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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Knockabout
| name = Knockabout
| image = Knockabout-Poster.jpg
| image = Knockabout-Poster.jpg

| image_size =
| caption = Hong Kong film poster
| caption = Hong Kong film poster
| director = [[Sammo Hung]]
| director = [[Sammo Hung]]
| producer = [[Raymond Chow]]
| producer = [[Raymond Chow]]
| writer = {{plainlist|
| writer = {{plainlist|
* [[Louis Lau]]
* Louis Lau
* [[Huang Chik Chin]]
* Huang Chik-chin
}}
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Yuen Biao]]
* [[Yuen Biao]]
* [[Sammo Hung]]
* [[Sammo Hung]]
* [[Bryan Leung]]
* [[Bryan Leung|Liang Chia-jen]]
}}
}}
| music = [[Chen Hsun Chi]]
| music = Chen Hsun-chi
| cinematography = [[Ricky Lau]]
| cinematography = Ricky Lau
| editing = [[Peter Cheung]]
| editing = [[Peter Cheung (editor)|Peter Cheung]]
| distributor = [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]
| distributor = [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]
| released = {{film date|1979|4|12|df=y}}
| released = {{film date|1979|4|12|df=y}}
| runtime =
| runtime = 92 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| country = Hong Kong
| language = [[Cantonese]]
| language = [[Cantonese]]
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| gross = HK $2,830,519.80
| gross = HK $2,830,519.80
}}
}}
'''''Knockabout''''' (Chinese:雜家小子; ''Za jia xiao zi'') is a 1979 Hong Kong [[martial arts film|martial arts]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Sammo Hung]] and starring Hung and [[Yuen Biao]].
'''''Knockabout''''' (Chinese: 雜家小子; ''Za jia xiao zi'') is a 1979 [[Hong Kong action cinema|Hong Kong martial arts]] [[comedy film]] starring [[Yuen Biao]] and directed by [[Sammo Hung]], who also co-stars in the film.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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 realises his secret has been revealed, Jia Wu Dao attempts to kill Yipao, but Taipao blocks the fatal blow and is killed in his place.
The film follows two con artist brothers, Yipao / Little John (Yuen Biao) and Taipao / Big John (Bryan Leung). One day they are cheated out of their ill-gotten gains in an encounter with Jia Wu Dao / Silver Fox (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 realises 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. After extensive training, the beggar asks Yipao to go and get him some wine. As he is about to return with the wine, Yipao encounters Jia Wu Dao again, and they fight, but Yipao's skill is insufficient. The fat beggar and Yipao then team up, using the [[Monkey Kung Fu|monkey style]] kung fu, against Jia Wu Dao's [[Snake Kung Fu|snake style]]. As their fight moves outside of the wine shop, the fat beggar and Yipao defeat Jia Wu Dao, killing him with spiked vines, finally avenging Taipao's death. The fat beggar reveals that he is an undercover detective trying to arrest criminals, particularly Jia Wu Dao.
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 the beggar to become his new kung fu master. After extensive training, the beggar asks Yipao to go and get him some wine. As he is about to return with the wine, Yipao encounters Jia Wu Dao again, and they fight, but Yipao's skill is insufficient. The fat beggar and Yipao then team up, using the [[Monkey Kung Fu|monkey style]] kung fu, against Jia Wu Dao's [[Snake Kung Fu|snake style]]. As their fight moves outside of the wine shop, the fat beggar and Yipao defeat Jia Wu Dao, killing him with spiked vines, finally avenging Taipao's death. The fat beggar reveals that he is an undercover detective trying to arrest criminals, particularly Jia Wu Dao.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Yuen Biao]] as Yipao / Little John
* [[Yuen Biao]] as Yipao / Little John
* [[Sammo Hung]] as Fat beggar / Blinking beggar
* [[Sammo Hung]] as Fat Beggar / Fatty Beggar / Lt. Fei
* [[Bryan Leung]] as Dai Pao / Big John (as Liang Chia-jen)
* [[Bryan Leung|Liang Chia-jen]] as Dai Pao / Big John
* [[Lau Kar Wing]] as Jia Wu Dao / Old Fox
* [[Lau Kar-wing]] as Jia Wu Dao / Silver Fox
* [[Karl Maka]] as Captain
* [[Karl Maka]] as Captain
* [[Lee Hoi San]] as Painter
* [[Hoi Sang Lee]] as Painter
* [[Mars (actor)|Mars]] as Tiger (as Fo Sing)
* [[Mars (actor)|Fo Sing]] as Tiger
* [[Chan Lung]] (Peter Chan) as Banker Wei
* Chan Lung as Banker Wei
* [[Louis Lau]] as Banker Wei's dad
* Louis Lau as Banker Wei's dad
* [[Chung Fat]] as Vegetable hawker / Big Eyes
* [[Chung Fat]] as Vegetable hawker / Big Eyes


==Box office==
==Box office==
The domestic Hong Kong theatrical release of ''Knockabout''' ran from 12 - 25 April 1979, taking HK $2,830,519.{{fact|date=December 2014}}
The domestic Hong Kong theatrical release of ''Knockabout''' ran from 12–25 April 1979, taking HK $2,830,519.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}

==See also==
* [[List of Hong Kong films]]
* [[Sammo Hung filmography]]
* [[Yuen Biao filmography]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{imdb title|id=0080166|title=Za jia xiao zi}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0080166|title=Za jia xiao zi}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060827234447/http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/knockabout.htm Knockabout] at the [http://www.kungfucinema.com/ Kung Fu Cinema]
* {{Amg movie|303223|Knockabout}}
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* [http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/knockabout.htm Knockabout] at the [http://www.kungfucinema.com/ Kung Fu Cinema]


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{{Sammo Hung}}


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Latest revision as of 00:45, 22 December 2024

For other uses, see Knockabout (disambiguation).

Knockabout
Hong Kong film poster
Directed bySammo Hung
Written by
  • Louis Lau
  • Huang Chik-chin
Produced byRaymond Chow
Starring
CinematographyRicky Lau
Edited byPeter Cheung
Music byChen Hsun-chi
Distributed byGolden Harvest
Release date
  • 12 April 1979 (1979-04-12)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
Box officeHK $2,830,519.80

Knockabout (Chinese: 雜家小子; Za jia xiao zi) is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Yuen Biao and directed by Sammo Hung, who also co-stars in the film.

Plot

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The film follows two con artist brothers, Yipao / Little John (Yuen Biao) and Taipao / Big John (Bryan Leung). One day they are cheated out of their ill-gotten gains in an encounter with Jia Wu Dao / Silver Fox (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 realises 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 the beggar to become his new kung fu master. After extensive training, the beggar asks Yipao to go and get him some wine. As he is about to return with the wine, Yipao encounters Jia Wu Dao again, and they fight, but Yipao's skill is insufficient. The fat beggar and Yipao then team up, using the monkey style kung fu, against Jia Wu Dao's snake style. As their fight moves outside of the wine shop, the fat beggar and Yipao defeat Jia Wu Dao, killing him with spiked vines, finally avenging Taipao's death. The fat beggar reveals that he is an undercover detective trying to arrest criminals, particularly Jia Wu Dao.

Cast

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Box office

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The domestic Hong Kong theatrical release of Knockabout' ran from 12–25 April 1979, taking HK $2,830,519.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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