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Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung is a Chinese actor, producer and director from Hong Kong, known for his work in many kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. He has been a fight choreographer for, amongst others, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, King Hu, Stephen Chow and John Woo.
Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the Jiang Shi (hopping vampire) genre.
In East Asia, it is common for people to address their elders or influential people with familial nouns as a sign of familiarity and respect. Jackie Chan, for example, is often addressed as "Dai Goh", meaning Big Brother. Hung was known also known as "Dai Goh", until the filming of Project A, which featured both actors. As Hung was the eldest of the kung fu "brothers", and the first to make a mark on the industry, he was given the nickname "Dai Goh Dai", meaning, Big, Big Brother or Biggest Big Brother.
Hung's ancestral hometown is Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. Born Hong Gam-Bou in Hong Kong, both of his parents worked as wardrobe artists in the local film industry and guardianship was thrust upon his grandparents. His grandmother was archetypal martial-arts actress Chin Tsi-ang[2] and his grandfather was film director Hung Chung-Ho.
Hung joined the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School in Hong Kong, in 1961. He was enrolled for a period of 7 years, beginning at the age of 9, after his grandparents heard about the school from their friends).[3] The opera school was run by Master Yu Jim Yuen and as was customary for all students, Hung adopted the given name of his sifu as his family name whilst attending. Going by the name Yuen Lung, Hung became the foremost member of the Seven Little Fortunes performing group[4], and would establish a school rivalry with one of the younger students, Yuen Lo. Yuen Lo would go on to become international superstar Jackie Chan. At the age of 14, Hung was selected by a teacher who had connections to the Hong Kong film industry to perform stunts on a movie. This brief foray into the industry piqued his interest in film and he took particular interest in the operation of film cameras.[3] Shortly after leaving the Academy at the age of 16, Hung suffered an injury that left him bedridden for an extended period, during which time his weight ballooned. After finding work in the film industry as a stuntman, he was given a nickname after a well-known Chinese cartoon character, Sam-mo (Three Hairs).
Many years later, in 1988, Hung starred in Alex Law's Painted Faces, a dramatic re-telling of his experiences at the China Drama Academy. Among the exercises featured in the movie are numerous acrobatic backflips, and hours of handstands performed against a wall. Despite some of the more brutal exercises and physical punishments shown in Painted Faces, Hung and the rest of the Seven Little Fortunes consider the movie a toned-down version of their actual experiences.
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Sammo Hung - filmography
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14 Blades - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Zhao Wei
Director: Daniel Lee
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Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades. Above the law and with a license to kill, they devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch JIA, the best of the Jinyiwei, ..read more »
 
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Ip Man 2 - Legend Of The Grandmaster
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Donnie Yen, Lynn Hung, Simon Yam
Director: Wilson Yip, Yip Wai-Shun
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Kung Fu sensation, Donnie Yen, returns as martial arts legend, Ip Man, in the most anticipated martial arts movie event of the year. Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, ..read more »
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14 Blades
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Zhao Wei
Director: Daniel Lee
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Trained in clandestine combat from childhood, the Jinyiwei were masters of the 14 Blades. Above the law and with a license to kill, they devoted their lives and lethal prowess to the service of the Emperor alone. When the Imperial Court is taken over by evil eunuch JIA, the best of the Jinyiwei, ..read more »
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Three Kingdoms - Resurrection of the Dragon
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Andy Lau, Maggie Q, Sammo Hung
Director: Daniel Lee Yan Kong
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This sweeping martial arts epic - a co-production of Hong Kong and Korea - stars Asian screen idol Andy Lau as Zhao, a layman caught up in a rising tide of chaotic violence as his country is ripped in half by the blight of civil war. In desperation, Zhao draws from his inner resources and rises up ..read more »
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S.P.L. : Sha po lang
(2005)
Starring: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Wu Jing
Director: Wilson Yip
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A crimelord (Sammo Hung) covers his tracks so well that he always gets away from all crimes he does, assisted by four fast-talking English lawyers. A professional assassin (Wu Jing), who never fails on his assignment, appearing out of nowhere. Four policemen so eager to nab the crimelord that they ..read more »
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Heromakers
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Ken Miller
Director: Toby Russell
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Experience an action-packed, stunt filled journey behind the scenes of the World-famous 'Hong Kong Action Cinema industry'. Join Jackie Chan, Sammon Hung and the leading members of the 'Hong Kong Stuntman Association' as they reveal the secrets of their trade, and disclose fascinating anecdotes ..read more »
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The Art Of Action
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Lee
Director: Keith Clarke
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Samuel L. Jackson presents some of the best action scenes ever filmed in this celebration of the martial arts movie. Includes clips and interviews featuring Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Ang Lee and John Woo.
