The Eagle Shooting Heroes
射鵰英雄傳之東成西就
Hong Kong • 1993
Directors
Synopsis
A classic of Hong Kong “mo lei tau” (nonsense comedy) that blends slapstick hijinks, musical numbers, and zippy martial-arts wire work, Jeffrey Lau’s THE EAGLE SHOOTING HEROES launches an all-star cast on a madcap quest for a mystical tome of kung fu. Its ensemble of Hong Kong legends—including Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Karina Lau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Jacky Cheung—will be familiar to fans of Wong Kar Wai, who produced this film as a companion to his wuxia epic ASHES OF TIME, a radically different take on the source novel by Jin Yong.
Synopsis
A classic of Hong Kong “mo lei tau” (nonsense comedy) that blends slapstick hijinks, musical numbers, and zippy martial-arts wire work, Jeffrey Lau’s THE EAGLE SHOOTING HEROES launches an all-star cast on a madcap quest for a mystical tome of kung fu. Its ensemble of Hong Kong legends—including Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Karina Lau, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Jacky Cheung—will be familiar to fans of Wong Kar Wai, who produced this film as a companion to his wuxia epic ASHES OF TIME, a radically different take on the source novel by Jin Yong.
Credits
Crew
DirectorJeffrey Lau, Jeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
WriterJeffrey Lau Chun-Wai
CinematographerPeter Pau Tak-Hai
ComposerJames Wong Jim
EditorHai Kit-Wai
ProducerTsai Sung-lin