Sammo Hung

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Sammo Hung (born 7 January 1952), also known as Hung Kam-bo (), is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer, and director who is best known for his appearances in numerous martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema.

He has worked as a fight choreographer for other celebrities, including Jackie Chan. Hung is one of the leading figures in the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, he helped redefine the martial arts genre and introduced the vampire-like jiangshi style.

He is widely believed to have assisted many of his compatriots in Hong Kong's film industry by casting them in the films he made or assigning them roles in the film crews. Jackie Chan is often referred to as "Da Goh" (Chinese: pinyin: dà ge), referring to Big Brother.

Before Project A's filming of both actors, Hung was also known as "Da Goh."

As Hung was the oldest of the kung fu "brothers" and the first to make a name for himself in the industry, he was given the nickname "Da Goh Da" (Chinese: big brother, or Biggest Big Brother).

Early years

Both of his parents, born in Hong Kong, worked as costume designers in the local film industry, and guardianship was thrust on his grandparents. Chin Tsi-ang's grandfather, Hung Chung-ho, was the archetypal martial art actor, and his grandfather was a film director.

In 1961, Hung attended the China Drama Academy, a Peking Opera School in Hong Kong. Since his grandparents heard about the school from their friends, he had been enrolled for seven years, beginning at the age of 9. Master Yu Jim Yuen ran the opera school, and as was customary for all students, Hung adopted the given name of his sifu as his family name when they were not attending. Going by the name Yuen Lung (), Hung became the most influential of the Seven Little Fortunes () performance group and would face Yuen Lo, one of the younger students. Yuen Lo will go on to become international superstar Jackie Chan. At the age of 14, Hung was selected by a Hong Kong film company from among other students to perform stunts on a film. This brief foray into film piqued his interest in film, as well as the operation of film cameras. Hung will give his opera school brothers pocket money from his earnings, endearing him greatly to his younger children. Hung was hospitalized for a brief period of time, but his weight increased shortly before leaving the Academy at the age of 16. After finding work as a stuntman, Sam-mo was given a nickname after a well-known Chinese cartoon character, Sam-mo (; Three Hairs).

Many years later, in 1988, Hung appeared in Alex Law's Painted Faces, a dramatic re-telling of his experiences at the China Drama Academy. Several acrobatic backflips are shown in the film, as well as hours of handstands against a wall. Despite some of the more brutal exercises and physical punishments on display in Painted Faces, Hung, and the remainder of the Seven Little Fortunes, some people may have viewed the film as a toned-down recreation of their own experiences.

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Film career

During the 1960s, Hung appeared as a kid actor in several Cathay Asia and Bo Bo Films films. His film debut was in the 1961 film Education of Love. He appeared alongside Jackie Chan in the film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar in 1962, then appeared in The Birth of Yue Fei, in which he portrayed the ten-year-old Yue Fei, the historic figure from the Song Dynasty who would go on to become a popular Chinese general and martyr. The bulk of Hung's performance came as a result of another actor's portrayal of Zhou Tong, Yue's elderly military arts tutor. In 1966, at the age of 14, Hung began working for Shaw Brothers Studio, assisting the action director Han Yingjie in King Hu's film Come Drink With Me. Hung appeared in over 30 wuxia films for Shaw Brothers between 1966 and 1974, progressing through the roles of extra, stuntman, stunt co-ordinator, and eventually, action director.

In 1970, Hung began filming for Raymond Chow and the Golden Harvest Film Company. He was first hired to choreograph the action scenes for the first Golden Harvest film, The Angry River (1970). His fame quickly began to grow, and he soon caught the eye of legendary Taiwanese director King Hu, thanks to his discipline and disciplined approach to his work. Hung choreographed Hu's The Fate of Lee Khan (1973).

In the same year, Hung traveled to South Korea to study hapkido under the guidance of master Ji Han-jae.

He appeared in Enter the Dragon, the Bruce Lee film from 1973. In the opening sequence, Hung was the Shaolin student Lee faces in the Shaolin student Lee faces.

In 1975, Hung appeared in The Man From Hong Kong, the first Australian martial arts film, and it was billed as the first Australian martial arts film.

Hong Kong cinema began to shift away from the Mandarin-language, epic martial art films that were popular with filmmakers like Chang Cheh. Hung and Jackie Chan began reinterpreting the genre by making comedic Cantonese kungfu. Although martial arts were still prevalent in these films, it was mixed with a liberal dose of humour.

In the film Shaolin Plot, Hung was given his first lead role in a Golden Harvest production in 1977. Iron-Fisted Monk, his first film, was released the same year, and it was also his debut in directorial fashion.

