Action · Hong Kong · 1980 · 1h 33m

The Thundering Mantis

癲螳螂

Director

Cast

Bryan Leung Kar-Yan as Ah Chi Chang Hai-Fen as Shu Len Eddy Ko Hung as Shiao Tse Tung Wong Yat-Lung as The Kid Chin Yuet-Sang as Grandfather Li Kun as Fish shop owner

Crew

Cheung Tak-Kon — Director of Photography Wang Chiu Kuai — Editor Cheung Kwok-Kuen — Editor Stanley Chow Fook-Leung — Original Music Composer Chang Hsin-Yi — Writer Stanley Chow Fook-Leung — Producer

Tagline

Mad, Bad and Insane

Synopsis

Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. Ending up facing Hsia (Eddie Ko) of the notorious Jade Brotherhood is inevitable. As a result, Hsia forces Chi's martial arts master to expel him. Masterless and working for a fish vendor, Chi meets a crafty kid (Yat Lung Wong), whose uncle Chow Tung (Chin Yuet Sang) is a master of the Insane Mantis style. The Jade Brotherhood aims for control of the small town but Chi is training with a new Master and will not accept bullies in the neighbourhood.

Mood & Themes