Wu long jiao yi

I found four titles for this movie: "The Crazy Instructor" or "Iron Head" or "Snake Fist Dynamo" or "The Dragon's Snake Fist". From experience with these movies, I would bet before watching it that nothing named in any of those titles appears in the movie. Except for "crazy". Crazy can fit pretty much any of these movies.

It starts with a crazy-looking guy demonstrating "martial arts" to some children. He is challenged by Chin Yuet-Sang. (See him in 1979 "Kung Fu vs. Yoga" - a movie I rated as one of the best of that year.)

Watching these movies always makes me curious about the lives of the actors. James Yi Lui seems to have a face for comedy. He was born into an acting family and his father was a comedian. James started with small parts as Shaw Brothers. He hit the "big time" with 1973 "Adventure in Denmark" which I reviewed here. He then formed his own company and somehow ended up in prison for debt. Heart trouble caused his early death in 1999 so enough said. Hong Kong movies like this are an acquired taste (or maybe a loss of taste). I rate is just average and can only recommend it to a group of guys who have plenty of beer and are used to this sort of thing.