''Kung Fu VS Acrobatic'' (aka Thunderbolt 1991) is a 1990 Hong Kong

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directed by Taylor Wong and starring Andy Lau, Natalis Chan and

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. The film is a homage to the 1964 martial arts film ''Buddha's Palm'' which starred

Cho Tat-wah Walter Tso Tat-Wah (15 September 1915 – 10 January 2007) was a film actor of Hong Kong, most famous for the roles he played in a number of ''Wuxia'' films in the 1950s and 1960s. The names Cho Tat-wah and Shih Kien were synonymous to "good ...

, who also acts in a supporting role in this film.

Plot

Advertising company staff Mo Tak-fai (Lau) and his friend Lai Chi (Chan) go to mainland China for a business trip. Chi smuggles some relics, leading to them being chased by the police. They go into a cave to escape capture, but Chi is bitten by a poisonous snake. He finds a medicine belonging to an ancient hero named Long Jianfei and shares it with Tak-fai. Not only does the medicine detoxifies Chi, it also bestows Tak-fai and Chi internal strengths. They also rescue Princess Yunluo (Wong) and her maid Xiao Man (Mui) from the

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after 800 years of slumber but in the process also releasing a two-hundred-year-old evil martial arts expert Tian Can (Yuen). Fai and Chi remain skeptical about the things that happened and they bring the two ladies to Hong Kong. Yunluo is able to adapt to modern life in Hong Kong very quickly. On the other hand, in order to defeat Tian Can, Yunluo helps Fai to learn the "Buddha's Palm" technique while Chi, due to poor qualifications, only excel at the "Seven Rotary Slice" technique. However, when Tian Can arrives he effortlessly defeats Fai since he has not mastered the "Ten Thousand Buddhas" technique. Tian Can forces Fai to eat a cursed silkworm, which can cause pain to people who consume it when Tian Can plays his drum. The next day, Tian Can goes on a spree. He steals money from a bank ATM, threatens Fai and Chi to go to their boss' home and capture his family, as well as defeating the police who come after them. Yunluo saves the two men but Fai is furtherly injured by Tian Can in the process. Fortunately they come across Yim Chan, leader of a supernatural performing troupe from China, who heals Fai from his injuries while also channelling energy to him. A few days later, Fai finally masters the "Ten Thousand Buddhas" technique. He and his friends confront Tian Can in a final duel and Fai uses "Ten Thousand Buddhas" to cripple Tian Can's martial arts ability, becoming a true hero in the end.

Cast

* Andy Lau as Mo Tak-fai * Natalis Chan as Lai Chi *

as Princess Wan-lo *

Yuen Wah Yuen Wah (born Yung Kai-chi; 2 September 1952) is a Hong Kong action film actor, action choreographer, stuntman and martial artist who has appeared in over 160 films and over 20 television series. Early life Born Yung Kai-chi on 2 September 1950 ...

as Tin-chan *

Cutie Mui Toto Mui Siu-wai (born April 17, 1966) is a Hong Kong actress and television host associated with Television Broadcasts Limited. Her notable roles include Sek Mei in ''Virtues of Harmony'' and Loose Head Zhi in '' Justice of Life''. Her older s ...

as Siu-man *

as Ku Se / Lung Kim-fei *Lau Shun as Yim Chan *Ngai Ping-lung as Mo Tak-fai's boss *Lau Chi-wing as Police captain * Shing Fui-On as Cop on motorcycle *Chan King as Human smuggler *San Kuai as Kao Li-chiu *Kong Chuen as Kao Li-pa * Lee Siu-kei as One of Pa's men *Jameson Lam as One of Pa's men *Lee Hang as One of Chiu's men *Lam Foo-wai as One of Chiu's men *Yiu Yau-hung as Taxi driver with spanner *

Kwan Hoi-san Herman Kwan Hoi-San () (born Kwan Ming-kok; October 23, 1925 – September 11, 2006) was a Hong Kong actor. His English name was Herman Kwan. Kwan started off as a Cantonese opera actor in street theatre before joining New Voice Opera Troupe (� ...

as Man in intro (Footage from ''Buddha's Palm'') *Ko Lo-chuen as Man in intro (Footage from ''Buddha's Palm'') *Chan Wai-yu as Woman in intro (Footage from ''Buddha's Palm'') *

Yu So-chow Yu So-chow (; 9 July 1930 – 12 May 2017) is a former Chinese actress from Hong Kong. Yu has a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong. Early life Yu was born in Beijing, China. Yu comes from a Peking opera family. Yu's father was Yu Jim Yuen, ...

as Woman in intro (Footage from ''Buddha's Palm'') *Lam Fung as Woman in intro (Footage from ''Buddha's Palm'') *Wong Chi-keung as Bus driver *

Chin Tsi-ang Chin Tsi-Ang (February 22, 1909 – October 15, 2007), also romanized as Qian Siying, was one of the earliest martial arts actors of Chinese cinema and its first female star. She debuted in ''South China Dream'' (南华梦, Nanhua Meng) in 1925 a ...

as Old woman with child boarding bus *Hon San as National treasure seller

Theme song

*''Martial Arts Supreme'' (武林至尊) **Composer:

Lowell Lo Lowell Lo Kwun Ting (, born 12 October 1950) is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter, actor and film composer. He wrote the film scores to many Hong Kong films. He is now also an environmental activist. Early life Lowell Lo Kwun Ting was born on 12 ...

**Lyricist: Peter Lai **Singer: Andy Lau *''Young Hero'' (英雄出少年) ( **Composer: Lowell Lo **Lyricist: James Wong **Singer: James Wong

Box office

The film grossed HK $21,160,216 at the Hong Kong box office during its theatrical run from 21 July to 11 August 1990 in

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External links

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Plot

Cast

Theme song

Box office

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