Shannon GeeAction & Adventure DVD Video
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