Well, from the first to the last, the martial arts sequences in pedicab driver are meticulously staged and hyperactively presented. Top five greatest sammo hung action roles of all time. Pedicab driver is one of sammo hung s most welldeveloped films of the 1980s and clearly a labour of love for the writerdirectorstar. The problem is that both their objects of affection one a baker, the other a prostitute are working under cruel and lecherous bosses.
Hung gar monkey kuen hung gar grandmaster sifu lau kar. Lo tung starts to develop a relationship with a young attractive girl named ping, who is an apprentice baker of a man named fong a desperate old man, old enough to be. Tung fights liu in order to get back money dropped by ping when they flew in. But the main attractions are the setpiece fights, three superbly staged all. Sammo hung in pedicab driver 1989 martial arts actor. Directed and starring sammo hung, pedicab driver is a great vehicle for the seasoned luminary of the hong kong movie business. A pared down, bluecollar martial arts film about a stubborn pedicab driver sammo hung who avenges the death of a friend by taking on a vicious psychotic pimp john sham and his army of thugs. Top 8 martial arts movie fight scenes of all time fetchland. He whips out his first kick, following with a flurry of punches, the casino owner grappling each away before knocking the pedicab driver back into a pool table. Nearly 40 years ago, martial arts legend sammo hung pioneered the industrys signature subgenre the hopping vampire thriller and helped kick off the new wave of the 1980s. Shaw brother director extraordinaire fight scene from pedicab driver. Old vs new school fight from pedicab driver 1989 sammo hung kam bo vs. But this isnt any ordinary pedicab driver, its sammo hung, whos built like eric cartman but moves like an eel.
If you like pedicab driver you are looking for movies about with martial arts, fight, kung fu, violence, prostitution, revenge and stick fight themes of action, comedy and romance genre shot in hong kong. Hung frequently undercranks the camera to give the proceedings a surreal fluidity, even during the fights that are meant to play as shockingly brutal instead of funny. Here, hung and his friend max mok play pedicab drivers in. Few have had the impact sammo hung kam bo and lau kar leung have had on hong kong action films. Pedicab driver just might be sammo hung s magnum opus. Pedicab driver with sammo hung martial arts action movies. Pedicab driver 1989 highly regarded by many fans as sammo hung s finest action movie of alltime, pedicab driver was a quintessential hong kong movie of the 80s that blended action, comedy, romance and drama.
Lo tung starts to develop a relationship with a young attractive girl named ping, who is an apprentice baker of a man named fong a desperate old man, old enough to be ping. But the main attractions are the setpiece fights, three superbly staged allout brawls. Mickey facchinello brendon huor shot and edited by vlad rimburg choreography sammo hung stunt team. Iloilo city a trisikad driver got into a fight with a fellow trisikad driver. Lau kar leungshaw brother director extraordinaire fight scene from pedicab driver. With sammo kambo hung, siu chung mok, hoi mang, lung chan. Old school kung fu fest programmers share the joys of sammo. The fistfight that follows combines great power, pace and oneliners, and would be a worthy main fight in many films.
Hong kong filmmaker sammo hung directs and stars in this film about a pair of bumbling, but likeable pedicab operators. Pedicab drivers lo tung sammo hung and mai chientang max mok are just a pair of ordinary working joes in love with two womenping, a buxom bakery employee, and hsiaotsui, a woman forced to work for a gangster. Sammo hung stars as the head of a group of sworn brothers who happen to work as pedicab drivers and help each other out when it is needed including fighting with the cargo haulers in the very first scene or helping out one of their friends who is down on their luck. It offers a little bit of everything and hits on its offerings more than it misses. So lets get a few of my favorite fights together from mr. This is the equivalent of the fred astaire and gene kelly dance scene from ziegfeld follies. Like jackie chan who he choreographed fight sequences for, hung combines. However, the two shortly go at each other with poles with sammo in particular showing some superb acrobatics, before being defeated. Many will scratch their heads once its over, but pedicab driver is one entertaining movie. Somehow, the pair must find a way to win the ladies. This scene features sammo s fast, hardhitting style combined with the power of lau karleungs authentic traditional kung fu. However, wacky problems and unseen baddies arise, along with excuses for much wacky shtick and sudden fighting. What always impressed me is how damn agile hung was. Laberes complained to the police that melvin hapon acta, 27, of barangay cubay, jaro attacked.
Pedicab driver is one of sammo hungs greatest works, can you buy it on dvd or bluray at we want a distributor to release it. When the two find girlfriends, one of the women turns out to be a prostitute, and the heroes run afoul of a local gangster. Sammos patented black eye and fat lip he must be able to do that particular makeup job himself, considering how often he wears it are a welcome sight as he stands victoriously amongst the kung fu carnage. Pedicab driver 1989 sammo hung vs lau karleung two of the greatest kung fu action directors of all time united for 1989s pedicab driver. The 24yearold roggie laberes of barangay san isidro, jaro district sustained injuries on the head and other parts of the body, a police report showed. The problem is that both their objects of affection one a baker, the other a.
