Knockabout (film)

Knockabout (film)

Infobox Film
name = Knockabout


image_size =
caption = UK DVD cover
director = Sammo Hung
producer =
writer = Lau Tin-chi
narrator =
starring = Yuen Biao
Sammo Hung
Leung Kar-Yan
music = Chen Hsun Chi
cinematography =
editing =
distributor =
released = 1979
runtime =
country = flagicon|Hong Kong Hong Kong
language = Cantonese
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:303223
imdb_id = 0080166

"Knockabout" (Chinese:雜家小子; "Za jia xiao zi") is a 1979 Hong Kong action film directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo and starring Yuen Biao.

Plot

The film follows two brothers who work as con artists to fleece people of their money. One day, they encounter "The Fox", but their attempts to con him backfire, and he defeats them singlehandedly. The brothers resolve to learn kung-fu from him, so they can then beat him up once they are fully trained.

Credited cast includes

* Yuen Biao (Yipao)
* Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (The Beggar)
* Leung Kar Yan (Taipao)
* Lau Kar Wing (The Fox)

External links

*imdb title|id=0080166|title=Za jia xiao zi
* [http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/knockabout.htm Knockabout] at the [http://www.kungfucinema.com/ Kung Fu Cinema]


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