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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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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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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 - B...
(2010)
Starring: Donnie Yen, Sammo Hung, Huang Xiao-Ming
Director: Yip Wai-Shun, Wilson Yip
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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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Three Kingdoms - Resurrection of the Dragon
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Maggie Q, Sammo Hung, Andy Lau
Director: Daniel Lee Yan Kong
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Set in ancient China at a time when the Empire was divided between three powers, the Kingdom of Wei, the Kingdom of Shu, and the Kingdom of Wu, Three Kingdoms: Resurrection Of The Dragon follows the reflective journey of valiant hero Zhao Zilong, a warrior of the Shu Kingdom, as he marches his army ..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: Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Chan, Jet Li
Director: Keith Clarke
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This in-depth documentary gives a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film--from its rebellious beginnings to the high-flying epics of today. Host Samuel L. Jackson takes you through the best moments of 100 films, including CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, and ..read more »
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The Avenging Fist
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Stephen Fung, Yuen Biao
Director: Andy Lau, Corey Yuen-Kwai
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Loosely based on the popular TEKKEN series of video games, THE AVENGING FIST stars HK luminaries Sammo Hung, Ekin Cheng, and Yuen Biao as three of the cadre of martial artists who have joined in the fight to reclaim the Power Glove. Stolen by the devious special agent Combat 21, the glove confers ..read more »
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Jackie Chan - Mister Nice Guy
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Sammo Hung
Director: Sammo Hung
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In Sammo Hung's MR. NICE GUY, Jackie Chan plays a popular TV chef (also named Jackie) who accidentally saves a reporter pursued by two warring gangs--one that looks like the standard Cosa Nostra types, the other a group of upstarts who could have been cast in THE WARRIORS. After the two gangs ..read more »
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The Stunt Woman
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Sammo Hung, Hoi Mang
Director: Ann Hui
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Ann Hui's THE STUNT WOMAN stars Michelle Yeoh as Ah Kam, a Hong Kong stunt woman who aspires to become an action director. The film also stars Sammo Hung as Ah Kam's mentor, Master Tung.
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Cinema Of Vengeance
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan
Director: Toby Russell
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A comprehensive English-language chronicle of the Hong Kong action cinema scene, providing clips of classic and rare films, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with HK luminaries like Samo Hung, Simon Yam, Yukari Oshima, Cynthia Rothrock, John Woo, and Yuen Woo-Ping.
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The Gambling Ghost
on DVD
(1991)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Nina Li Chi, James Wong
Director: Clifton Ko
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Fat Hung dreams of being rich. Not being an enormous fan of hard work, Hung and his friend Hoi, constantly cheat people out of their money in order to place bets and one day win their millions. Suddenly luck runs out for the tricky gamblers, when Hoi attempts to double cross a group of gangsters - ..read more »
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Island Of Fire
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Jimmy Wang Yu
Director: Yin-Ping Chu
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Jackie Chan plays a shrewd cop who goes undercover with a team of mercenaries when a man he put away two years before commits a murder. The film features the great Sammo Hung as well as the terrific Tony Leung Ka Fai.
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Dragons Forever
(1988)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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A sharp lawyer is hired by a factory when an attractive farm owner threatens to take them to court because waste chemicals are destroying the local fish farm. Soon he is torn between his loyalties to his client and the female witness.
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Eastern Condors
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lam Ching Ying
Director: Sammo Hung
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EASTERN CONDORS is director Sammo Hung's high-energy version of THE DIRTY DOZEN. To win their freedom, a group of hardened Asian convicts agree to go on a suicidal mission to Vietnam and destroy an abandoned ammunitions dump before the Vietcong discovers it. Along the way, the men run into a trio ..read more »
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Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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Rollicking follow-up to the comic blockbuster "My Lucky Stars," with former "Little Fortunes" Hung, Chan, and Biao resurrecting their famous slapstick chemistry once more as crimefighters called upon to save a kingpin from assassins. Available in Mandarin.
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My Lucky Stars
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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Because the success of the first LUCKY STARS film (WINNERS AND SINNERS) had a lot to do with the Japanese market, the second film in the series takes place in the land of the rising sun and features Michiko Nishiwaki, the Japanese female bodybuilder. Jackie Chan plays an undercover cop who solicits ..read more »
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Heart Of The Dragon
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Kar Lok Chin, James Tien
Director: Sammo Hung
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Respected cop Fung (Jackie Chan) gives up his dreams of sailing around the world in order to care for his mentally disabled brother (Sammo Hung). However, having been innocently caught up in a gangland dispute, the brother is kidnapped to force Fung to divulge the identity of a police informant...
