Knockabout

Knockabout (1979)
by Sammo Kam-Bo Hung

Eureka Entertainment – ​​April 27, 2022

Original title : 雜家小子 / Zá jiā xiǎo zǐ
Audio : Cantonese
Subtitles : Français
Duration : 1h44
Format : 2K Blu-ray / UK import / 2 edits
Area : B
Genre : Action, Martial Arts, Comedy

Synopsis
The film follows two con artist brothers, Yipao (Yuen Biao) and Taipao (Bryan Leung). One day they are cheated out of their ill-gotten gains in an encounter with Jia Wu Dao (Lau Kar Wing). They try to fight him, to retrieve their money, but are defeated, so they ask him to train them, hoping to become the best fighters in the city. After surpassing the fighting skills of "ordinary people", Yipao soon discovers that Jia Wu Dao is a murderer. When he realizes his secret has been revealed, Jia Wu Dao attempts to kill Yipao, but Taipao blocks the fatal blow and is killed in his place.
Yipao escapes and plots how he will avenge his brother's death. He encounters a fat beggar (Sammo Hung) and, impressed by his kung fu, he asks takes the beggar to become his new kung fu master.