Friday, October 17, 2008

Shaolin Daredevils

Shaolin Daredevils aka Magnificent Acrobats aka. The Kings of Kung Fu is a 1979 Shaw Brothers film directed by Chang Cheh, starring .

It is known internationally by its original English title The Daredevils. It has no connection whatsover to the Shaolin Temple, Shaolin martial arts and there is no mention of "Shaolin" throughout the entire film. It is only known as Shaolin Daredevils in the USA.

Plot



The Venoms , a group of broke street performers take on a corrupt general who has assumed power by assassinating his superior. The son of the murdered general , now homeless, turns to his friends to help him get revenge. The smartest of the bunch initially thinks it’s a bad idea as the army, led by Wang Li has guns and rifles. Kuo eventually comes up with a successful plan to steal some guns to get revenge but guards arrive before they can get bullets . After Lo Mang decides to go solo, he is killed by Wang Li’s kung fu. Kuo, and the other five venoms decide to use brains instead of brawn to take revenge for Lo Mang. Lu Feng poses as a visiting government official with the other venoms as his assistants, and as a peace token offers Wang Li the stolen guns . Wang Li thinks Lu Feng will promote him so he agrees to a fake plan by Lu Feng to go get more guns from a warehouse and send his soldiers to a non-existent battle. Wang Li and his three of his best fighters go to the warehouse but are ambushed by the Venoms as they get revenge for Lo Mang and his father.

Cast


Philip Kwok - Liang Kuo-jen
Kuo Chui - Leung
Lu Feng - Fu Chuan-yi
Lo Mang – Yang Tau-Ying
Chiang Sheng – Chin Feng
Wang Li - General Han Pei-tsang
– Mr. Hsin
Yu Tai Ping
Chan Shen - Chief of Staff
Cho Tat-wah - Leung's Father
Wang Han Chen
Yang Hsiung

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