Knockabout

From The Grindhouse Cinema Database

Knockabout (1979, HK) is a Kung Fu movie directed by Sammo Hung.

Knockabout


Main Details

  • Released on April 12, 1979
  • Color
  • Running time: 92 minutes
  • Production Co.: Golden Harvest
  • Distribution Co.: Toho-Towa (1980) (Japan) (theatrical) | World Northal (1982) (USA) (theatrical) (as 'The Jade Warriors')
  • Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
  • Writers: Tin-Chi Lau, Chik-Chin Huang
  • Stars: Ka-Yan Leung, Chia Yung Liu, Biao Yuen

Plot Summary

  • Two brothers and small time crooks Yipao and Taipao convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students, completely oblivious to his sordid past.

Also known as

  • Za jia xiao zi (original title)
  • Le maître intrépide (France)
  • The Jade Warriors (USA theatrical title)
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