The Miracle Fighters
| The Miracle Fighters | |
|---|---|
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| Traditional | 奇門遁甲 |
| Simplified | 奇门遁甲 |
| Mandarin | Qí Mén Dùn Jiǎ |
| Cantonese | Kei4 Mun4 Deon6 Gaap3 |
| Directed by | Yuen Woo-ping |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow |
| Written by | Peace Group |
| Starring |
Bryan Leung Yuen Cheung-yan Yuen Yat Cho |
| Music by | Tang Siu Lam |
| Cinematography | Ma Koon Wah |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
Production company |
Peace Film Production (HK) Co. |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK$8,482,128 |
The Miracle Fighters is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts fantasy comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping and starring Bryan Leung, Yuen Cheung-yan and Yuen Yat Cho. The film's action sequences features various elements of fantasy which includes magic. It was followed by two sequels, Shaolin Drunkard (1983) and Taoism Drunkard (1984) which are similar style films with different storylines.
Plot
During the Qing Dynasty, Han Chinese and Manchu people were not allowed to marry each other. The Emperor commands Ko Hung (Eddy Ko) to kill his wife. However he refuses, and he has to see his wife die and engages in a battle with the Sorcerer Bat (Yuen Shun Yee). To escape, he also takes the infant prince with him. Ko Hung later accidentally kills the prince. However, he then finds an infant under a tree whom he adopts and names "Shu Kan". To cover up what he has done, he puts the prince's jade on Shu Kan. Over a decade later, the Sorcerer Bat tries to kill Ko and tries to kidnap Shu Kan and pass him off as the prince. Ko becomes heavily injured, and Shu Kan (Yuen Yat Cho) goes to find medicine to heal him where he meets two elderly Taoist priests, Kei Moon (Bryan Leung) and Tun Kap (Yuen Cheung-yan). Kei Moon and Tun Kap are disciples of the same master (Yuen Siu-tien), and are always quarreling with each other. There the two teach Shu Kan their martial arts and magic. The Sorcerer Bat tries hard to get rid of the two to get Shu Ken, but later he manages to kill Tun Kap. Kei Moon then tells Shu Kan to enter a competition to obtain the Supreme Command. Shu Kan, using the skills he learned, enters the competition where he goes through many different obstacles before he faces off with the Sorcerer Bat. He eventually kills the Sorcerer Bat, wins the competition and brings the supreme command with him. As he returns, he and Kei Moon discover that Tun Kap actually faked her death to fool them to obtain the Supreme Command. The two elders then quarrel again over the Supreme Command. They then decide who will take it in a game of Rock-paper-scissors. First, they both hand gesture "rock", then "paper" but Shu Kan gestures "scissor" and beats them both. With the Supreme Command, Shu Kan commands them to stop quarreling.
Cast
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Bryan Leung | Kei Moon / Old Man 奇門 |
| Yuen Cheung-yan | Tun Kap / Old Woman 遁甲 |
| Yuen Yat Cho | Shu Kan 樹根 |
| Eddy Ko | Ko Hung 高雄 |
| Yuen Shun Yee | Sorcerer Bat 蝙蝠法師 |
| Brandy Yuen | Clown in the jar 罈子裡的人 |
| Huang Ha | Rainmaker |
| Tino Wong | One of Sorcerer Bat's men 蝙蝠法師手下 |
| Yuen Siu-tien | Master 師父 |
Award nomination
- 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Action Choreography (Yuen Woo-ping, Brandy Yuen, Yuen Shun Yee, Yuen Cheung-yan, Yuen Yat Cho, Chiu Chung Hing)