Shaolin Rescuers (VCD) (Hong Kong Version) VCD

Feeling the Jackie Chan influence, the Five Venoms' films began to take on more comedic elements following the mostly grim action of their 1978 debut, Five Deadly Venoms. Shaolin Rescuers (1979) is arguably their most entertaining foray into martial arts slapstick. The Venoms and their director, Chang Cheh (One-Armed Swordsman), are rather infamous for brutal and graphic (if stylized) shows of violence, but Shaolin Rescuers takes a decidedly more restrained approach to the action. The result may be a bit tamer than Venoms fans are used to seeing, but the fight scenes are still first-class, and the film's disciplined tone meshes well with the comedy for a more thematically satisfying viewing experience than some of the Venoms' more uneven efforts.

Following the destruction of the Shaolin Temple at the hands of Pai Mei, Master Hung Hsi Kuan (Jason Pai Piao) seeks refuge with a trio of blue-collar kung fu aficionados who incorporate martial arts into their everyday work routines. Bean curd seller Chun (Lo Meng) and waiter Ying (Philip Kwok) use chopsticks and rice bowls as weapons, and dye factory employee Chu (Sun Chien) has a knack for balancing on posts in the ground. The three wannabe heroes are eager to help a genuine master like Hung and agree to nurse him back to health after his narrow escape from Pai Mei. Catching wind of Hung's whereabouts, Qing officer Kau (Lu Feng) shows up to finish him off, and Chun, Ying, and Chu have no choice but to become the heroes they've always dreamt of being.

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Product Title:	Shaolin Rescuers (VCD) (Hong Kong Version) 街市英雄 (VCD) (香港版) 街市英雄 (VCD) (香港版) 街市英雄 (VCD) (香港版) Shaolin Rescuers (VCD) (Hong Kong Version)
Artist Name(s):	Jason Pai (Actor) | Law Mong (Actor) | Sun Chien (Actor) | Lu Feng (Actor) | Guo Zhui (Actor) 白彪 (Actor) | 羅莽 (Actor) | 孫健 (Actor) | 鹿峰 (Actor) | 郭追 (Actor) 白彪 (Actor) | 罗莽 (Actor) | 孙健 (Actor) | 鹿峰 (Actor) | 郭追 (Actor) 白彪（バク・ビウ） (Actor) | 羅莽（ロー・モン） (Actor) | Sun Chien (Actor) | Lu Feng (Actor) | Guo Zhui (Actor) Jason Pai (Actor) | Law Mong (Actor) | Sun Chien (Actor) | Lu Feng (Actor) | Guo Zhui (Actor)
Director:	Chang Cheh 張徹 张彻 張徹（チャン・ツェー） Chang Cheh
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Release Date:	2007-10-18
Language:	Cantonese, Mandarin
Subtitles:	English, Traditional Chinese
Country of Origin:	Hong Kong
Disc Format(s):	VCD
Duration:	101 (mins)
Publisher:	Intercontinental Video (HK)
Other Information:	2VCDs
Package Weight:	120 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1005075812

導演：張徹
Director: Chang Cheh

本片為張徹與編劇倪匡，在1979年合作的功夫片，講述洪熙官(白彪 飾)被投靠清廷之武林敗類高進忠(鹿峰 飾)追殺，身受重傷，市井英雄朱才(孫建 飾)、陳阿全(羅莽 飾)、梁天寶(郭追 飾)安排洪藏身於豆腐店中，並為他買藥治傷。高進忠探得洪藏身之處，暗囑手下廣佈眼線，以便將洪一舉成擒……

It's Shaolin versus corrupt Ching soldiers … with the help of the Lama, Black Tiger, and Mantis clans … headquartered at a pugilism school, a dyeing mill, and a beancurd shop. Often under-used Korean master kicker Sun Chien is specially spotlighted in this production as he and his fellow “Venoms” – the stars of director Chang Cheh's many other high-flying, blood-splattered adventures (starting with The Five Venoms) -- create another wonderfully fun kung-fu showcase, filled with show-stopping sequences of martial arts expertise.