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Martial Law star Sammo Hung is Dirty Head, an acrobatic servant with a nasty case of mange and a skull harder than a helmet, in this early Hong Kong costume adventure. The ambitious and arrogant Master Chan puts a contract out on Dirty Head because a prophetic funeral ritual gives his servant a leg up on becoming the next King of China. The episodic film chronicles his slapstick stay at a temple, where he hones his martial arts abilities alongside a pair of practical-joking classmates, and his ascension from wandering fighter to revolutionary leader as he attracts a small band of acolytes (including one fighter with some
Martial Law star Sammo Hung is Dirty Head, an acrobatic servant with a nasty case of mange and a skull harder than a helmet, in this early Hong Kong costume adventure. The ambitious and arrogant Master Chan puts a contract out on Dirty Head because a prophetic funeral ritual gives his servant a leg up on becoming the next King of China. The episodic film chronicles his slapstick stay at a temple, where he hones his martial arts abilities alongside a pair of practical-joking classmates, and his ascension from wandering fighter to revolutionary leader as he attracts a small band of acolytes (including one fighter with some serious gender confusion issues). This 1980 production is full of goofy Three Stooges-style humor and Sammo's mugging, and while the cartoony sound-effect punctuation can get downright excruciating, his acrobatic kung fu is amazing, a fluid and energetic style rarely seen in martial arts productions of the period. The production suffers from pathetic dubbing, and the cropped widescreen film has lackluster color and numerous scratches. --Sean Axmaker
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Manufacturer: Tai Seng
Release date: 27 June 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9786305884286 UPC: 601643777245
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