Raymond Chow gave Hung the job of completing the war coordination for Game of Death's re-shoot. The film Bruce Lee was unable to finish before his death in 1973.

Hung's second film, "Enter the Fat Dragon," was released in 1978. Also playing lead role Ah Lung; a character that idolizes and impersonates Bruce Lee; also a director who imitates him. In the final fight scene against Cynthia Rothrock in Millionaire's Express (1986), and in the 1990 Lau Kar-wing film Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon, Hung has impersonated Lee on film twice more.

Hung was set to film Drunken Master's "Beggar So" character played by Yuen Siu Tien (aka Simon Yuen) after Jackie Chan's success with Drunken Master (1978). Sammo's films were expected to surpass Chan's in popularity as his elder. The Magnificent Butcher (1979), which Hung co-directed with Yuen Woo-ping, was the film. However, Yuen Siu Tien died as a result of a heart attack while filming. Fan Mei Sheng and Yuen's absence may have resulted in low ticket sales.

As Hung's fame grew, he helped his former China Drama Academy classmates, as well as the former students of "rival" school, The Spring and Fall Drama Academy. Other than Chan's regular appearances, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah, Lam Ching-ying, and Mang Hoi all began to make regular appearances in his films.

Hung produced two films in 1978 and 1981 that featured fine examples of the Wing Chun style. Warriors Two, the first action to date for South Korean super kicker Casanova Wong, who came together with Hung in the final fight, was the most significant role to date for the South Korean super kicker Casanova Wong. In which Lam Ching-Ying performed the Wing Chun fight, the second film was called The Prodigal Son. The Pro Prosecutors Son, as well as another film directed and co-starring Hung, Knockabout (1979), also shot his fellow Opera schoolmate Yuen Biao to stardom.

The 1980s martial arts films in Hong Kong helped redefine how martial arts were presented on film. Although the 1970s martial arts films tended to feature highly stylized combat sequences in period or fantasy settings, Hung's choreography, set in contemporary urban areas, was more realistic and frenetic, with long one-on-one combat scenes. The fight sequences from several of these films, as well as those from Winners and Sinners (1982) and Wheels on Meals (1985), were used to describe 1980s martial arts films.

With Chan's Project A, the triumvirate of Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao began in 1983. The 'Three Dragons' existed for five years, and Hung, Chan, and Yuen were known as the 'Three Dragons.' Though Yuen continued to appear in Hung and Chan's films, the last film to feature all three was 1988's Dragons Forever.

In the 1980s, Hung was also responsible for the Lucky Stars comedy film series. He wrote and co-starred in the original trilogy, Winners and Sinners (1983), My Lucky Stars (1985) and Twinkle Lucky Stars (1985). Chan and Biao appeared in supporting roles in these first three films. In addition, Hung produced and appeared in the fourth film, Lucky Stars Go Places (1986), and made a cameo appearance in the sixth and final film, How to Meet the Lucky Stars (1996).

Hung was instrumental in the inception of the jiangshi style, a Chinese version of Western vampires, during the 1980s - a "jiangshi" being hopping re-animated bodies. Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980) and The Dead and the Deadly (1983) were two of the few films that featured jiangshi who are advancing in standing jumps toward their victims, as well as Taoist priests with the ability to quell these vampires (and occasionally each other) by magical spells and charms. The jiangshi films in Hong Kong would open doors for films such as Mr. Vampire (1985), which he also directed, and its sequels. He revived the subgenre of female-led martial art films, releasing cop films such as Yes, Madam a.k.a. The Assassins (1985), which starred Michelle Yeoh and Cynthia Rothrock, were introduced in Police Assassins (1985).

Hung had a squabble with studio manager Raymond Chow after some poor results at the domestic box office. In 1989, Hung had produced the thriller Into the Fire (1989), but Hung later found that Golden Harvest had removed the film from theaters too early. After 21 years with the company, the squabble resulted in the separation of Hung Hung parting company with Golden Harvest in 1991.

Hung failed to reproduce films through his own business Bojon Films Ltd, which was initially intending to produce them. Mr. Nice Guy (1997), his fortunes grew a smidgeon as the man's leader, a long-awaited reunion with Chan.

Hung coordinated the fight sequences in Wong Kar-wai's wuxia epic, Ashes of Time, in 1994.

