Supermen Against the Orient

Supermen Against the Orient

Cantonese Release Poster
Directed by Bitto Albertini
Kuei Chih Hung
Jackie Chan(action)
Corey Yuen(action)
Produced by Tino Biasia
Attilio Fattori
Run Run Shaw
Written by Bitto Albertini
Gino Capone
Starring Lo Lieh
Shih Szu
Eddia Lam
Mars
Jackie Chan
Yuen Biao
Jacques Dufilho
Alberto Farnese
Music by Nico Fidenco
Cinematography Pier Luigi Santi
Edited by Fausto Ulisse
Distributed by Shaw Brothers
Release dates
  • 29 November 1973 (1973-11-29) (Italy)
Running time
 100 minutes
Country Hong Kong
Italy
Language Mandarin
Italian

Supermen Against the Orient (also known as Crash che botte!, The Three Fantastic Supermen in the Orient) is a Hong Kong-Italian co-production superhero film directed by Bitto Albertini.[1] [2] [3] It is a spin-off of Gianfranco Parolini's 1967 film I Fantastici tre supermen. [4] The film is notable for featuring a cameo appearance by a young Jackie Chan who here also already worked as choreographer [5] [6] It was a commercial success in Italy and also in Hong Kong.[7]

Plot

FBI agent Robert Wallace has orders find six disappeared Americans in Bangkok. The trace leads to Hong Kong. During his investigation he makes new friends who stand by his side when he gets attacked by henchmen.

Cast

Reception

Kevin Lyons from "The EOFFTV Review" stated the film presented "lots of very silly" moments and an "embarrassing collection of worn-out gags". But he considered it amusing for slapstick fans. [8] Andrew Pragasam from "The Spinning Image" described the film as a "lively, if meandering romp" with a "memorably silly theme song".[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Crash che botte!". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  2. ↑ "Top Bitto Albertini movies". movielist.in. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  3. ↑ "Crash che botte!". cinema.theiapolis.com. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Crash! Che Botte! Strippo, Strappo, Stroppio". artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Supermen against the Orient". sogoodreviews.com. Retrieved 2013-07-17. Jackie Chan choreographed action from the Hong Kong side
  6. ↑ "Supermen against the Orient". hkcinemagic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  7. 1 2 Pragasam, Andrew. "Supermen Against the Orient". The Spinning Image. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  8. ↑ Lyons, Kevin (2009-08-16). "Crash che botte! (1974)". The EOFFTV Review. Retrieved 2013-07-17.

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