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| '''''Bolo''''' ({{zh|c= 白馬黑七|p=Bai ma hei qi|l=White Horse Black Seven}}),<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=9482&display_set=eng</ref> also known as ''Bolo - The Brute''<ref |
'''''Bolo''''' ({{zh|c= 白馬黑七|p=Bai ma hei qi|l=White Horse Black Seven}}),<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=9482&display_set=eng|title=Bolo (1979)|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> also known as ''Bolo - The Brute''<ref name="auto"/>, ''Fists of Justice''<ref name="auto"/> (or ''Fist of Justice'') and ''Beast Fighter'',<ref name="auto"/> is a ] ] ] ] directed by ] (credited as Yang Sze) in his ]. | ||
| ==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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| ==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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| *] (白彪)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=3877&display_set=eng</ref> as Ma | *] (白彪)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=3877&display_set=eng|title=Jason Pai Piao|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Ma | ||
| *] (楊斯) as Bolo (credited as Yang Sze) | *] (楊斯) as Bolo (credited as Yang Sze) | ||
| *] (黃哈)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=6061&display_set=eng</ref> as Man Fighting with Pan (credited as Wong Ha) | *] (黃哈)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=6061&display_set=eng|title=Huang Ha|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Man Fighting with Pan (credited as Wong Ha) | ||
| *] (錢月笙) <ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4366&display_set=eng</ref> as Undertaker (pole fighter) (credited as Chin Yet Sun) | *] (錢月笙) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4366&display_set=eng|title=Chin Yuet-Sang|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Undertaker (pole fighter) (credited as Chin Yet Sun) | ||
| *] (山怪)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14099&display_set=eng</ref> as Man Who Attacks Sleeping Bolo (credited as San Kwei) | *] (山怪)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14099&display_set=eng|title=San Kuai|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Man Who Attacks Sleeping Bolo (credited as San Kwei) | ||
| *] (劉一帆)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4023&display_set=eng</ref> as Mayor Pao (credited as Lau Yet Fan) | *] (劉一帆)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4023&display_set=eng|title=Lau Yat-Fan|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Mayor Pao (credited as Lau Yet Fan) | ||
| *] (杜少明)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4954&display_set=eng</ref> as Mayor's Cross-Eyed Son Pao Jen Kan (credited as Tog Siew Meng) | *] (杜少明)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4954&display_set=eng|title=To Siu-Ming|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Mayor's Cross-Eyed Son Pao Jen Kan (credited as Tog Siew Meng) | ||
| *] (米蘭)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4087&display_set=eng</ref> as Priest's Niece | *] (米蘭)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4087&display_set=eng|title=Mi Lan|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Priest's Niece | ||
| *] (娜娜)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14864&display_set=eng</ref> as Prostitute | *] (娜娜)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=14864&display_set=eng|title=Na Na|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Prostitute | ||
| *] (馮敬文)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=503&display_set=eng</ref> as Half Lotus | *] (馮敬文)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=503&display_set=eng|title=Fung Ging-Man|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Half Lotus | ||
| *] (曾志偉) as Brothel Madam | *] (曾志偉) as Brothel Madam | ||
| *] (魚頭雲)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=6943&display_set=eng</ref> as Champion of Japan | *] (魚頭雲)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=6943&display_set=eng|title=Yue Tau-Wan|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Champion of Japan | ||
| *] (金帝)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2498&display_set=eng</ref> as Poisoning Waiter | *] (金帝)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2498&display_set=eng|title=Chin Ti|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Poisoning Waiter | ||
| *] (劉鶴年)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4872&display_set=eng</ref> as Man on Crutches | *] (劉鶴年)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4872&display_set=eng|title=Lau Hok-Nin|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Man on Crutches | ||
| *] (宋金來)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4807&display_set=eng</ref> as Cross-Eyed Waiter | *] (宋金來)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4807&display_set=eng|title=Addy Sung Gam-Loi|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Cross-Eyed Waiter | ||
| *] (西瓜刨)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2434&display_set=eng</ref> as Old Bucktooth | *] (西瓜刨)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2434&display_set=eng|title=Sai Gwa-Pau|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Old Bucktooth | ||
| *] (陳龍)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4768&display_set=eng</ref> as Doctor | *] (陳龍)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4768&display_set=eng|title=Peter Chan Lung|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Doctor | ||
| *] (李壽祺)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2007&display_set=eng</ref> as Priest | *] (李壽祺)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2007&display_set=eng|title=Lee Sau-Kei|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Priest | ||
| *] (任浩)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13606&display_set=eng</ref> as Detective | *] (任浩)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13606&display_set=eng|title=Yam Ho|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Detective | ||
| *] (鹿村泰祥)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=6417&display_set=eng</ref> as Messenger | *] (鹿村泰祥)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=6417&display_set=eng|title=Luk Chuen|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Messenger | ||
