What happened in Hong Kong cinema during the 1970s beyond Bruce Lee and the New Wave movement: Michael Hui, Jackie Chan, the rise of kung fu and sex movies, and more
Lee did not make an appearance until Way of The Dragon (1972) showed up in seventh place, behind foreign blockbusters like Jaws and The Towering Inferno, and Chor Yuen’s popular satire House of 72 Tenants (1973). How Stephen Chow’s Royal Tramp films updated an already popular story Hui’s films were hilarious, but they also connected … Read more
