- Dreadnaught (film)
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Dreadnaught Directed by Yuen Woo-ping Written by Wong Jing Starring Yuen Biao
Leung Kar Yan
Kwan Tak-hingRunning time 90 minutes Language Cantonese Dreadnaught (Chinese: 勇者無懼) aka Yong zhe wu ju is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Yuen Biao, Leung Kar Yan, and Kwan Tak-hing as Wong Fei Hung.
Plot
A short-tempered, violent criminal named the "White Tiger" is on the run from the police and joins a theater troupe to hide out, killing anyone who angers him or who suspects his identity. One person he unsuccessfully tries to kill several times is a cowardly laundry man named "Mousy" who manages to escape by fleeing. When a very close friend of Mousy's is killed by the White Tiger, Mousy overcomes his cowardliness enough to seek revenge.
In a scene early on in the movie Mousy is washing the laundry with his bossy sister. After complaining about the repetitiveness of laundry work, his sister scolds him and demands he wash the clothes in the "family way." This leads to a scene with Yuen Biao's character flipping the clothes around with his hands and wringing them out with powerful squeezing from this index finger and middle finger. These abilities turn out to be related to kung-fu methods, as Mousy eventually uses the same laundry method to defeat "White Tiger."
Cast
- Yuen Biao - Mousy
- Bryan Leung - Leung Foon
- Yuen Shun Yee - White Tiger
- Kwan Tak-hing - Wong Fei Hung
- Lily Li Li - Mousy's sister
- Fan Mei-Sheng - Marshal Pao
- Brandy Yuen - Marshal's assistant
- Fung Hak-On - Demon Tailor
- Danny Chow - Gorgeous Koon
- Yuen Woo Ping - extra
External links
- Dreadnaught at Hong Kong Cinemagic
- Dreadnaught at the Internet Movie Database
- Dreadnaught at AllRovi
Films directed by Yuen Woo-ping 1970s Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978) • Drunken Master (1978) • Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979) • Magnificent Butcher (1979)1980s The Buddhist Fist (1980) • Dreadnaught (1981) • Legend of a Fighter (1982) • The Miracle Fighters (1982) • Shaolin Drunkard (1983) • Drunken Tai Chi (1984) • Mismatched Couples (1985) • The Close Encounter of Vampire (1986) • Tiger Cage (1988) • In the Line of Duty 4: Witness (1989)1990s Tiger Cage 2 (1990) • Tiger Cage 3 (1991) • Iron Monkey (1993) • Hero Among Heroes (1993) • Tai Chi Master (1993) • Wing Chun (1994) • Fire Dragon (1994) • Iron Monkey 2 (1995) • Red Wolf (1995) • Tai Chi Boxer (1996)2010s True Legend (2010)Categories:- 1981 films
- Hong Kong films
- 1980s action films
- Martial arts films
- Films directed by Yuen Woo-ping
- Hong Kong film stubs
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