Macau 1954, sammo hung lead his group of pedicab drivers max mok, lowell lo, mang hoi to negotiate with coolies. Lo tung and his friend malted candy, pedicab drivers working the streets of macao, have. The sparring between sammo hung and lau karleung is particularly memorable. This fine example has heartwarming love stories, fun tricycle chases and spectacular fights. Mad monkey kung fu, 36 chambers trilogy, heroes of the east and many. Sammo hung and max mok play a pair of pedicab drivers think rickshaws pulled by bicycles who fall in love with respective females nina li and. Action, hk style pedicab driver 1989 tims melbourne.
Come see the 6th old school kung fu fest, running april. Sammo is lo tung, a pedicab driver in the 1930s who has tremendous fighting skill. They all end upfighting and theres one scene 2 guys use the fluorescent light as. Feb 16, 2017 heres a compilation of my favorite sammo hung fight scenes. To paraphrase pulp fiction, i wouldnt go so far as to call the brother fat. Sammo hung is one hell of a legend when it comes to hong kong cinema. Sammo lives with his aunt who is renting out their property to a bakery. A man fights a group of men from hong kong movie pedicab driver. Sammo hung, 1989no list can be complete without at least one sammo hung film.
Pedicab driver just might be sammo hungs magnum opus. Sammo vs lau kar leungshaw brother director extraordinaire. Anyone who is a fan of golden harvest and shaw bros knows this movie has the iconic fight scene of sammo hung vs lau karleung the director and star of such movies as. He has been a fight choreographer for other actors such as jackie chan hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the hong kong new wave movement of the 1980s, helped.
Pedicab driver 1989 pedicab driver 1989 crouching tiger, hidden dragon. Sammo hung and max mok play a pair of pedicab drivers think rickshaws pulled by bicycles who fall in love with respective females nina li and fennie yuen. Movies like pedicab driver if you like pedicab driver you are looking for movies about with martial arts, fight, kung fu, violence, prostitution, revenge and stick fight themes of action, comedy and romance genre shot in hong kong. Pedicab driver is a 1989 hong kong martial arts film directed by and starring sammo hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s. Pedicab driver was the first true sammo hung movie i had seen. Its a shame that few western viewers have seen it given that it has had a very limited release history in the west, which im quite surprised about given that its up there with rival jackie chan movies from the same era. Two men find trouble after one falls in love with a bun maker and the other, a prostitute. The purpose of this video was made to compare different martial arts styles in order to show the audience what works in the depicted scenario or not. Pedicab driver long pole fight sammo hung is gorgeous again. Sammo hung vs 6 thai lady boys kung fu vs muy thai youtube.
See more ideas about sammo hung, martial arts and martial arts movies. Pedicab driver is another 80s film pumped out by hong kong movie legend sammo hung. Directed and starring sammo hung, pedicab driver is a great vehicle for the seasoned luminary of the hong kong movie business, and this is one of his many great movies. Sammo hung born 7 january 1952, also known as hung kambo, is a hong kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in many martial arts films and hong kong action cinema. Sammo hung was at the wheel of this truly hong kong confection, and he comes through nicely. Yuen biao in kung fu western hd fight clip from millionaires express duration. The result is sammos fast and hardhitting style combined with the power of lau karleungs authentic traditional kung fu. His films have always been tonal tornadoes whipping wildly between amazing fights, and pedicab driver. How he fights so fast with his frame defies imagination, so i try my best to find what i can from him here in the states.
Sammo hung, max mok, nina li chi, fennie yuen, suen yuet, john sham, billy chow and lau karleung. The film blends slapstick comedy, romance, and martial arts genres. Pedicab driver this 1989 film once again finds sammo hung mixing tones in a highly unusual way, as what appears to be a lighthearted farce about human taxis turns into a very dark indeed exploration of human trafficking and prostitution in the lower class macao underworld. Lo tung and his friend malted candy, pedicab drivers. Action, hk style pedicab driver 1989 tims melbourne blog.
In the best of them, hung goes one on one with an unprepossessing gambling boss played by lau karwing, the fight arrangerdirector of a long string of kung fu classics, from shaolin master killer to the chan vehicle drunken master ii. Pedicab driver sammo hung starting in the 1980s, hong kong action movies began to break with the triedandtested kungfu formula of training to beat an enemy. Gordon liu vs japanese fighters shaolin challenges ninja 8. Kwan lung hei fung is a 1989 hong kong martial arts film directed by and starring sammo hung, who portrays the leader of a crew of cycle rickshaw drivers in 1930s macau. Mickey f vs brendon h pedicab driver sammo vs leung fight. Released in 1989, pedicab driver was directed by sammo hung, from a script by barry wong and kaichi yuen hung and kin lo have a story credit. Pedicab driver is famous among kung fu fans for two good reasons, one of those being a legendary fight scene between sammo hung and kung fu guru lau kar leung, the other reason being its a great movie.
May 11, 2015 tung fights liu in order to get back money dropped by ping when they flew in. Pedicab driver 1989 set in 1930s macau, two of the greatest heavyweights of kung fu cinema come together. The movie features guest appearances by eric tsang, corey yuen and lau karleung. Heres a compilation of my favorite sammo hung fight scenes list of movies featured in order of appearance. The redoubtable kung fu king sammo hung wages a desperate oneman war to avenge the vicious murder of his blood brother by a depraved and sadistic triad brothel owner and his army of macheteweilding hoods in this noholdsbarred revenge drama classic. Sammo hung, nina li, yuet suen, lau karleung, corey yuen kwai. Sammo hung bio, age, height, wife, children, young, career.