Iron Monkey
(1993)
Overview
In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.
Director
Yuen Woo-ping
Writers
Tsui Hark, Elsa Tang Bik-Yin, Lau Tai-Muk, Charcoal Tan
Top Billed
Yu Rongguang
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Reviews
Paco Hope
⭐ 7.5/10June 2, 2016
This is a great kung-fu action film set in historical China. The fight choreography is done by Yuen Wo Ping, who has choreographed fighting in a number of great films, and later choreographed the fighting in The Matrix. His style is stamped all over the fights in the movie. As Kung Fu films go Iron Monkey has an interesting story woven in among familiar tropes. You see plenty of thugs get their comeuppance and there are a few light comedy scenes… read the rest.
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Status
Released
Original Language
CN
Budget
$11,000,000
Revenue
$14,694,904