Young Master (Chinese: ???? ) is a Hong Kong martial art written in 1980 and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred in the lead role. The film stars Yuen Biao, Feng Feng and Shih Kien. The film was released in Hong Kong on February 9, 1980.
The film is famous for being the first that Jackie Chan did for Golden Harvest, and although his second film as a director (the first is The Fearless Hyena), it is often mistakenly regarded as his directing debut.. The film was co-written by Edward Tang, Lau Tin-chi and Tung Lu, and produced by Raymond Chow and Leonard Ho.
Dragon Lord was originally meant to be a sequel to Young Master , and was called Young Master in Love , as confirmed by Jackie Chan in his book.
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Plot
The school which was attended by dragons and his brother, Tiger was inserted against a rival school in the Lion Dance competition. Schools need to win prize money to keep it open but their star player, Tiger, appears to be hurt when he falls from the ladder, leaving his brother, Dragon, to replace him. During the competition, Dragon realizes that his brother pretends his accident to take part in competition for a rival school.
The rival school won the competition, but the truth emerged about Tiger's betrayal and he was exiled in disgrace. However, the Dragon vows to bring back his guilty brother so that the couple can make mistakes to their master. Dragon began his mission, but on the wrong journey a criminal known as
The film ends with a brutal and brutal fight between Kam and Dragon, where the Dragon is severely damaged. At the start of the fight, it appears that Kam is on top of the wind as he punishes the Dragon with a blow and a very quick kick. However, after consuming water from the opium pipe given to him by a strange parent, the Dragon becomes energized and defeats Kam. The movie ends with the Dragon returning to his hometown, a hero (though one in full bodies is thrown from his many injuries).
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Cast
- Jackie Chan as Dragon Lung
- Yuen Biao as Sang Kung's son/Fourth Sister
- Tien Feng as Master Tien
- Feng Feng as Ah Suk
- Hoi Sang Lee as Kam's Second Guard
- Wei Pai as Tiger
- Shih Kien as Sang Kung
- Lily Li as Princess Sang Kung
- Hwang In-Shik as Master Kam
- Yue Tau-ean as Cross Eye
- Bruce Tang Yim-chan as Ah Chang
Production
According to his book I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action, Chan almost suffocated when he injured his throat while filming an acrobatic scene.
Music
The theme song is playing on top of the closing card, Kung Fu Fighting Man is the first song recorded and performed by Jackie Chan. Since then he has released many recordings, and has played theme songs in many of his movies.
Version
There are two main versions of the film available today, one of which is Hong Kong's 106 minute (NTSC/movie speed) cut and 90 minutes international cut. The Taiwan video featuring missing footage from Hong Kong and international pieces was also released.
However, even this version is not definitive - the original version of the film Chan submitted to Golden Harvest reportedly three hours in length. This should be re-edited, so more than 70 minutes of snippets are truncated during the first edit.
See also
- Jackie Chan's filmography
- List of Hong Kong movies
References
External links
- Young Master on IMDb
- Young Master at AllMovie
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