Snake in the eagles shadow 2 1978 changes the movie. Chan plays an orphan who saves the life of an old begger. Snake in the eagles shadow and drunken master, released about seven months apart and both directed by legendary fight choreographer yuen wooping. John chang, wilson tong, charlie chan the master of drunken fist is killed by the deadly snake fist duo in an awesome battle. Snake in the eagles shadow is a 1978 hong kong martial arts action film classic that launched his meteoric career of jackie chan. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 plot summary 3 an orphan who has been raised at a kung fu school, where he is treated as little more than a dogsbody and practice target for the students, has a lifechanging experience after helping an old peripatetic beggar. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Chien is mistreated by the dojos janitor as well as the dojos instructors. Snake in the eagle s shadow 1978 sribats 75 addeddate. Snake in the eagle s shadow is a 1978 hong kong martial arts action film classic that launched his meteoric career of jackie chan.
A surprise box office hit that helped to establish jackie chans new persona, this terrific period kung fu comedy is an excellent vehicle for the fighting and performing styles of. Between heaven and hell instrumentals between heaven and hell instrumentals. The eagles shadow is a jackie chan vehicle, which should place it in the need we say more. Then jacki creates his own style and mixes it with the snakes fist. Working with ng seeyuen, jackie worked on a new type of kugn fu film that revolved around comedy, this movie was the first, followed by drunken master.
Both snake in the eagles shadow and drunken master the two classics that made jackie chan a huge star in asia in the 70s were released on bluray in japan, just in time for xmas 20. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 cast and crew moviefone. Chien fu is an orphan who resides in the back of a. Jackie chan is a boy who is used as a janitor at his kungfu school. Contrary to many disappointing upscales of other earlier jackie chan movies, especially the releases in hong kong, we here have an excellent hd master. Then jacki creates his own style and mixes it with the snake s fist. Topics snake in the eagle s shadow 1978 sribats 75. If you would like to help improve this and other hong kongrelated articles, you are invited to join this project. In this, the first film to unite the martial arts mastery of jackie chan and directorchoreographer yuen woo. Jun, 2018 snake in the eagles shadow 1978 jackie chan finally found success after a string of failures with lo wei and it took the legendary yuen wooping to unleash chan as the star he was meant to be. In this, the first film to unite the martial arts mastery of jackie chan and directorchoreographer yuen woo ping iron monkey, action fuses with comedy to.
Feb 17, 2017 snake in the eagle s shadow 1978 p1, jackie chan, siu tin yuen, jang lee hwang,chi yuan hsi, huo an hsi. I didnt want the widescreen version but it doesnt say widescreen. He eventually makes friends with an old beggar who offers him a roof and a bite to eat. Snake in the eagle s shadow doesnt claim to be a comedy but it s hilarious anyway.
Snake in the eagle s shadow is a martial arts film about an orphan, chien fu, adopted by a kung fu dojo. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 shaolin chamber 36. The plot has been done a thousand times but we dont watch kungfu movies for plot. Low this article has been rated as lowimportance on the. Snake in the eagles shadow is set in a world of rival martial arts schools.
In addition to being a solid kung fu movie, snake in the eagles shadow 1978 is an important first step in the carrers of jackie chan and yuen woo ping. A surprise box office hit that helped to establish jackie chan s new persona, this terrific period kung fu comedy is an excellent vehicle for the fighting and performing styles of chan and genre favorite simon yuen siutien. This \sequel\ is by most accounts a movie called \snaky knight fight against mantis\ with footage from snake in the eagles shadow spliced in to capitalize on jackie chans name this sequel is by most accounts a movie called snaky knight fight against mantis with footage from snake in the eagles shadow spliced in to capitalize on jackie chans name. Showcasing with imaginative kung fu styles together with powerful choreography and innovative training sequences, it is a revelation of the overwhelming physical talents of the worlds number one chinese action star. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 snake in the eagles. Tunecore on behalf of record audio inc, and 1 music rights societies. Snake in the eagle s shadow 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The dvd itself showed up and i was a bit miffed to see it said widescreen version on the bottom of the box. Chien fu is an orphan who resides in the back of a martial arts school run by master hung.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Snake in the eagle s shadow 1978 plot summary 3 an orphan who has been raised at a kung fu school, where he is treated as little more than a dogsbody and practice target for the students, has a lifechanging experience after helping an old peripatetic beggar. This is a great double feature for obvious reasons, as the. Snake in the eagle s shadow and drunken master are important films in the early career of living legend jackie chan not to mention yuen wooping, who makes his directorial debut here, both for their outstanding fight scenes and the first glimpse at his brand of appealing comedy. This starmaking film was the first to feature jackies trademark mix of mindblowing martial arts action withy hilariously choreographed slapstick. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 pg 1105 1982 us action, comedy 1h 38m. After the failures of the studios doing the stupid thing of trying to turn jackie chan into the next bruce lee, chan took a different direction. Showcasing with imaginative kung fu styles together with powerful choreography and innovative training sequences, it is a revelation of the overwhelming physical talents of the world s number one chinese action star. Jackie chan cant fight and is always getting bullied by the teachers and pupils. Licensed to youtube by tunecore on behalf of record audio inc. Jan 04, 2009 wu tang collection snake in the eagle s shadow part 2 duration. Jackie chan plays an errand boy working in a small kungfu school and he happens to come across the last remaining master of the snake fist and provides him out with food and shelter. With jackie chan, siu tin yuen, junglee hwang, dean shek. Snake in the eagles shadow is the kung fu comedy masterpiece starring superstar jackie chan rush hour, shanghai noon.
