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The Fearless Hyena Duology 笑拳怪招 龍騰虎躍
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The Fearless Hyena An auteur emerges as Jackie Chan—working for the first time as director, in addition to serving as cowriter, lead actor, and martial-arts choreographer—takes full charge of his on-screen image. Perfecting the archetypal Chan character, he stars here as a rapscallion student of his martial-arts-master grandfather (Hong Kong cinema legend James Tien) who uses his kung-fu prowess to fight challengers for money—until a personal tragedy forces him to get serious. Experimenting with various lenses and camera setups, Chan maximizes the action’s visual impact, while unleashing some of his most innovative fight choreography in a stunning, whirlwind display of “emotional kung fu.” The Fearless Hyena (Chinese: 笑拳怪招) is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts film starring, written and directed by Jackie Chan in his directorial debut at the age of 24. Also released in the United States under the title Revenge of the Dragon , and in Japan under a different title and theme song called Crazy Monkey (Japanese: クレイジー • モンキー). The film was a box office success, and released in Hong Kong on 17 February 1979, and even spawned a loose sequel titled Fearless Hyena Part II in 1983. [ 1 ] The fil…
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