| *] (矮冬瓜)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2765&display_set=eng</ref> as Blind Farmer Lai Lau (a.k.a. Blind Mai Lai) | *] (矮冬瓜)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=2765&display_set=eng|title=Aai Dung-Gwa|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Blind Farmer Lai Lau (a.k.a. Blind Mai Lai) | ||
| *] (南宮勳)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=3820&display_set=eng</ref> as Service Charge Captain | *] (南宮勳)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=3820&display_set=eng|title=James Nam Seok-Hoon|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Service Charge Captain | ||
| *] (陳玉薇)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=22840&display_set=eng</ref> as Brothel Chambermaid | *] (陳玉薇)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=22840&display_set=eng|title=Chen Yuwei|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Brothel Chambermaid | ||
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| *] (劉德敏)<ref>https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=59706&display_set=eng</ref> as Tall Woman | *] (劉德敏)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=59706&display_set=eng|title=Lau Tak-Man|website=hkmdb.com}}</ref> as Tall Woman | ||
| ==Production and release== | ==Production and release== | ||
| ''Bolo'' was filmed in Hong Kong.<ref |
''Bolo'' was filmed in Hong Kong.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
| The film has been released under the English titles ''Bolo''<ref |
The film has been released under the English titles ''Bolo''<ref name="auto"/> also known as ''Bolo - The Brute''<ref name="auto"/>, ''Fists of Justice''<ref name="auto"/> (or ''Fist of Justice'') and ''Beast Fighter''.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
| ==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
| Reviewer Jedadiah Leland of the website unobtainium13.com wrote, "Bolo is like a Kung Fu version of the type comedic spaghetti westerns that Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill used to make in the 70s, with the exception that it's far more incoherent than anything that ever starred Spencer and Hill." The review concludes, "Even if it's never clear why anyone's fighting and the sound effects often don't match the actions of the combatants, some of the fight scenes are exciting. That's really the main reason why anyone's going to watch something like Bolo and in that case, the movie doesn’t disappoint. The fights are cool. It's just too bad that the plot keeps getting in the way.<ref>https://unobtainium13.com/2020/02/29/bolo-1977-directed-by-bolo-yeung/</ref> | Reviewer Jedadiah Leland of the website unobtainium13.com wrote, "Bolo is like a Kung Fu version of the type comedic spaghetti westerns that Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill used to make in the 70s, with the exception that it's far more incoherent than anything that ever starred Spencer and Hill." The review concludes, "Even if it's never clear why anyone's fighting and the sound effects often don't match the actions of the combatants, some of the fight scenes are exciting. That's really the main reason why anyone's going to watch something like Bolo and in that case, the movie doesn’t disappoint. The fights are cool. It's just too bad that the plot keeps getting in the way.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unobtainium13.com/2020/02/29/bolo-1977-directed-by-bolo-yeung/|title=Bolo (1977, directed by Bolo Yeung)|first=Jedadiah|last=Leland|date=1 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
| Mitch Reviews Everything stated that the film "fell a little bit short on the comedy dynamic" and that "there's a lotta bad cuts during the actual fights so you get kind of a choppy feel to a lot of the fights in this one". The review concludes that "all in all, it was highly entertaining."<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zLxsnzxw08</ref> | Mitch Reviews Everything stated that the film "fell a little bit short on the comedy dynamic" and that "there's a lotta bad cuts during the actual fights so you get kind of a choppy feel to a lot of the fights in this one". The review concludes that "all in all, it was highly entertaining."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zLxsnzxw08|title=Bolo (1979) Movie Review aka Fist of Justice 白馬黑七 Bolo Yeung Sze Jason Pai Piao|date=30 June 2024|via=YouTube}}</ref> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 20 December 2024
1979 martial arts comedy film
| Bolo | |
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.jpg) Lobby card for Bolo | |
| Traditional Chinese | 白馬黑七 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bai ma hei qi |
| Directed by | Bolo Yeung (credited as Yang Sze) |
| Screenplay by | Yeung Hon Ning |
| Produced by | Raymond |
| Starring | Bolo Yeung Jason Pai Piao |
| Cinematography | Yu Tsin |
| Edited by | Cheung Kok Cheng |
| Music by | Chow Fook-Leung |
| Production company | Star Film (H. K.) Co. |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
Bolo (Chinese: 白馬黑七; pinyin: Bai ma hei qi; lit. 'White Horse Black Seven'), also known as Bolo - The Brute, Fists of Justice (or Fist of Justice) and Beast Fighter, is a Mandarin-language 1979 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Bolo Yeung (credited as Yang Sze) in his directorial debut.
Plot
Following the murder of a succession of sheriffs in Wu Yu village, the mayor has prisoners draw lots to be the next two sheriffs. The marked lots are drawn by Ma, a trickster, and Bolo, a brute. They pay a blind farmer to take them into town on his wagon.
Once in the village, Ma stops the mayor's son Pao Jan Ken from harassing a priest's niece. Bolo tells the priest that he wants to become Christian because he heard Christians can talk well, while Ma gambles to try to win money but ends up in a fight instead.
Bolo is framed as a human trafficker and imprisoned. He ends up eating so much that the mayor pays him to leave the prison. Bolo is convinced my Ma to rob the bank, where he kills the mayor's son. They give the money to the priest to build a hospital.