Everyone abuses and humiliates a downtrodden orphan chan until he befriends an old man, who turns out to be the last master of the. One day an old man helps jackie train in an art of kungfu called the snakes fist. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 jackie chan finally found success after a string of failures with lo wei and it took the legendary yuen wooping to unleash chan as the star he was meant to be. One day the old man is in trouble by a man who does the eagle s claw and jackie helps the old. This sequel is by most accounts a movie called snaky knight fight against mantis with footage from snake in the eagle s shadow spliced in to capitalize on jackie chan s name.
Featuring similar casts and masterstudent subject matter, both films also provide the first real glimpse at jackies. Twilight times new jackie chan double feature bluray serves up a pair of early career highlights from 1978. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 p1 video dailymotion. This article is within the scope of wikiproject hong kong, a project to coordinate efforts in improving all hong kongrelated articles. Both snake in the eagle s shadow and drunken master the two classics that made jackie chan a huge star in asia in the 70s were released on bluray in japan, just in time for xmas 20.
After bruce lee died and left a gap open in the martial film world, jackie was one of many, many guys the hk studios wanted to fashion into the next big star. Snake in the eagle s shadow 1978 sribats 75 by utuber. Jackie chan directs jackie chan in classic final fight scene hd. Snake in the eagles shadow full movie original english dub. Some of these pictures and descriptions may give away plot details that you might not want to know before watching the film. Snake in the eagles shadow ii snaky knight fights the mantis. Snake in the eagles shadow s pivotal film for jackie chan made in 1978.
Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 cast and crew a master of martial arts teaches his techniques to the young man jackie chan who saved his life. Philippines english title snake and the eagles shadow. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. The eagle s shadow is a jackie chan vehicle, which should place it in the need we say more. One day an old man helps jackie train in an art of kungfu called the snake s fist. Wu tang collection snake in the monkey shadow youtube. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. This old beggar is secretly the final master of snake kung fu. Snake in the eagles shadow 1978 p1, jackie chan, siu tin yuen, jang lee hwang,chi yuan hsi, huo an hsi. This is not snake in eagle s shadow, it is part 2 so if youre looking for the classsic jackie chan this is not it, it has cut scenes from the first movie but it does not star jackie chan. The twilight time bd is a must have for old school jackie chan and kung fu fans. In 1979, a film entitled snake in the eagle s shadow ii aka snaky knight fight against mantis was released. Jackie becomes the old mans student and finds himself in battle with the master of the eagles claw style, who has vowed to destroy the snake fist clan.
An orphan who has been raised at a kung fu school, where he is treated as little more than a dogsbody and practice target for the students, has a lifechanging experience after helping an old peripatetic beggar. Snake in the eagles shadow is a martial arts film about an orphan, chien fu, adopted by a kung fu dojo. Snake in the eagle s shadow is a 1978 hong kong martial arts film starring jackie chan in an early role as chien fu, an orphan adopted by an abusive kungfu school. Snake in the eagles shadow ii snaky knight fights the. The eagle s claw has all but won, having successfully killed most of the members of the snakefist.
One day the old man is in trouble by a man who does the eagles claw and jackie helps the old. Chien played by jackie chan, an orphan adopted by a kungfu school, is overworked as their janitor and abused by the kung fu teachers as a walking punchingbag. Watch snake in the eagles shadow online 1978 movie yidio. This is not snake in eagles shadow, it is part 2 so if youre looking for the classsic jackie chan this is not it, it has cut scenes from the first movie but it does not star jackie chan. His style is based on the movement and actions of a cat. Snake in the eagles shadow with jackie chan snake in the eagles shadow is pivotal film for jackie chans career made in 1978. Wu tang collection snake in the eagles shadow part 2 duration. It was directed by chang hsinyi and starred wang tao. Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. In one of his early martial arts comedies, jackie chans character finds his pet cat fighting a cobra and cheers him on until the snake is dead. Chan, an amiable if beleaguered student, uses comedy, physical grace, and surprising stuntsthe birth of a superstar. Snake in the eagles shadow doesnt claim to be a comedy but its hilarious anyway.
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