The Reckless Cricket
奇門怪招爛頭蟀
Release: 1979-03-16
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 5.5
Action
Comedy
Cricket (Hon Kwok-Choi) wants to be a kung fu master so he can marry Ah Zhu (Yau Chui-Ling) because her father thinks he is weak. So she gives him gold bars to get proper training. Cricket encounters various teachers that are really con men that take his gold yet Cricket still manages to learn kung fu to face those standing in his way.
Production Countries
Hong Kong
Production Companies
Shaw Brothers
Cast
Johnny Cheung Wa
as Thug [extra]
Lee Fat-Yuen
as [extra]
Fung Ming
as [extra]
Tam Ying
Hon Kwok-Choi
as Lan Tau Shuai [crapy Head cricket]
Yau Chui-Ling
as Ah Zhu
Chiang Tao
as Dragon Style [w. bird cage]
Lee Hoi-Sang
as Street performer
Mak Wa-Mei
as teahouse lady
Lam Wah
as street vendor
Lo Lieh
as Beggar master [Guest]
Addy Sung Gam-Loi
as South Fist North Leg
Ng Hong-Sang
as Street performer
Lau Yat-Fan
as Ah Zhu's father
Lai Kim-Hung
as tattooed Killer
Tai San
as Thug
Sham Chin-Bo
as Thug [extra]
Bruce Tong Yim-Chaan
as Eagle Style
Wong Shu-Tong
as Snake style [w. white fan]
Wong Ching-Ho
as fake master
San Kuai
as Silkworm Master
Kara Wai Ying-Hung
as molested street vendor [guest]
Liu Hok-Ming
as Liu Hok-Ming
Mama Hung
as aunty
Ng Kit-Keung
as Thug [extra]
Aai Dung-Gwa
as Shaolin Abbot