"Dragon Tiger Martial Artist" is a love letter to Hong Kong action films, but unfortunately there are too few films, and on the first day of release, the box office was only more than 300,000.
Director Wei Junzi is a veteran researcher of Hong Kong films, and with a documentary, he shows this group of behind-the-scenes heroes in an all-round way, telling the arduous "outlaw career" of the Dragon and Tiger Martial Artist.
Dragon tiger martial artist is a special "profession" of Hong Kong action movies, they are dragon sets, they are stand-ins, they are thugs, they are the little minions under martial arts stars...
Although they play the role of the dragon set in the film, without them, the action movie will have less flavor.
In the 1970s and 1980s, the brilliant Hong Kong films were inseparable from several excellent martial arts teams, such as the HongJia Class, the Chengjia Class, the Liu Family Class, and the Yuan Family Class.
Among them, the Hongjia class, headed by Hong Jinbao, once "dominated the side", and there were many talents under his hands, and each one of them could pick a single beam.
01. Zombie Road Chief: Lin Zhengying
Nine uncle Lin Zhengying had already entered the show business circle as a dragon and tiger martial artist as early as 1969, when he and another martial artist, Chen Huiyi, were both Bruce Lee's right and left arm;
And Bruce Lee is very important to Lin Zhengying, it is understood that if Lin Zhengying did not arrive on the set, Bruce Lee was not allowed to start.
After Bruce Lee's untimely death, Lin Zhengying entered the Hong family class led by Hong Jinbao.
After winning the Best Action Direction Award at the hong Kong Film Awards for two years, Lin Zhengying became popular with a "Mr. Zombie" and successfully walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.
Since then, he has deeply cultivated "zombie films", and has successively made a series of zombie-themed films such as "Zombie Family", "Mr. Spirit Illusion", "One Eyebrow Daoist", "Exorcism Police" and so on, becoming a well-known "Zombie DaoChang".
And when filming "Zombie Road Chief", he also gained his own love - pomegranate sister Yuan Qiongdan, but Lin Zhengying unilaterally broke up with Yuan Qiongdan without her knowledge after discovering that he had liver cancer.
In 1997, the ninth uncle Lin Zhengying died of liver cancer at the age of 45.
02, "Egg Director": Yuan Kui
Yuan Kui, known as the "egg director" by the Jianghu people, has a profound relationship with Hong Jinbao, both of whom were students of Peking Opera actor Yu Zhanyuan in their early years, and were members of the famous "Seven Little Blessings".
Later, Yuan Kui debuted as a dragon and tiger martial artist, and appeared in films such as "Jingwumen", "Chu Liuxiang", and "North and South Drunken Fist".
But Yuankui did not like to "show his face" in front of the stage, he liked the behind-the-scenes work more, so he turned to martial arts guidance and started a wonderful behind-the-scenes life: not only participated in the shooting of many action films, but also won the Academy Award for Best Action Direction many times.
Yuan Kui was once a good partner of Jet Li, and the "Fang Shiyu" series, "Letter to Daddy", "Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai", etc., which were all classics that could not be tired of watching, still remember Li Guobang who "safety first".
Later, he went abroad with Jet Li and competed in Hollywood, serving as a martial arts instructor for classic blockbusters such as "X-Men", "Lethal Weapon 4", "Dragon's Kiss", and even more with "Very Human Trafficker", jason Statham became popular.
Although YuanKui does not like to show his face, he has also acted in many movies, such as "Gamble Saint" and "New Jingwumen 1991" cooperated with Zhou Xingchi, and there is also a comedy film "Corpse Heavy Land", Yuankui rarely became the male protagonist, and the whole film was densely laughed and could not stop at all.
03. "Almighty King": Yuan Biao
Yuan Biao is also one of the members of the "Seven Little Blessings", known as the "Almighty King", and is the little disciple of Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan.
As a teenager, he entered the industry as a dragon and tiger martial artist, he originally considered going behind the scenes like Yuan Kui, but the master brother Hong Jinbao could not find a suitable male protagonist in the film, so he pulled him to act.