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The Avenging Fist
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Stephen Fung, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung
Director: Andy Lau, Corey Yuen-Kwai
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Science-fiction meets action adventure, set in the future in a city where violence and weapons are illegal. Then arrives a weapon called the Power Glove, which when worn activates hidden powers allowing those who wear it to have super powers. One falls into the hands of former special agent, War 21 ..read more »
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Jackie Chan - Mister Nice Guy
(1997)
Starring: Gabriell, Vince Poletto, Jackie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
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Martial arts comic Jackie Chan appears in his first all-English language feature. A female journalist takes an incriminating video of the local drug ring, who will do anything to stop her transmitting the evidence. TV chef Mr Nice Guy (Chan) is unwittingly drawn into the situation when a tape of ..read more »
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The Stunt Woman
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Satoshi Okada, Michelle Yeoh
Director: Ann Hui
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Martial artist Ah Kam (Michelle Yeoh) travels to Hong Kong to find work, and is taken on as a stunt woman by acclaimed director 'Thunderbolt' (Sammo Hung). The road to acceptance by the rest of the crew is a long one, but just as Ah Kam is beginning to enjoy some success she gives all up to become ..read more »
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Cinema Of Vengeance
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Chow Yun-Fat, Cynthia Rothrock, Bruce Lee
Director: Toby Russell
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A documentary study of martial arts films and their leading protagonists. Included are profiles of such artists as Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan, Jean-Claude Van Damme and John Woo favourite Chow Yun Fat.
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Moon Warriors
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Kenny Bee
Director: Sammo Hung
Certificate: 
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An historical epic of doomed love, betrayal and revenge, Samo Hung's martial arts swordplay features explosive comabt and acrobatic fight scenes. Andy Lau plays Fei, caught up with the 13th Prince's bitter struggle with his evil younger brother to regain the Chinese Crown. Torn between his loyalty ..read more »
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Evil Cult
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Jet Li, Sammo Hung
Director: Jing Wong
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Zhang (Jet Li) is the grandson of the Great Tai Chi Master, and has become an automatic target for the Six Great Schools following his parents' fall from grace. After surviving a poisoning attempt, Zhang goes on the road with his grandfather to seek a restorative cure for his health, but through a ..read more »
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The Scorpion King
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Jung Yuen, Chia-Liang Liu, Jean Pol
Director: David Lai
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Action-packed martial arts movie, produced by kung-fu legend, Sammo Hung. Kar Lok Chin plays Yu Shu, a young daydreamer who busies himself by drawing illustrations of the martial arts heroes he imagines. When he unwittingly becomes the prey of the leaders of a local prostitution racket, he is ..read more »
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The Gambling Ghost
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Ma Wu, James Tien, Sammo Hung
Director: Clifton Ko
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Martial arts comedy starring Sammo Hung in three different roles. Fatty (Hung) and his friend Hoi (Mang Hoi) make a living by cheating people out of money in order to place bets. When Hoi gets caught red-handed by gangsters, Fatty must quickly find a million dollars to save his friend's life. As he ..read more »
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Island Of Fire
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Tony Leung, Andy Lau, Sammo Hung
Director: Yin-Ping Chu
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When a corrupt prison warder begins faking the deaths of inmates so that he can later use them as expendable assassins, a Hong Kong cop (Tony Leung) goes undercover as a prisoner in order to investigate. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Andy Lau star.
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Dragons Forever
on DVD
(1988)
Starring: Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
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Female farmer May (Pauline Yeung) brings a case against a chemical plant that is poisoning her farmland. The plant's lawyer (Jackie Chan) swaps sides after falling for May and begins his own investigation into the factory's activities. Enlisting the aid of a professional thief (Yuen Biao) and an ..read more »
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Eastern Condors
(1986)
Starring: Lam Ching Ying, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung
Director: Sammo Hung
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A ragged troop of mercenaries embark on a search and destroy mission in Vietnam. The troop, made up of gangsters and killers, are abandoned deep in enemy territory, and find themselves battling the Viet Cong with a traitor in their midst.