An action-drama built around Hung began on Saturday nights, with Martial Law (1998–2000) being broadcast on Saturday nights. The hour-long programs were a surprise hit, with Hung being the only East Asian headlining a prime time network series. Stanley Tong's executive produced and occasionally directed the television series, as well as co-starring Arsenio Hall. According to reports, Hung recited some of his English conversations phonetically.

During 2000-2001, Hung expressed an interest in making a film version of Soulcalibur. The film's production deal was signed around April 2001 with an estimated budget of $50 million. With Chen Lung Jackie Chan as the lead actor, Hung had the intention of releasing a martial arts epic, but the film was never realized. On Hung's website, his plans were extensive, but after a year, the announcement was not made. Warren Zide, the creator of American Pie and Final Destination, has since obtained the film rights. No film has ever arrived.

In the 2000s, Hung found renewed success in the Hong Kong film industry, beginning with The Legend of Zu (2001), the long-awaited sequel to the 1983 hit Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain. Kung Fu Hustle, Stephen Chow's son, was released in 2004. Despite the fact that Yuen Woo-ping was credited with the martial arts choreography on Kung Fu Hustle, Hung actually did the preliminary work but decided to finish it midway through, and Yuen joined in to finish it. There was tabloid speculation that he and Chow had significant disagreements over the film, resulting in their separation. Chow has since explained that Hung Kong was left for personal reasons rather than purely out of a feeling of heightened tensions. In 2004, Hung appeared in Disney's Around the World in 80 Days as the legendary folk hero Wong Fei Hung, a character played by Chan in the Drunken Master series.

In 2005, Hung was active in Daniel Lee's Dragon Squad and Wilson Yip's SPL: Sha Po Lang (aka Kill Zone). For the first time in over 25 years, Hung played a villain in the second film and faced Donnie Yen in his first fight scene. Hung's role as the adoptive father of Wu Jing's story was one of the key friendships in SPL. These scenes were however removed from the final film because the producer couldn't find a way to incorporate them into the film. A prequel film was planned in response to this. In 2007, Hung appeared alongside Wu Jing in the Twins Mission, a drama starring Jing. In early 2008, Hung appeared in Fatal Move, in which he and Ken Lomo played two rival gang leaders. He appeared in and did action choreography for Daniel Lee's Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon, which also included Andy Lau and Maggie Q. The film was based on the Book Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Wushu, Antony Szeto's film that stars Hung premiered in Beijing in October 2008. Golden Network unveiled the film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008. Jackie Chan, the film's executive producer, was on board and spent time on the film as an advisor, aiding in the production and casting. Hung later collaborated with filmmaker Wilson Yip and actress Donnie Yen as the action director for the 2008 film Ip Man.

At the New York Asian Film Festival in 2010, Hung was given a lifetime achievement award, where four of his films were on display. In and choreographed Ip Man 2 (2010), Hung appears in and choreographed. His job is that of a Hung Gar master who opposes Ip Man. In the same year, Hung appeared in the film The Legend Is Born: Ip Man too. He appears as Chan Wah-shun, the martial arts instructor of Ip Man.

In April 2021, the annual and highly awaited Hong Kong International Film Festival was held for its 45th year. "Septet: The tale of Hong Kong (2021)" is one of the six veteran Hong Kong filmmakers directing the widely awaited anthology film "Septet: The story of Hong Kong (2021)" by Johnnie To Kei-fung. Ringo Lam, Ann Hui On-wah, Patrick Tam Kar Ming, Tsui Hark, Yuen Woo-ping, and Johnnie To. Each of them was shot on a 35mm film with each of them touching on a nostalgic and moving story set in a variety of time periods, with each one acting as an ode to the city.

Hung has appeared in several East Asian television series between films and special appearances. He appeared in two mainland Chinese series: Undercover Cop with Fan Bingbing and The Valley of Lost Vengeance (aka End Enmity Hollow). He appeared in the Taiwanese series Coming Lies and Wing Chun master Wong Wah-bo, reenacting the role he played in The Professional Son 20 years ago. Yuen Biao, Nicholas Tse, and his youngest son, Sammy Hung costarred in the series.

Hung appeared as a guest judge on the China Beijing TV Station reality television series The Disciple, which aired in mainland China and was directed by Jackie Chan. The intention of the competition was to find a new actor with experience in acting and martial arts to play Chan's "successor," according to the champion who was given the lead role in a film. It came to a conclusion in Beijing on June 7, 2008, with the series's champion announcing in Beijing.

In another mainland Chinese television series, The Shaolin Warriors, set during the Ming Dynasty, Hung played Big Foot, a Shaolin warrior monk, assisting the country against Japanese pirates. Sammy Hung is also a Big Foot disciple.

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