Knockabout (film)

Knockabout Chinese Za jia xiao zi is a 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Yuen Biao and directed by Sammo Hung, who also costars in the film.

Yipao escapes and plots how he will avenge his brothers 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 Yipaos skill is insufficient. The fat beggar and Yipao then team up, using the monkey style kung fu, against Jia Wu Daos 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 Taipaos death. The fat beggar reveals that he is an undercover detective trying to arrest criminals, particularly Jia Wu Dao.The domestic Hong Kong theatrical release of Knockabout ran fromApril 1979, taking HK 2,830,519.citation needed ........

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