Hwang Jang Lee Movies

In this loose sequel to the earlier film No Retreat, No Surrender, young martial artist Scott (Loren Avedon) now living in Thailand, he has a Vietnamese girlfriend whose wealthy father would strongly disapprove of their liaison. When she is kidnapped after one of their dates, Scott seeks to rescue her. Enlisting the aid of his arms-dealing buddy Mac (Max Thayer) and pilot friend Terri (Cynthia Rothrock), he sets off into the jungles of Southeast Asia to confront the kidnappers. He confronts renegade Soviet front man Yuri (Matthias Hues), and the bad guys get their comeuppance in the usual scenes of martial arts mayhem, spiced with plenty of machine gun fire and explosions. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

In this vintage martial arts adventure, a master fighter (John Liu) is searching for a special snuff bottle, which is no easy task since factions of Russian and Manchu armies are looking for the same bottle. When a rogue warrior with an agenda of his own obtains the bottle, the lone warrior must form an alliance with another kung fu expert, whose loyalty is up for rent. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Challenge of the Tiger is one of the more notorious members of the "Bruce-sploitation" subgenre of martial arts movies, a loose label referring to exploitative quickies that cashed in on the untimely death of Bruce Lee. Such films often featured a lookalike martial artist billed with a name and likeness close to that of Bruce Lee and Challenge of the Tiger doesn't disappoint in this respect -- it stars one Bruce Le, who also directs this bizarre outing. Le plays C.I.A. agent Wong Leung, who teams up with fellow agent Richard Cannon (played by European exploitation star Richard Harrison) to keep the forces of evil from getting their hands on a serum that makes its users sterile. The film uses this premise as springboard for plenty of sex and violence, including such memorable highlights as Harrison playing tennis with a bevy of topless women (in slow motion, no less) and Le using his martial arts skills to fight a bull. Between the premise and such scenes, Challenge of the Tiger has earned a legendary reputation amongst fans of exploitation fare. Genre devotees should note that the film was also released on video as Gymkata Killer and received a formal DVD reissue in 2005 by Mondo Macabro. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide

Silver Fox (Hwang Jang Lee) runs an evil seet with the help of his henchman played by Jason Pai Piao. Beardy (Leung Ka Kan) is determined to defeat Silver Fox once and for all, leading to a showdown of Northern Kick vs. Southern Fist. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

One of the earliest major films starring Jackie Chan, this 1978 Hong Kong offering highlights the relationship between a student and his martial arts master. This theme would dominate the American martial arts genre for years to come, as evidenced by The Karate Kid and many films to follow. Wong Fei-hong, played by Chan, is a 19th-century folk hero in Chinese culture and cinema, a kung fu master who fights injustice in the time of British colonialism. This character would later be portrayed by Jet Li in the more serious Once Upon a Time in China. Drunken Master finds Wong in his early years as a troublesome youth who is sent to receive discipline and martial arts instruction from his uncle (Siu Tien Yuen), the hard-drinking title character. Wong runs away, but runs afoul of some local villains. Beaten badly, he returns to his uncle, who trains him in "drunken-style" kung fu. The martial arts showcased by Chan in this film are important in the development of his career; the staggering, inebriated techniques allow for a looser, more flowing style, but more importantly, they contribute to the elaborate martial-arts slapstick that have become Chan's trademark and have made him an international star. ~ Jonathan E. Laxamana, All Movie Guide

Star Bruce Lee died before this film was completed, thus the producers were forced to pad out the running time with outtakes and alternate shots. They also lifted chunks of footage from Enter the Dragon and Return of the Dragon. The finished product finally hit the screens in 1978, five years after Lee's death. The film's finale pits Lee against such formidable opposition as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Chuck Norris. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Get ready for some fancy footwork as martial arts master Hwang Jang Lee, prolific film legend Chen Sing, and cinema strong man Chen Sing join forces for an action-packed tale of revenge. When his family is wronged by a traitorous warrior, a powerful fighter must fight his way to the top of the heap to do bring the villain to justice. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

The martial arts sequel Crash Masters: Secret Rivals 2 continues the story from the first film by having the brother of the defeated Silver Fox swear revenge upon Northern Leg and Southern Fist. Gold Fox can only track down the brother of Southern Fist who is promptly rescued by Northern Leg. Gold Fox puts together a personal security crew and soon the duo of Leg and Fist must team up again to take out their newest enemy. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

In this martial arts adventure, crooks kidnap the Young Dragon's girl friend and now he must overcome many dangerous obstacles to save her. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

In this martial arts feature, an upright general has been sent out by the Emperor of China to discipline one of the Chinese overlords of Korea who has been stealing silver. The general sends his trusted agent Shen In-hua (Liu Chung-liang) to infiltrate the evil lord's household. Shen joins forces with a martial artist who is out to avenge his parent's death. ~ Clarke Fountain, All Movie Guide

Tae Kwon Do instructor Hwang Jang Lee hosts this instructional program on the eight elementary techniques which are combined with spinning motions to create the 16 primary kicks of Tae Kwon Do. The program then goes on to demonstrate advancing and retreating techniques. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide