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The Legend

Year:
Duration:
100 min | 95 min (USA)
Genres:
Action | Comedy | History
IMDB rate:
7.3
Director:
Corey Yuen
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations
Details
Country: Hong Kong
Release Date: 1993-03-04
Cast
Actor
Character
Michelle Reis
Michelle Reis
The Legend
Jet Li
Fong Sai Yuk
Josephine Siao
Miu Chui Fa
Sibelle Hu
Siu-wan
Adam Cheng
Chan Ka Lok
Lung Chan
Macu
Sung Young Chen
Tiger Lui
Kong Chu
Fong Tuk
John DeMita
Fong Sai Yuk
Keith Ferguson
(voice)
Xian Gao
Support
Joe Hannah
(voice)
Karen Huie
(voice)
Tom Konkle
(voice)
Page Leong
(voice)
Derek McGrath
(voice)
Edie Mirman
(voice)
Jennifer Paz
(voice)
Dean Scofield
(voice)
Michael Sorich
(voice)
Fred Tatasciore
(voice)
Wenzhuo Zhao
Governor of Kau Man
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Trivia
A comparison of the Hong Kong and American versions of Fong Sai-yuk illustrates the impact of Miramax's tinkering and its effect on the viewing experience. Directed by Corey Yuen Kuei and starring Jet Li, Fong Sai-yuk involves the youthful adventures of the titular hero, a legendary Cantonese martial artist who was trained by his mother and inspired several series of films. Miramax released its version on DVD through its Dimension label, re-titling it The Legend, cutting approximately ten minutes, and adding a new score and a English dubbed dialogue. An analysis of two sample scenes - one involving changes in music and dialogue, the other also featuring excised material - suggests that the American version is not only more taut, inoffensive, and consistent in tone than the Hong Kong original, but also offers a substantially different interpretation of character motivations and relationships. It is also simply not as funny.
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Jet Li also played the title role in _Wong Fei-hung (1991)_, and when he tells the story about how he stated a fake name to the police officers, he says he gave his name as "Wong ...", strikes his trademark Wong Fei-Hung pose, and Wong's theme song ("Under the General's Orders") starts playing. Instead of "Wong ... Fei-Hung", he says "Wong ... Jing", referring to director Jing Wong.
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Jet Li gives the police the fake name "Yuen Kwai" - the film's director.
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Quotes
Fong Sai-Yuk: [assaults "intruder"] Who are you?
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Faq
Q
What are the differences between the Remastered HongKong DVD Version and the German Television Version?
A
The German TV Version is slightly longer than the original HongKong DVD Version by Universe because it features three short scene extensions - probably due to bad restoration. A detailed comparison between both versions can be found here.On the other hand the US Version of the movie is more than 10 minutes shorter than the HongKong DVD Version and here mostly story sequences were cut, probably for pacing reasons. One can find a detailed comparison between both versions with pictures here.
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Photos from cast
Peter Kwong Michelle Reis
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