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Wheels on Meals
(1984)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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Cousins Jackie and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket....
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Prodigal Son
(1983)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Yuen Mao, Frankie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
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Leung Chang (Yuen Biao) is a spoiled son who thinks he is the baddest kung fu master around--until he is pounded in a fight with an effeminate Wing Chun master (Lam Ching-Ying) who plays a girl in a traveling Peking Opera troupe. Realizing that his father has been paying his opponents to lose, ..read more »
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Winners And Sinners
(1983)
Starring: Jackie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
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Teapot, Curly, Windpipe, Vaseline, and Ranks are a band of bumbling thieves who try to clean up their act by starting a janitorial service. They run foul of a pair of gangsters when they find a briefcase containing counterfeit money. Directed by Sammo Hung, the film lays down the precedents for the ..read more »
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Project A
(1983)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Jackie Chan
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Jackie Chan stars as Dragon Ma, an honest marine cadet in late-19th-century colonial Hong Kong, who must do battle with the smugglers and pirates terrorising the South China Sea in order to preserve his company's honor. Revered by Chan devotees as one of his finest films, PROJECT A seamlessly ..read more »
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Zu Warriors From The Magic Mountain
(1983)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Hoi Mang
Director: Tsui Hark
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When ZU WARRIORS FROM THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN first appeared in 1983, Hong Kong audiences were shocked by the level of sophistication of the film's special effects. Determined to raise the production values of Hong Kong films to that of the United States, director Tsui Hark hired special effects experts ..read more »
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Victim
(1980)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Chang Yi, Wilson Tong
Director: Sammo Hung
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In THE VICTIM, Hong Kong martial arts star Sammo Hung plays the happy-go-lucky Chan Wing, who is an a quest to find a suitable master to teach him kung fu. This search, however, leads him directly into a heated feud between two brothers. The film features outstanding kung fu action.
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Encounters Of The Spooky Kind
(1980)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Chan Lung
Director: Sammo Hung
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Sammo Hung plays Courageous Cheung, a cuckolded husband who faces a series of supernatural challenges from his wife's wealthy lover. First, Cheung must survive a night in a house haunted by a bloodthirsty vampire. From there, things just get worse--and more comical. For those unfamiliar with the ..read more »
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Wu Tang Clan Presents Kung Fu Master
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Ching-Stephen Tun
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The Wu-Tang Clan present this kung-fu classic starring Sammo Hung and Ching-Stephen Tung, with great fight choreography from Yuen Biao. Sammo Hung stars as The Incredible Kung Fu Master who trains a young student to become a master and puts his pupils through some of the most demanding training ..read more »
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The Magnificent Butcher
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, Mui Sang Fan
Director: Yuen Woo-Ping
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This classic martial arts comedy stars the charming and disarming master of bumbling, the corpulent Sammo Hung. In this Yuen Woo-Ping film, he plays a lovable, klutzy butcher who studies diligently under legendary kung fu master Wong Fei-Hong, but he can't quite seem to get his moves together. ..read more »
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Kung Fu Master
(1979)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Tung Wei, Lee Hoi San
Director: Joseph Cheung
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After defeating the man terrorising their village, two brothers go to war over their differing martial arts practises. Unable to accept the other as his equal they each set up a school of martial arts, and will have nothing to do with one another. But when a new enemy services their separate skills ..read more »
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The Iron-Fisted Monk
(1977)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Chung Fat, James Tien
Director: Sammo Hung
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Martial arts legend Sammo Hung makes his directorial debut with this vintage historical kung-fu extravaganza. The tale follows a renegade Shaolin monk (Hung) on a vigilante mission to rid the Chinese countryside of the Manchu pestilence.
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Hand Of Death
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: John Woo
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Former 'Little Fortunes' Chan, Biao, and Hung team up with director Woo as a legion of fighters determined to protect the Shaolin school from a megalomaniacal lord.
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Hapkido
(1972)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao
Director: Feng Huang
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Having returned from Japanese-occupied Korea, three Chinese students set up a school to teach the martial art of Hapkido. However, soon the students find that the Japanese subject their neighbourhood to a reign of terror and are forced to use all their awesome fighting skills to protect themselves ..read more »
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Warriors Two
Starring: Sammo Hung, Leung Kar-Yan, Fong Hak-On
Director: Sammo Hung
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Sammo Hung does triple-duty as director, co-choreographer, and co-star of this classic kung fu epic from the 1970s. Hua (Casanova Wong) stumbles upon a plot hatched by a businessman named Mo (Fung Hak On) to take over the city of Fushan by killing its headman. When his knowledge is discovered by ..read more »
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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...
