Kung Fu VS Acrobatic

Kung Fu VS Acrobatic

DVD cover
Traditional 摩登如來神掌
Simplified 摩登如来神掌
Mandarin Mó Dēng Rú Lái Shén Zhǎng
Cantonese Mo1 Dang1 Jyu4 Loi4 San4 Zeong2
Directed by Taylor Wong
Produced by Jimmy Heung
Screenplay by Wong Jing
Starring Andy Lau
Natalis Chan
Joey Wong
Yuen Wah
Cutie Mui
Music by Lowell Lo
Sherman Chow
Cinematography David Chung
Gigo Lee
Chan Siu-kwan
Edited by Robert Choi
Production
company
Distributed by Newport Entertainment
Release dates
 21 July 1990 (1990-07-21)
Running time
 99 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Language Cantonese
Box office HK $11,160,216

Kung Fu VS Acrobatic is a 1990 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy comedy film directed by Taylor Wong and starring Andy Lau, Natalis Chan and Joey Wong. The film is a homage to the 1964 martial arts film Buddha's Palm which starred Cho Tat-wah, who also acts in a supporting role in this film.

Plot

Advertising company staff Mo Tak-fai (Lau) and his friend Lai Chi (Chan) go to mainland China for a business trip. Chi smuggles some relics, leading to them being chased by the police. They go into a cave to escape capture, but Chi is bitten by a poisonous snake. He finds a medicine belonging to an ancient hero named Long Jianfei and shares it with Tak-fai. Not only does the medicine detoxifies Chi, it also bestows Tak-fai and Chi internal strengths. They also rescue Princess Yunluo (Wong) and her maid Xiao Man (Mui) from the Yuan Dynasty after 800 years of slumber but in the process also releasing a two-hundred-year-old evil martial arts expert Tian Can (Yuen).

Fai and Chi remain skeptical about the things that happened and they bring the two ladies to Hong Kong. Yunluo is able to adapt to modern life in Hong Kong very quickly. On the other hand, in order to defeat Tian Can, Yunluo helps Fai to learn the "Buddha's Palm" technique while Chi, due to poor qualifications, only excel at the "Seven Rotary Slice" technique. However, when Tian Can arrives he effortlessly defeats Fai since he has not mastered the "Ten Thousand Buddhas" technique. Tian Can forces Fai to eat a cursed silkworm, which can cause pain to people who consume it when Tian Can plays his drum.

The next day, Tian Can goes on a spree. He steals money from a bank ATM, threatens Fai and Chi to go to their boss' home and capture his family, as well as defeating the police who come after them. Yunluo saves the two men but Fai is furtherly injured by Tian Can in the process. Fortunately they come across Yim Chan, leader of a supernatural performing troupe from China, who heals Fai from his injuries while also channelling energy to him. A few days later, Fai finally masters the "Ten Thousand Buddhas" technique. He and his friends confront Tian Can in a final duel and Fai uses "Ten Thousand Buddhas" to cripple Tian Can's martial arts ability, becoming a true hero in the end.

Cast

Theme song

Box office

The film grossed HK $11,160,216 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 21 July to 11 August 1990 in Hong Kong.

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