Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979) on Netflix
Tricked into a crime, a kung fu master is crippled and his sister taken by a gangster. Years on, a young thief joins the candy seller and his performing monkey.
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Plot summary
Chan is a master of Monkey style kung fu who also performs in opera, and his drinking leaves him open to a gangster's scheme to ruin him and take his sister. She offers herself to the brothel owner in return for sparing her brother, and the gangster adds one condition that ends Chan's days as a fighter. Years on, Chan is sober and lives on the outskirts, selling candy and putting on street shows with Ah Mao, the monkey trained to perform beside him. Thugs who work the square take his earnings and wreck his set. A young pickpocket called Monkey, who has no name of his own, watches, helps him gather his things, and steals the money back, then arrives at Chan's door with a meal bought with it.
Cast
- Wong Manas Duan's Mistress
- Chan Kwok-Keungas Duan's Thug (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Mad Monkey Kung Fu (1979)
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- In July 2018, New York City's Museum of Modern Art included Mad Monkey Kung Fu in a retrospective of director Lau Kar-leung's films titled "The Grandmaster Lau Kar-Leung"; scenes of Lau from the film were used heavily to promote the exhibition.
- A clip from Mad Monkey Kung Fu turns up in the 2023 animated film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, where Master Splinter trains the title characters with martial arts video clips that include other classic Shaw Brothers films.
