The Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son (Chinese: 敗家仔) is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Yuen Biao and directed by Sammo Hung, who also co-starred and wrote with Barry Wong. The film was released on 22 December 1981 and grossed HK$9,150,729. The Prodigal Son was nominated for two Hong Kong Film Awards and won the award for Best Action Choreography.
Plot
Leung Chang is a young man in a wealthy family living in Foshan in the mid-19th century. He is a martial artist trained by two instructors in his father's employ. He has fought over three hundred times in Foshan and won every fight, but unbeknownst to him, his father has arranged for his servant Yee Tung-choi to bribe Chang's opponents to lose to him in order to protect him. This has caused Chang to believe that he is a world-class fighter, but in truth he hasn't even mastered the basics of kung fu and any real fighter could easily defeat him. Everyone knows this but him, giving him the nickname "The Prodigal Son" behind his back, because of the money he is costing his parents who pay to keep him from getting injured.
Awards
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author | Barry Wong Sammo Hung Wong Jing |
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award | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography |
contentLocation | Guangdong |
director | Sammo Hung |
editor | Cheung Yiu-chung |
genre | action comedy |
keywords | asthma asthma attack canton chinese opera fight foshan guangzhou horrify hunt injured leung yee-tai manchu martial artist martial arts master personal assistant prodigal son sleep than the wealthy family wing chun young man |
musicBy | Frankie Chan Phil Chen |
nomination | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film |
producer | Raymond Chow |
publisher | Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
theme | kung fu martial arts slapstick |