Kung Fu Stuntmen
7.2/10
Rating
92 min
Runtime
2021
Release Year
Wei Junzi
Director
Cast
Tsui Hark, Yuen Woo-Ping, Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Donnie Yen, Tony Ching Siu-Tung
Quick Synopsis
This documentary film explores the history of kung fu stuntmen and action directors in Hong Kong from the 1960s to the 1980s. It focuses on the challenges and hardships these stuntmen faced while performing dangerous stunts. The film pays tribute to their dedication and skill, highlighting how they risked their lives to create some of the most innovative and complex kung fu fight scenes of that era. Kung fu choreographer Yuen Bin comments on their commitment, emphasizing the physical risks involved in their work. The documentary showcases how these stuntmen and choreographers set a high standard for martial arts action in cinema during their peak years.
Detailed Synopsis of Kung Fu Stuntmen
A new documentary film revisits the golden age of kung fu stuntmen and action directors in Hong Kong during the 1960s-'80s, exploring their pain and struggles. The documentary is a tribute to kung fu stuntmen. “They risked their lives for stunts,” said kung fu choreographer Yuen Bin. In their heyday, these stuntmen and choreographers presented the best, most creative and most complicated kung fu fight sequences anywhere in the world, creating stunts that looked seemingly impossible.
