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[Release date 1st February 1973]
Director Luis San Juan Story/Screenplay Marvin B. Panganiban Cinematography Zosimo M. Corpus Music Pablo Vergara
Cast Ramon Zamora, Mandy Bustamante, Rey Malonzo, Pugak, Tange, Balot, Teroy de Guzman, Lydia Galvez, Marilyn Gutierrez, Baby San Juan, Rodolfo Magkalas, Ben Perez, Menggay, Rudy Evangelista, Tony Bernal, Vic Gaza, Doming Reyes, Rod Duenas, Louie Florentino, Mando Mangarin, Jay Grama, Boy Lee, Bong Benitez, Nelson Esparza, Rico Tariman, Narding Gonzales, Loreto Samontesa, George Taylor, Thelma Aragon, SOS Daredevils
KUNG FU/COMEDY
NOTES by Andrew Leavold: Sadly, Luis San Juan's kung fu spoof has been missing since the Seventies. Riffing on Bruce Lee's The Big Boss - also parodied by San Juan and Ramon Zamora in The Pig, Boss - and the Meng Fei film The Prodigal Boxer (all 1972), the poster bills Zamora as the Bruce Lee of the Philippines, Mandy (son of SOS Daredevils founder Ric) Bustamante as "Chen Xing", and newcomer Rey Malonzo as "Meng Fei". Within a year, Malonzo will have successfully competed against Ramon Zamora for the title of "the Philippines' Bruce Lee". Needless to say, if anyone finds a print, PLEASE let us know!
THEATRICAL
PHILIPPINES - released 1st February 1973
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