Yuan Biao's leg skills are very good, "Miscellaneous Family Boy" has a good response, and the follow-up has "Lin Shirong", "Loser Boy", "Bo Niu" and other works to bless, Jiahe regarded him as the second Jackie Chan to praise.
Especially in Japan, the popularity is even higher, and he has made "Peacock Prince" and "Asura" tailor-made for him, and has achieved good results.
Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao, and called the "Iron Triangle", "Plan A", "Fast Food Truck", "Fuxing Gaozhao", "Flying Dragon Fierce", etc., the three of them combined to contribute a series of classic fight scenes.
The three brothers have all formed a film company, but Yuan Biao's results are not ideal, and the filming of "Tibet Kid" has lost a lot of money, and then it slowly faded out of the show business circle and shifted the focus to the family.
Yuan Biao belongs to the state of indisputable, in 2004, he had made a comeback, but at that time, the film and television circle had already changed, and he participated in several films one after another, but did not stir up too much splash.
Next year, he and Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan and other members of the Seven Little Blessings will prepare to shoot "Seven Little Blessings" and look forward to it.
04. "Chang Wei": Zou Zhaolong
Zou Zhaolong once said in an interview: "I am still receiving dividends from The Matrix, and my dead child can continue to collect." ”
His words can be described as "a stone stirring up a thousand waves", people did not expect that the big bad Guy Chang Wei in "Nine Pin Sesame Officer" could "lie down and make money" so easily.
Since he began to learn martial arts at the age of 5, Zou Zhaolong's martial arts foundation is very solid. In 1979, at the age of 12, he had already entered the film and television circle as a stuntman.
At the age of 18, when he participated in "Full Rebound", he was directly promoted to lead actor by director Hong Jinbao with excellent kung fu. After this, Zou Zhaolong took Hong Jinbao as his teacher, joined the Hong family class, and became Hong Jinbao's first apprentice.
Hong Jinbao valued this apprentice very much and gave him a lot of resources, but Zou Zhaolong just couldn't get up.
It was not until Song Qingshu, who played the role of the Demon Sect Leader in "The Demon Sect Leader of the Dragon Slaughtering in the Heavens", was recognized, that Zou Zhaolong was gradually recognized. He also seems to have found a suitable role for himself - a villain.
Subsequently, he played the villain Chang Wei in the "Nine Pin Sesame Officer" starring Stephen Chow, and achieved great success, until now, people are still playing "Chang Wei Terrier".
In 2001, Zou Zhaolong took over the sequel to "The Matrix" and also received the film's permanent dividend rights. Not long ago, Olympic champion Liu Yang bumped into his face, causing heated discussion.
05. "Fighting King": Yuanhua
In addition to Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi, Bruce Lee also admired Yuanhua, and the clip of Bruce Lee's flipping and fighting in the movie was completed by Yuanhua, and Bruce Lee also promised to take him to Hollywood.
After Bruce Lee's death, Yuanhua continued to work as a stand-in for some film companies such as Shaw and Jiahe, and then joined the Hongjia class, and gradually gained a place.
When filming "Oriental Condor", Hong Jinbao felt that Yuan Hua was like a Vietnamese, so he let him play the villain in it, and he also had a certain popularity because of this role.
Subsequently, Hong Jinbao hit the iron while it was hot, so that Yuanhua still played a big villain in "Flying Dragon Fierce General" - Hua Xinwu.
Such a villain role has been portrayed by YuanHua very successfully, and it has also given him a certain position in the Hong Kong film and television circle.
In fact, in addition to Hong Jinbao, Yuanhua's benefactor has another person, that is, Star Master Zhou Xingchi.
Compared with the villain role created by Hong Jinbao, Zhou Xingchi has made Yuanhua a "comedian", and this positioning seems to be more suitable for Yuanhua.
In the films "Descendants of the Dragon" and "Love Saint", Yuanhua's comedic talent is discovered, and he himself finds that such a role is more suitable for him, and since then he has "never returned" on the road of comedy, and some names have been passed on.
