New on Blu-ray: Sammo Hung's KNOCKABOUT (1979)

Product Description: Having established himself as Hong Kong's premier action choreographer throughout the 1970s, Sammo Hung ended the decade by directing a non-stop assault of kung fu classics for Golden Harvest, starting with the brutal Iron-Fisted Monk. But it would be his 1979 directorial effort that would finally give his Peking Opera brother-in-arms, acrobatic ace Yuen Biao, his first chance at leading man status: Knockabout! Brothers and partners-in-crime, Yipao (Biao) and Taipao (Warriors Two's "Beardy" Leung Kar-Yan), have made an up-and-down career out of being hustlers, conning everyone from bank tellers to casino dealers. One day, they push their luck with the wrong man, martial arts master Chia Wu Dao (legendary Shaw Brothers fight choreographer Lau Kar-Wing), but convince him to reluctantly become their teacher in hand-to-hand combat. But upon learning Chia's dangerous true nature, Yipao turns to another master: a portly blinking beggar (Hung) trained in the ways of the monkey fist. Will this new skill defeat Chia's secret snake style? Combining Hung's hard-hitting choreography with the Mo Lei Tau style of humor that was increasing in popularity at the time, Knockabout is a thrill-a-minute action spectacular that would pave the way for later masterpieces such as Hung and Biao's subsequent collaboration, the Wing Chun tour-de-force The Prodigal Son.

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Director: Sammo Hung

Starring: Ka-Yan Leung, Chia-Yung Liu, Biao Yuen

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama

Runtime: 105 min

Rating: PG-13

Language: Cantonese

Studio: Arrow

Home Video Release Date: March 28, 2023

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 2.39:1
Region: Region A/1

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Blu-ray: English

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Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Master Audio Mono

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2K restorations from the original elements by Fortune Star of both the original HK Theatrical Cut and the shorter Export Cut
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
Original lossless Cantonese and Mandarin mono audio for the HK Theatrical Cut, plus lossless English mono for both cuts
Two choices of English dubbed audio for the HK Theatrical Cut: the original export dub mono and the newer 5.1 dub created for international DVD presentations
Optional English subtitles for the HK Theatrical Cut and English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on the Export Cut
Commentary on the HK Theatrical Cut by martial arts cinema experts Frank Djeng & Michael Worth
Commentary on the Export Cut by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
Archival interview with Sammo Hung
Archival interview with Bryan “Beardy” Leung Kar-Yan
Archival interview with Grandmaster Chan Sau Chang (aka The Monkey King), a master of Monkey Style kung fu
Deleted “Red Room” scene, featuring stars Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung in a teaser promo for the film’s Japanese release
Original theatrical trailer
Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Ilan Sheady

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New on Blu-ray: Sammo Hung's KNOCKABOUT (1979)

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