The Lama Avenger (1979)

March. 15,1979

6.5

| Drama Action

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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.

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Cast

Ho Tsung-Tao as Hong Tian-De

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Chin Yuet-Sang as Mo Cai

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Lee Hoi-Sang as Guo Lie

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Reviews

Jeanskynebu

1979/03/15

the audience applauded

Platicsco

1979/03/16

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Ginger

1979/03/17

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Geraldine

1979/03/18

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.