Posts Tagged ‘shaw brothers’
Bamboo House of Dolls (1973) — Congrats, Sir Run Run Shaw!
December 16th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Gwai Chi Hung Producer: Shaw Brothers Studio Stars: Betty Duth, Lo Lieh, Wong Hap Genre: women in prison, exploitation What’s up y’all! I’m back from a lightweight bout riddled by a case of the peking opera-holiday blues. A few stomps on some old fax machines and the removal of some flairs proved to be […]
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The Mighty Peking Man (1977) – another Shaw Brothers production
August 18th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Ho Meng-Hua Producer: Shaw Brothers Studio Actors: Danny Lee,Ku Feng,Evelyne Kraft,Hsiao Yao Genre: fantasy,monster Yes, yes, y’all, The Mighty Peking Man in the flesh! We know it’s a campy, plenty cheesy, but a real doozy of a midnight-channel 5 WNEW drive in type of movie offering lots of terrible special effects to boot to […]
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SUPER INFRAMAN (1975)
August 11th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Hua Shan Producers: Shaw Brothers Studio Actors: Danny Lee,Bruce Le,Terry Lau Genre: SciFi fantasy,kaiju,monsters,martial arts action Due to the success of ULTRAMAN & KAMEN RIDER in Hong Kong, Shaw Brothers Studio came back with a HK phooey kaiju chop of their own, known as SUPER INFRAMAN! Literally translated from the chinese characters as Chinese […]
Tags: bruce le, danny lee, hua shan, kaiju, shaw brothers, super inframan, tang chia
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The Oily Maniac (1976)
May 13th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Ho Meng Hua Produced by Shaw Brother Studios (1976) Actors: Danny Lee, Chen Ping, Lily Li, Hua Lun Genre: Horror, exploitation Make sure to secure your quarts,gallons,and drums of engine oil, y’all! The OILY MANIAC is coming ‘atcha! This movie is another fine example of a Shaw Brother produced horror & exploitation joint at […]
Tags: chen ping, danny lee, exploitation, ho meng hua, horror, hua lun, lily li, oily maniac, shaw brothers
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THE KILLER SNAKES (1974)
January 6th, 2011 by Mr. C
Director: Chih-Hung Kuei Actors: Kwok-Leung Gan, Lin Lin Li Everyone usually associates Shaw Brother Studios with creating epic period piece kung fu action films, but they also got a hand in the horror, sex, & exploitation cookie jar, too! Case in point, THE KILLER SNAKES. This movie has got to be one of the most […]
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THE BOXER FROM SHANTUNG (1972)
November 20th, 2010 by Mr. C
THE BOXER FROM SHANTUNG (1972) Director: Chang Cheh Shaw Brother Studios Actors: Chan Goon Tai, David Chiang The Boxer from Shantung aka Killer from Shantung was aired on WNEW’s Channel 5 in the NYC area originally on 7/31/1982 . It’s a classic early 1970’s basher style kung fu piece as opposed to clean riptide style […]
Tags: chan goon tai, chang cheh, chen kuan tai, david chang, david chiang, killer from shantung, shaw brother studio, shaw brothers, the boxer from shantung
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WNEW Channel 5: DRIVE IN MOVIE (1981-1988)
November 19th, 2010 by Mr. C
Where were you in the mid 1980’s on a saturday afternoon at 3pm in the New York City area? I know that this young martian(me) had a reoccurring date with the tube on WNEW CHANNEL 5’s DRIVE IN MOVIE at 3pm every Saturday as some of you Gen X robots probably had as well! This […]
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THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES (1974)
October 10th, 2010 by Mr. C
I’m in the mood for…horror…simply because Halloween is near thee! I’m ALWAYS on REWIND-FANG mode for THE LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES especially when halloween is around the corner! This movie is basically a vinegarette of a wet dream with shaw brother kung fu infused with the lord-count dracula! It’s a 1974 Hammer & […]
Tags: david chiang, dracula, hammer studios, horror, kung fu, legend of the 7 golden vampires, peter cushing, peter kushing, seven brothers meet dracula, shaw brothers
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