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unusual facts about Martial arts film



Dickson Poon

That appearance, with Poon's help, subsequently helped to launch Yeoh's motion picture career with the 1985 martial arts film Yes, Madam.

Get Yourself High

A music video directed by Joseph Kahn, featuring a digitally enhanced version of an old martial arts film called 2 Champions of Shaolin accompanied this song.

Marrie Lee

Given the stage name Marrie Lee, she made her film debut at age 18, portraying the title character in 1978's They Call Her Cleopatra Wong, a martial arts film about a female Interpol agent written and directed by Bobby A. Suarez.

Martial Law 2: Undercover

Martial Law 2: Undercover (also known as Karate Cop and Martial Law II) is a 1991 martial arts film written by Richard Brandes and Jiles Fitzgerald, produced by Steve Cohen, directed by Kurt Anderson and stars Jeff Wincott, Cynthia Rothrock, Paul Johansson, L. Charles Taylor, Sherrie Rose, and Billy Drago.

Monk's spade

It has been widely used in kung fu cinema (notably by Lau Kar-Fai in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), and is used by the Shaolin priest in the online game Dragon Fist II and by Abbot Song in Jade Empire.

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown

Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (also known as The Fighters 2: The Beatdown) is a 2011 American martial arts film starring Evan Peters, Michael Jai White, Dean Geyer, Alex Meraz, Todd Duffee, Scott Epstein and Jillian Murray.

Sahamongkol Film International

The company's films include the international hit martial arts films, Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior, Tom-Yum-Goong and Chai Lai, and the Nak animated movie, as well as recent romantic comedy hit drama film First Love.

Scorching Sun, Fierce Winds, Wild Fire

Scorching Sun, Fierce Winds, Wild Fire, also released as Any Which Way You Punch, is a 1978 Taiwanese kung fu film starring Angela Mao, Dorian Tan, Chang Yi, and Lo Lieh.

The Forbidden Kingdom

South Boston teenager Jason Tripitikas (Michael Angarano) is a fan of martial arts films and he awakens from a dream of a battle between the Monkey King (Jet Li) and celestial soldiers in the clouds.

Virgins of the Seven Seas

Virgins of the Seven Seas, also styled as Virgins of the 7 Seas, is a 1974 Hong Kong-West German martial arts-comedy film directed by Kuei Chih-Hung and Ernst Hofbauer.


see also

Bloodmatch

Bloodmatch is a martial-arts film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Thom Mathews, Hope Marie Carlton, Marianne Taylor, Vincent Klyn, Michel Qissi, and Benny "The Jet" Urquidez.

Eagles Claw

Eagle's Claw, 1978 Chinese language martial arts film made in Hong Kong

Garvin Cross

Cross is best known for his role as Angelo in the 1995 martial arts film Rumble in the Bronx, which starred Jackie Chan.

Koreans in Thailand

Thai martial arts film The Kick follows a Korean family of Taekwondo experts who move to Thailand.

Marc Akerstream

Marc Akerstream (1954 – August 15, 1998) was a Canadian actor best known as Tony in the 1995 martial arts film Rumble in the Bronx, starring Jackie Chan.

Paul Maslak

producer Ng See-yuen to work as casting director on the martial arts film, No Retreat, No Surrender, for which he helped "discover" Jean-Claude Van Damme, Kurt McKinney, Ernie Reyes, Jr. and Cynthia Rothrock.

Safety Last!

In the 1983 martial arts film Project A, Jackie Chan also played an homage to Lloyd (whom he has frequently cited as an influence on his work) by falling from a clock tower.

TFK

The Forbidden Kingdom (2008), a martial arts film starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li