Human trafficker Shu Fu and his brother Half Lotus attack Bolo and Ma. After Bolo and Ma win, they are confronted by the mayor, who is mourning the death of his son and is accompanied by his other son, the "Champion of Japan", whom they quickly defeat. The cook who was carrying the mayor's son then steps in to fight them using the pan he was wearing on his head, but is also defeated when Bolo and Ma join forces.
Attempting to leave the village, Bolo and Man knock over the blind farmer's wagon and discover a bag full of gold.
Cast
- Jason Pai Piao (白彪) as Ma
- Bolo Yeung (楊斯) as Bolo (credited as Yang Sze)
- Huang Ha (黃哈) as Man Fighting with Pan (credited as Wong Ha)
- Chin Yuet-Sang (錢月笙) as Undertaker (pole fighter) (credited as Chin Yet Sun)
- San Kuai (山怪) as Man Who Attacks Sleeping Bolo (credited as San Kwei)
- Lau Yat-Fan (劉一帆) as Mayor Pao (credited as Lau Yet Fan)
- To Siu-Ming (杜少明) as Mayor's Cross-Eyed Son Pao Jen Kan (credited as Tog Siew Meng)
- Milan (米蘭) as Priest's Niece
- Na Na (娜娜) as Prostitute
- Fung Ging-Man (馮敬文) as Half Lotus
- Eric Tsang (曾志偉) as Brothel Madam
- Yue Tau-Wan (魚頭雲) as Champion of Japan
- Chin Ti (金帝) as Poisoning Waiter
- Lau Hok-Nin (劉鶴年) as Man on Crutches
- Addy Sung Gam-Loi (宋金來) as Cross-Eyed Waiter
- Sai Gwa-Pau (西瓜刨) as Old Bucktooth
- Peter Chan Lung (陳龍) as Doctor
- Lee Sau-Kei (李壽祺) as Priest
- Yam Ho (任浩) as Detective
- Luk Chuen (鹿村泰祥) as Messenger
- Aai Dung-Gwa (矮冬瓜) as Blind Farmer Lai Lau (a.k.a. Blind Mai Lai)
- James Nam (南宮勳) as Service Charge Captain
- Chen Yuwei (陳玉薇) as Brothel Chambermaid
- Lau Tak-Man (劉德敏) as Tall Woman
Production and release
Bolo was filmed in Hong Kong.
The film has been released under the English titles Bolo also known as Bolo - The Brute, Fists of Justice (or Fist of Justice) and Beast Fighter.
Reception
Reviewer Jedadiah Leland of the website unobtainium13.com wrote, "Bolo is like a Kung Fu version of the type comedic spaghetti westerns that Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill used to make in the 70s, with the exception that it's far more incoherent than anything that ever starred Spencer and Hill." The review concludes, "Even if it's never clear why anyone's fighting and the sound effects often don't match the actions of the combatants, some of the fight scenes are exciting. That's really the main reason why anyone's going to watch something like Bolo and in that case, the movie doesn’t disappoint. The fights are cool. It's just too bad that the plot keeps getting in the way.
Mitch Reviews Everything stated that the film "fell a little bit short on the comedy dynamic" and that "there's a lotta bad cuts during the actual fights so you get kind of a choppy feel to a lot of the fights in this one". The review concludes that "all in all, it was highly entertaining."
References
- ^ "Bolo (1979)". hkmdb.com.
- "Jason Pai Piao". hkmdb.com.
- "Huang Ha". hkmdb.com.
- "Chin Yuet-Sang". hkmdb.com.
- "San Kuai". hkmdb.com.
- "Lau Yat-Fan". hkmdb.com.
- "To Siu-Ming". hkmdb.com.
- "Mi Lan". hkmdb.com.
- "Na Na". hkmdb.com.
- "Fung Ging-Man". hkmdb.com.
- "Yue Tau-Wan". hkmdb.com.
- "Chin Ti". hkmdb.com.
- "Lau Hok-Nin". hkmdb.com.
- "Addy Sung Gam-Loi". hkmdb.com.
- "Sai Gwa-Pau". hkmdb.com.
- "Peter Chan Lung". hkmdb.com.
- "Lee Sau-Kei". hkmdb.com.
- "Yam Ho". hkmdb.com.
- "Luk Chuen". hkmdb.com.
- "Aai Dung-Gwa". hkmdb.com.
- "James Nam Seok-Hoon". hkmdb.com.
- "Chen Yuwei". hkmdb.com.
- "Lau Tak-Man". hkmdb.com.
- Leland, Jedadiah (1 March 2020). "Bolo (1977, directed by Bolo Yeung)".
- "Bolo (1979) Movie Review aka Fist of Justice 白馬黑七 Bolo Yeung Sze Jason Pai Piao". 30 June 2024 – via YouTube.
External links
- Bolo at IMDb
- Bolo at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Bolo at Rotten Tomatoes
- Bolo at AllMovie
- Bolo at Letterboxd