The Lama Avenger

March. 15,1979      
Rating:
6.5
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When two acrobats are fired for fighting with punks in the audience, they go to live with an aunt who's being pressured to sell her house for a real estate development. The developer's nasty son, Lee Fu, decides to muscle the sale, and soon he's at war with the acrobats, plus their unlikely ally, an American named John who used to be Lee Fu's friend. The acrobats open a kung fu school, the scene of several battles with Lee Fu's thugs. A fight to the death, jail time, auntie's surprise decision, a budding acting career, a possessive girlfriend, a debilitating injury, a friendship that needs recalibrating, and Lee Fu's avenger are all in the mix before the end.

Ho Tsung-Tao as  Hong Tian-De
Chin Yuet-Sang as  Mo Cai
Lee Hoi-Sang as  Guo Lie
Lam Kau as  Master
Gam Biu as  Li Tong
Chui Fat as  Li's son
Paul Chung Fat as  Thug with pole
Lam Hak-Ming as  Undertaker
Pan Yung-Sheng as  Hong's film partner
Tai San as  Thug at opera

Reviews

Exoticalot
1979/03/15

People are voting emotionally.

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VeteranLight
1979/03/16

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Stellead
1979/03/17

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

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Taraparain
1979/03/18

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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