Dung fong tuk ying (1987)

Director:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Writer:

Barry Wong (writer)

Release Date:

9 July 1987 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Plot:

An action film about a daring commando raid into Vietnam to destroy a munitions dump left behind by American marines.

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Commando | Chinese American | Russian Roulette

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Ming-Sun Tung
Biao Yuen	...	Man Yen Chieh
Haing S. Ngor	...	Yeung Lung
Joyce Godenzi	...	Guerrilla Girl #1
Chi Chun Ha	...	Guerrila Girl #3
Ching-Ying Lam	...	Lieutenant
Melvin Wong	...	Colonel Yang
Charlie Chin	...	Szeto Chin
Kwok Keung Cheung	...	Ching
Billy Lau	...	Ching (as Lan Guang Lau)
Woo-ping Yuen	...	Yun, Yen-Hoy
Corey Yuen	...	Judy Vu (as Kwai Yuen)
Lung Chan	...	Potato Head
Wah Yuen	...	Giggling General
Yasuaki Kurata	...	General's elite soldier

Also Known As:

Eastern Condors (Hong Kong: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:18 (cut) | New Zealand:M (cut) | Australia:R (cut) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Sammo Hung hired a personal trainer to help slim him down so he could more easily perform some of the acrobatic kicking combinations which he had devised for the project with his stunt team.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Sammo's second best

I prefer only Sammo Hung's PEDICAB DRIVER to this pic, but I'm not saying that to take anything away from the sheer brilliance of this action pic. Sammo really knows how to direct an action scene. That means he permits the audience to know where everybody is and where the "action" is moving. Unlike directors like Tony Scott, Richard Donner and Michael Bay, Sammo does not blur the dynamics of a good action scene with too many cuts and too many pointless camera moves.

Sammo is solid.

With EASTERN CONDORS you also get a film that looks amazing with its cool, green surfaces and filter-free clarity.

The plot, though simple, is not moronic, and allows for plenty of action and lots of fascinating interplay between the characters -- especially the females.

Joyce Godenzi (Mrs. Sammo Hung) met Sammo making this movie and she's really terrific in a tough, gritty part. Yuen Biao demonstrates why he was such a big star in the 70's and 80's and Sammo himself, looking lighter than ever, performs in some amazing fight sequences.

If you haven't seen many Hong Kong movies, this is a great place to start. It's one unbelievable sequence after another.

Then catch PEDICAB DRIVER.