In 2004, "Kung Fu" turned out to be red, half the sky, and the chartered man played by Yuan Hua was also really on fire, and he also won the Best Supporting Actor Award at the Hong Kong Film Awards for this role.
06. "King of Stand-ins": Qian Jiale
Qian Jiale was brought into the show business circle by his brother Qian Xiaohao, and his history of fame can be said to be a history of blood and tears, and he almost died.
After joining the Hongjia class, Qian Jiale was a stand-in for other brothers in the early days, and because of his kung fu foundation, many dangerous actions were not dared to be done by others, and he dared to do them.
It is understood that in his first stand-in play "Fast Food Truck", he had to jump from the second floor for Yuan Biao and land on his butt.
This action is not only dangerous, but also has a high difficulty coefficient, but Qian Jiale can pass it all at once, and since then, he has also gained a firm foothold in the Hongjia class.
In Qian Jiale's view, the time when he made a stand-in for Zhong Fa in the film "Dragon's Heart" was the most thrilling, when he needed to break the glass and jump from the second floor to the canopy and roll onto the car that was driving by.
Although I practiced many times, after the shooting, there was still an accident, when I jumped from the second floor, Qian Jiale fell directly to the ground, was swept into the bottom of the car by the driving car, not only broke his leg, but also almost crushed his head.
There are many similar things, even if injured, Qian Jiale did not flinch, and did his stand-in work well.
That is, with this spirit of not being afraid of suffering and danger, Qian Jiale was finally recognized by Hong Jinbao, allowing him to change from a stand-in to a starring role, and gradually grew into a well-known martial arts star.
At that time, there was a saying circulating in the circle: If this action Qian Jiale can't do, then don't design it. Among them, Qian Jiale also did a side flip action for Jackie Chan in "Flying Dragon Fierce General".
Today, Qian Jiale has become a martial arts director and director, and there is also a perfect love, and TVB actress Tang Yingying has cultivated positive results, and has given birth to two daughters, and the family of four is very happy.
07. "Yan Chixia": Noon Horse
Noonma's career can be divided into two stages, Hong Kong and mainland China.
In Hong Kong, Noon Ma was a Shaw actor and an assistant director under Zhang Che.
Later, he joined Hong Jiaban and directed and starred in many films, such as "People Are Scary", "People Are Scared", "Mr. Zombie", "Strange Tricks five lucky stars" and so on.
In 1987, noon horse ushered in its own turnaround year. This year, he played the ghost master Yan Chixia in the film "Ghost of Qiannu", a role that made him suddenly popular and won the best supporting actor award.
After the new century, the focus of Noonma's work also focused on the mainland, and he successively participated in many TV drama works, such as "For This Pure Land", "The Great Song Dynasty Criminal Officer", "Falling Leaves Returning to the Roots", etc., so that more and more mainland audiences knew him.
In 2014, Noon Ma died of lung cancer at the age of 71, and at the funeral, 8 big coffees such as Hong Jinbao, Jackie Chan, Dillon, David Jiang, and Tang Jili supported him, which can also see his influence and status in the Hong Kong film industry.
In addition, Chen Huiyi, Zeng Zhiwei, Meng Hai, YuanWu, Zhong Fa, Qian Yuesheng, Dong Wei, Di Wei, and Cao Rong are also members of the Hongjia class. Under the leadership of Hong Jinbao, the members of the Hong family class can be described as talents, and everyone can support a piece of the sky alone.
35 years ago, a "Rich Train" gathered most of the members of The Hung Family Class and showed the golden age of Hong Kong cinema.
Nowadays, the documentary "Dragon and Tiger Martial Master" has been released, and Hong Jinbao, Yuanwu, Yuanhua, Qian Jiale and other members of the Hongjia class have also participated, telling the stormy years of the unique Dragon and Tiger Martial Artist, and people can't help but miss the golden age of Hong Kong cinema. (Author: West Window Snow)