Director's Cut Episode 150: Thundering Mantis

== Show Notes ==
: We discuss Drunken Master clones, stuntmen, and the appreciation of action cinema.
== Films Discussed ==
* Films starring "Beardy" Leung Kar-yan
** Sleeping Fist (1979) Dir. Teddy Yip
** Thundering Mantis (1980) Dir. Teddy Yip
** Legend of the Fighter (1982) Dir. Yuen Woo-ping
** Ip Man 3 (2015) Dir. Wilson Yip
* A Hard Day's Night (1964) Dir. Richard Lester
* Drunken Master (1978) Dir. Yuen Woo-ping
* Kung Fu Tiger Named Drunk Cat (1978) Dir. Sum Cheung
* Dance of the Drunk Mantis (1979) Dir. Yuen Woo-ping
* Magnificent Butcher (1979) Dir. Yuen Woo-ping
* Against the Drunken Cat Paw (1979) Dir. Shan-Hsi Ting
* The Blind Fist of Bruce (1979) Dir. Bong Luk
* The Fearless Hyena (1979) Dir. Jackie Chan
* Incredible Kung Fu Mission (1979) Dir. Hsin Yi Chang
* Drunken Tai-Chi (1984) Dir. Yuen Woo-ping
* Revenge of the Drunken Master (1984) Dir. Godfrey Ho
* Police Story (1985) Dir. Jackie Chan
* Ninja: The Final Duel (1986) Dir. Robert Tai
* Pantyhose Hero (1990) Dir. Sammo Hung
* All for the Winner (1990) Dir. Jeffrey Lau & Corey Yuen
* Mortal Kombat (1995) Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson
* Drunken Monkey (2003) Dir. Lau Kar-leung
* Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong King Stuntmen (2004) Dir. Robin Shou
* The Search for Weng Weng (2013) Dir. Andew Leavold
* Shy Ghost (???) Dir. ???
== Discussion Notes ==
* Our hosts discuss the tropes, archetypes, and stars of this particular sub-genre
* Why are martial-arts-style-focused films so entertaining?
* The history and secrets behind "Beardy" Leung Kar-yan's film career
* Our hosts praise the must-see insane ending to Thundering Mantis
* The undervalued work of the everyday stuntman
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