Action ·Comedy · Hong Kong · 1979 · 1h 29m

The Reckless Cricket

奇門怪招爛頭蟀

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Director
Kuei Chih-Hung
Cast
Hon Kwok-Choi as Lan Tau Shuai [crapy Head cricket] Yau Chui-Ling as Ah Zhu Lo Lieh as Beggar master [Guest] Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan as Eagle Style Addy Sung Gam-Loi as South Fist North Leg Chiang Tao as Dragon Style [w. bird cage]
Crew
Philip Ma Kam-Cheung — Director of Photography Chiang Hsing-Lung — Editor Henry Cheung Siu-Hei — Editor Szeto On — Writer Run Run Shaw — Producer
Synopsis

Cricket (Hon Kwok-Choi) wants to be a kung fu master so he can marry Ah Zhu (Yau Chui-Ling) because her father thinks he is weak. So she gives him gold bars to get proper training. Cricket encounters various teachers that are really con men that take his gold yet Cricket still manages to learn kung fu to face those standing in his way.

Mood & Themes
martial artsperseverancemariage
Key Collaborators
Kuei Chih-Hung Director Philip Ma Kam-Cheung Director of Photography Chiang Hsing-Lung Editor Henry Cheung Siu-Hei Editor Szeto On Writer Run Run Shaw Producer
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