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Heart Of The Dragon
(1985)
Starring: James Tien, Dennis Chan, Jackie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
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Although still packed with the usual high-octane kung fu action and spectacular stunts (choreographed by Biao Yuen), this is one of Jackie Chan's more sensitive films. Tat Fung (Chan) is a respected police officer who gives up his dreams of sailing around the world in order to care for his mentally ..read more »
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My Lucky Stars
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
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Jackie Chan plays a cop who is sent to Tokyo with his partner to extradite an infamous criminal. However, the crook, with the help of the underworld, kidnaps Chan's partner. Chan's cover is blown, and so he calls on some old friends for help - a group of ex-cons who were brought up in the same ..read more »
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Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Andy Lau, Rosamund Kwan, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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Martial arts action comedy starring Jackie Chan. After one of his informers is murdered by a Thai gang boss, lawman Muscles (Jackie Chan) calls in his former orphanage pals, 'The Lucky Stars', to go undercover and infiltrate the boss's underworld establishment. The unorthodox Kistuff (Sammo Hung) ..read more »
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Wheels on Meals
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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Action comedy starring Jackie Chan. A pair of fast food workers (Chan and Yuen Biao) are forced to rely on their martial arts know-how when they meet up with a countess who is being kept from her inheritance by a gang of hoods. The two friends team up with a private investigator chum (Sammo Hung, ..read more »
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Prodigal Son
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Yuen Mao, Lam Ching Ying, Frankie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
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Martial arts classic starring Yuen Biao as Leung Chang, a tardy Kung Fu student from a wealthy family. Lueng Chang puts little effort into his studies but still continues to beat his opponents as his father always pays them to take a fall. Leung Chang is ashamed when he finds about this and pledges ..read more »
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Project A
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Lee Hoi San
Director: Jackie Chan
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Martial arts action comedy starring Jackie Chan. A turn-of-the-century Hong Kong marine (Chan, who also co-directs) and his squad have made a dismal mess of trying to capture the notorious pirates and cut-throats that infest the China Sea. Little do they know that their failure is due to a traitor ..read more »
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Winners And Sinners
(1983)
Starring: Jackie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
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A group of petty thieves who meet in prison decide to go straight and start a cleaning business when they get out. Meanwhile CID 07 (Jackie Chan) is on the trail of a counterfeiter whose printing plates get lost and wind up in the cleaning van owned by our five reformed heroes. Available in both ..read more »
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Encounters Of The Spooky Kind
(1980)
Starring: Wu Ma, Sammo Hung, Lam Ching-Ying
Director: Sammo Hung
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Slovenly carriage driver 'Courageous' Cheung (Sammo Hung) likes to take things pretty easy, but his laid-back attitude is going to cost him dear where his wife is concerned. You see the unfaithful wench has teamed up with the local evil priest and various representatives of the undead, and is ..read more »
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Victim
(1980)
Starring: Wilson Tong, Chang Yi, Sammo Hung
Director: Sammo Hung
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Samo Hung plays the happy-go-lucky Chan Wing, who is searching for a suitable master to teach him kung fu. Unfortunately, he chooses the unwilling Leung Cheung Yow and walks straight into a feud between Leung and his spoilt, vicious elder brother, Yo Wing. To further complicate matters an unknown ..read more »
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The Magnificent Butcher
(1979)
Starring: Hark-On Fung, Sammo Hung, Mui Sang Fan
Director: Yuen Woo-Ping
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Butcher Wing (Sammo Hung) is a student of the legendary Wong Fei Hung who causes trouble wherever he goes. When he accidentally sparks off a feud between his master and the Five Dragon sect, it is up to Butcher to make amends. A Golden Harvest production, directed by Yuen Woo Ping ('Drunken Master').
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Knockabout
(1979)
Starring: Biao Yuen, Sammo Hung, Ka-Yan Leung
Director: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
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Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Leung Kar Yan, star in this amazing Kung Fu movie directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo. Yipao and Taipao are brothers who want to learn kung fu from martial arts master, however they have no idea that their teacher is indeed a ruthless killer. After Taipao is killed, Yipao is ..read more »
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Hand Of Death
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: James Tien, Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung
Director: John Woo
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An early outing from acclaimed action director John Woo. 17th century China is under the control of the Manchus, with only Chinese Shaolin monks - kung fu experts - able to offer resistance. The Manchus themselves are led by an ex-Shaolin, prompting the Shaolin Abbot to call on his star student to ..read more »
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Hapkido
(1972)
Starring: Yuen Biao, Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan
Director: Feng Huang
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Violent martial arts action. During the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, open warfare breaks out between rival martial arts schools. A trio of Chinese students decide to retaliate, but retribution is swift and devastating. After their school is destroyed, the three are banished and return ..read more »
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Warriors Two
Starring: Sammo Hung, Leung Kar-Yan, Casanova Wong
Director: Sammo Hung
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An all-star martial arts cast get into plenty of sword-and-hand action under the direction of Sammo Hung. Enter a brutal world and encounter the Sword Brothers, Thunder Tai, the Three Horned Beetle, Mentor Chui and the awesome Henchmen.
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...gative reporter and a video tape. This is the first time Jackie has worked with Sammo Hung for about ten years, and it has to be said that Sammo Directs Jackie better tha...
