Iron Monkey

1993 90 min ★ 7.4 Action, Crime, Drama

In this Hong Kong variation of Robin Hood, corrupt officials of a Chinese village are robbed by a masked bandit known as "Iron Monkey", named after a benevolent deity. When all else fails, the Governor forces a traveling physician into finding the bandit.

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Cast

Yu Rongguang

Dr. Yang / Iron Monkey

Donnie Yen

Wong Kei-ying

Jean Wang Ching-Ying

Miss Orchid / Miss Ho

Angie Tsang Sze-Man

Wong Fei-Hung

Yen Shi-Kwan

Wonder Palm Monk Hin Hung

James Wong Jim

Governor Cheng Pak Fong

Yuen Shun-Yi

Master Fox

Hsiao Ho

Monk Hin Hung's Disciple

Lee Fai

Monk Hin Hung's Disciple

Chun Kwai-Bo

One of the Bad Monks

Details

Director

Yuen Woo-ping

Screenplay

Tsui Hark

Tagline

"Unmask the legend."

Status

Released

Original Language

CN

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$14,694,904

Production

Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Film Workshop, Long Shong Pictures

Reviews

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Paco Hope

June 2, 2016

★ 7.5/10

This is a great kung-fu action film set in historical China. The fight choreography is done by Yuen Wo Ping, who has choreographed fighting in a number of great films, and later choreographed the fighting in The Matrix. His style is stamped all over the fights in the movie. As Kung Fu films go Iron Monkey has an interesting story woven in among familiar tropes. You see plenty of thugs get their c...