A quick throw down between Sammo Hung and Lau Kar Wing in My Lucky Stars (1985). Just look at how ferocious and crisp that fight choreography is.
That final stunt was actually performed by Yuen Wah (aka the landlord in Kung Fu Hustle and the old guy from the villain in Shang-Chi). He did this fall on the first take and knocked himself out.
On November 7th, the @criterioncollection is releasing a collection of early Jackie Chan movies on blu-ray:
Emergence of a Superstar
SPECIAL FEATURES
2K digital restorations of Spiritual Kung Fu, The Fearless Hyena, Fearless Hyena II, The Young Master, and My Lucky Stars and high-definition digital restoration of Half a Loaf of Kung Fu, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
Alternate stereo and 5.1 surround Cantonese soundtracks
Classic English-dubbed tracks for Half a Loaf of Kung Fu, Spiritual Kung Fu, The Fearless Hyena, and Fearless Hyena II, plus an English-dubbed alternate track for Fearless Hyena II, and contemporary English-dubbed tracks for The Young Master and My Lucky Stars
New audio commentaries for The Fearless Hyena and The Young Master featuring Hong Kong cinema expert and producer Frank Djeng (Enter the Clones of Bruce)
Interview with author Grady Hendrix (These Fists Break Bricks) about actor-director Jackie Chan
Archival interviews with Chan, actor-director Sammo Hung, actors Michiko Nishiwaki and Hwang In-shik, and more
The Young Master promo reel from the 1980 Cannes Film Festival and deleted scenes from the film
Interview from 2005 with Hong Kong cinema critic Paul Fonoroff about producer-director Lo Wei
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