Blu-ray release: ‘Knockabout’

By   |  Feb 16, 2023

Arrow Video are bringing the 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy ‘Knockabout’ (雜家小子) to US Blu-ray on March 28, 2023.

Directed by , the film revolves around two small-time crooks who convince a martial arts expert to take them on as students. The cast includes , , , , and .

Synopsis: Brothers and partners-in-crime, Yipao (Yuen Biao) and Taipao (Leung Kar-Yan), have made an up-and-down career out of being hustlers, conning everyone from bank tellers to casino dealers. One day, they push their luck with the wrong man, martial arts master Chia Wu Dao (Lau Kar-Wing), but convince him to reluctantly become their teacher in hand-to-hand combat. But upon learning Chia’s dangerous true nature, Yipao turns to another master: a portly blinking beggar (Sammo Hung) trained in the ways of the monkey fist. Will this new skill defeat Chia’s secret snake style?

Features:
• 2K restorations of both the original HK Theatrical and Export Cut
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original lossless Cantonese and Mandarin mono audio for the HK Theatrical Cut
• Lossless English mono for both cuts
• Two choices of English dubbed audio for the HK Theatrical Cut
• Optional English subtitles for the HK Theatrical Cut
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing on the Export Cut
• Audio commentary on the HK Theatrical Cut by Frank Djeng & Michael Worth
• Audio commentary on the Export Cut by Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
• Archival interview with Sammo Hung
• Archival interview with Leung Kar-Yan
• Archival interview with Grandmaster Chan Sau Chang
• Deleted “Red Room” scene
• Original theatrical trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and new artwork by Ilan Sheady
• Illustrated collectors’ booklet [First Press Only]

‘Knockabout’ is available to pre-order now from Amazon.com.

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