The Victim (1980 film)
The Victim is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Sammo Hung and starring Hung and Bryan Leung. It was released in the US as Lightning Kung Fu in June 1982.
Chunyau Bryan Leung was adopted as a little orphan boy by a humble rich man under one rainynight who already had a mean young son. Chunyau has developed into a fine kung fu fighter who is on the run with his newlywedded wife Yuetyee Fanny Wang from his stepbrother Chowing Chang Yi, whom is madly after his sisterinlaw. The jealous son holds a grudge against his stepbrother because he blame Chunyau for the lost of his eye and now wears a jade patch over the eye. Now, Chowing has made it his goal to hunt down Chunyau and his bride, prompting the newlyweds to spend their lives together running in fear from the gang leader. One fine day, Fatty Sammo Hung spots Chunyau helping an old man from being crushed by a loadedcart. Fatty challenges Chunyau but is ultimately defeated. However, Chunyau is not interested in becoming Fattys master since he is more worried about his own domestic problems. Apparently Fatty has promised his ancestors that he shall learn proper kung fu by training under the man who beats him and Chunyau is the first to do so.. However, Chunyau and his wife are trying to keep a low profile and they want nothing to do with Fatty, as all he does is attract attention. Fatty, meanwhile, cant help but wonder why such a great martial artist lives in fear.With his stepfather at deaths door, Chunyau and his wife go to pay final respects to his illstruck adopted father. As Chunyau enters his fathers room, he finds himself surrounded by Chowings men. They let Chunyau speak with his stepfather as the old one expires. Chowing appears to be mourning the death of his father, but as soon as Chunyau leaves his stepfathers room, Chowing orders his men to attack his stepbrother. Fatty arrives in time to help Chunyau fight off the gang members. But Chunyaus wife can no longer handle the pressures of life on the run and she begs Chowing to stop the violence and she will leave Chunyau and live with him. Afterwards, she tells her husband she is sick of life on the run and that
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