Starring: Bruce Li (as Bruce Ho Tsung Tao), Yuen Siu Tien (Simon Yuen), Tiger Yang, Lau Chan. Directed by: Kam Bo
Of all the movies Bruce Li did in the 1970s and early '80s, this is one of his best. It has good acting, plenty of chop socky comedy, some good fight scenes, and it features several stars from the '70s kung fu movies.
In "Blind Fist of Bruce", Bruce Li plays a Yeh Chen Lung, a banker in a small Chinese town who thinks he's being taught good kung fu animal styles (i.e. the "dog style", "cat style", "elephant's trunk") by two guys who don't know a thing at all about kung fu.
When a group of robbers come to town and take over the bank, Bruce puts his skills to the test...and gets beaten up and loses his bank. He must turn to a blind elderly man (Yuen, of "Drunken Master" fame) in town to teach him kung fu so he can take back what's his.
Both Bruce Li and Simon Yuen make a good team and play their parts well. Likewise, Tiger Yang plays the part of the leader of the gang very well and has some awesome kung fu moves. Chan Lau and Pak Sha-Lik do some very good performances as the "kung fu masters" teaching Chen Lung and when he learns some real kung fu, their reactions are pretty funny! It's good to see him get his come-uppance against these two!
If you're a fan of Bruce Li or Simon Yuen or just like early Jackie Chan-style comedy fu, you'll want to see this movie! All in all a very good kung fu movie.
Also known as: Mang kuen gwai sau (original Cantonese title-HK), Wir sind die größten Knochenbrecher (West Germany), Blind Fists of Bruce (alternate English title)
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