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LITTLE MAD GUY
(aka RAGE OF THE MASTER)
dir. Hsing-Lai Wang, 1982
China/Australia, 102 mins.
From a resin-stained abyss of outerboro marginalia gallops LITTLE MAD GUY, projected off of a discount-rack VHS dubbed into Australian English perhaps the only extant version of the film today. Ming-Tsai Wu stars as shirtless field-urchin Little Fatty, the titular MAD GUY on the hunt for Wu (Tiger Yang) a notorious outlaw with a steep bounty on his head. Wangs film is essentially one long tilt-a-wheel of skull-crushing, capillary-busting wall-to-wall wuxia, interspersed with some attempts at comedy and occasional glimpses of the Chinese countryside. Wikipedia would have us believe LITTLE MAD GUY is labeled as the madcap tale of a simpleton who fights for the people but really, what film isnt? Featuring a prolonged cameo from Simon Yuen Siu-tien the original DRUNKEN MASTER, and father of Yuen Woo-Ping!
A bandit pretends to be a master in a small county. He causes chaos with all the villagers by doing tricks on them and cheating. The bandit picks on the Little Mad Guy without knowing what it will mean, and Little Guy gets crazy, at which point a hot pursuit begins that takes you through hilarious action-adventures. How will this chase end? One thing you know is that youll be in stitches. Cobra Video
Hilarious storyline, many humorous interactions between Little Fatty and anyone who he comes in contact with, including bowing down to a frog and chanting I worship the toad and falling face first into a pile of crap in his quest to earn a living bringing in a criminal. WilliamSchweizer, IMDB
Almost entirely fighting from start to finish between a core trio of antagonists, Master Ma, Little Fatty and Chun Wu. Little Fatty appears to be the central character, owing his martial arts ability to a life long study of frogs and toads. The bandit Wu is portrayed by Tiger Yang, who the opening credits claim was Muhammad Alis martial arts instructor. Funny, but I dont recall ever hearing of Ali having an interest in the martial arts. classicsoncall, IMDB
The movie also tries to be more than just your average martial arts movie too, by incorporating some comedy elements into it. However, the movie is only funny for about the first 10 or 15 minutes, and then it just gets way too serious. Rob Battersby, Geeksquisite
The film earned first-time actor Jonathon Shaw a Golden Heart Nomination at the 1983 Golden Heart Awards in China. Despite not playing the main part, it was this nomination that earned Shaw the enduring nickname of The Little Guy. - Wikipedia
August 2012 was a simpler time: America was watching both the Harlem shake and Mitt Romneys 47% video (a worthy successor to Glenn Danzigs library tour, or Henry Rollins Dutch TV interview) with equally rapt attention. Here at Spectacle, we programmed a head-banging action series called SUMMER OF SHRAPNEL that scorched a proverbial hole in the screen and burned through all our Julio Medem money after a lower-octane-than-expected turnout. In that battered spirit we are pleased to blow the dust off of four chopsocky non-classics, equalling out to TWO LOAVES OF KUNG FU: because theres no better time than an air-conditioned summer night to watch guys get kicked upside the spine, ideally while sipping a frosty (non-alcoholic!!!) beverage.
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LocationSPECTACLE THEATER (View)
124 South 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11249
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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