Australian stuntman Grant Page travels to Hong Kong to find Bruce Lee's successor and looks at the cultural phenomenon that Asian martial arts has become in the West. He talks to actors such as Angela Mao, Stuart Whitman and George Lazenby – who were all making movies in Hong Kong at the time – and fights Carter Wong twice.
Productionedit
Brian Trenchard Smith had made a popular one hour documentary World of Kung Fu (1973) for Channel Seven, which enabled him to sell this sequel to Channel Nine. Earlier he also had made a documentary The Stuntmen with Grant Page and become his manager; Page was given the lead.
Kung Fu Killers was shot in Hong Kong and featured clips from Golden Harvest movies. This developed contacts that Trenchard Smith later used to make The Man from Hong Kong (1975). He sold the film to Channel Nine for $18,000. Trenchard-Smith later commented that his intentions with the film "were simple":
Commence the process of launching Grant Page to local audiences as an Australian personality with an [sic] unique gift. Have him trigger a lot of Asian action sequences, which were really entertaining. Come in on budget. Turn a profit... Viewed 35 years later, KFK is a long trailer for Asian Cinema masquerading as a Documentary Special. Somewhat scrappy and heavy-handed in places too. But now, with the advantage of 20/20 hindsight, it is a really interesting time capsule. Grant is engaging as ever, and the kung fu combats are lively. Nine made a spectacular promo, and were rewarded with ratings and repeats for a while, particularly in Adelaide, Grant's home town. Mission accomplished.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcBrian Trenchard-Smith, 'Kung Fu Killers', ACMI, August 2008 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 September 2012
^"BATTLING IT OUT— HUNG FU STYLE". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 1 May 1974. p. 21. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
kung, killers, 1974, australian, documentary, directed, brian, trenchard, smith, directed, bybrian, trenchard, smithstarringgrant, pageangela, maogeorge, lazenbyrelease, date1974, 1974, running, time72, minutescountryaustralialanguageenglishbudgeta, officea, c. Kung Fu Killers is a 1974 Australian documentary directed by Brian Trenchard Smith 2 Kung Fu KillersDirected byBrian Trenchard SmithStarringGrant PageAngela MaoGeorge LazenbyRelease date1974 1974 Running time72 minutesCountryAustraliaLanguageEnglishBudgetA 13 000 1 Box officeA 18 000 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 References 4 External linksPlot editAustralian stuntman Grant Page travels to Hong Kong to find Bruce Lee s successor and looks at the cultural phenomenon that Asian martial arts has become in the West He talks to actors such as Angela Mao Stuart Whitman and George Lazenby who were all making movies in Hong Kong at the time and fights Carter Wong twice Production editBrian Trenchard Smith had made a popular one hour documentary World of Kung Fu 1973 for Channel Seven which enabled him to sell this sequel to Channel Nine Earlier he also had made a documentary The Stuntmen with Grant Page and become his manager Page was given the lead Kung Fu Killers was shot in Hong Kong and featured clips from Golden Harvest movies This developed contacts that Trenchard Smith later used to make The Man from Hong Kong 1975 He sold the film to Channel Nine for 18 000 Trenchard Smith later commented that his intentions with the film were simple Commence the process of launching Grant Page to local audiences as an Australian personality with an sic unique gift Have him trigger a lot of Asian action sequences which were really entertaining Come in on budget Turn a profit Viewed 35 years later KFK is a long trailer for Asian Cinema masquerading as a Documentary Special Somewhat scrappy and heavy handed in places too But now with the advantage of 20 20 hindsight it is a really interesting time capsule Grant is engaging as ever and the kung fu combats are lively Nine made a spectacular promo and were rewarded with ratings and repeats for a while particularly in Adelaide Grant s home town Mission accomplished 1 References edit a b c Brian Trenchard Smith Kung Fu Killers ACMI August 2008 Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 23 September 2012 BATTLING IT OUT HUNG FU STYLE The Australian Women s Weekly National Library of Australia 1 May 1974 p 21 Retrieved 16 October 2012 External links editKung Fu Killers at IMDb nbsp Kung Fu Killers at Letterbox DVD Kung Fu Killers at Oz Movies Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kung Fu Killers amp oldid 1217822035, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
