In order to graduate from the Shaolin Temple, Little Mute must pass the test of the Shaolin Wooden Men Alley, containing thirty-six mechanical wooden dummies that attack anyone who enters the hallway. Little Mute hopes to learn the Shaolin kung fu techniques that will enable him to one day avenge the death of his father.ĭoris Lung Chun Erh plays a high kicking waitress Yet more old school training
Haunted by the memory of his father’s murder at the hands of a deadly masked kung fu assassin, he takes a vow of silence. Little Mute is a new Shaolin student who struggles to keep up with the other students and to complete the gruelling tasks assigned to him by his instructor. Doris Lung Chun-Erh plays a “Waitress”, who lets fly with her high kicks when some thugs try to take advantage of her! Look out for an appearance from Jackie’s long time friend and “ opera brother”, Yuen Biao. She is probably most recognisable to Western fans as Shen-Chai’s mother in the King Hu masterpiece “ A Touch of a Zen”.įamiliar to fans from his roles in films such as “ Magnificent Butcher” and “ The Young Master”, a youthful Chiang Kam plays a “Restaurant Waiter” who befriends Little Mute. In a career that spanned from the 1950’s to the 1980’s, she appeared in dozens of movies, often playing motherly characters. The veteran Taiwanese actress, Chang Ping-Yu stars as “The Nun”. Jackie gets to show plenty of his phenomenal physical talents Shaolin Wooden Men influenced such films as Kill Bill and Kung Fu Panda In a lengthy career he has appeared in films such as “Master of the Flying Guillotine”, “Half a Loaf of Kung Fu”, “The Iron Monkey” and “Snake and Crane Arts of Shaolin”. Taiwanese actor Chin Kang, sometimes credited as Kam Kong, plays “The Prisoner/ Foolish”. Although still not given creative control over the action, this film features early examples of action more suited to Jackie’s considerable physical talents. In 1976, Hong Kong filmmakers were still desperately trying to fill the void left by the death of superstar Bruce Lee. Before his breakout kung-fu comedy hits “ Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow” and “ Drunken Master” in 1978, a 22 year-old Jackie Chan was still being pigeon-holed in more serious roles at director Lo Wei’s production company. In an early leading role Jackie Chan stars as “Little Mute/ Brother Mute”, a kung fu student at the legendary Shaolin Temple.
OUT NOW, 88 Films bring us another stunning Blu-ray presentation of an old-school classic! Coming from a new 2K Remaster of the Hong Kong Cut from the original 35mm negatives, is Jackie Chan’s 1976 kung-fu thriller, “SHAOLIN WOODEN MEN”, order your copy on knockout Blu-ray, from 88 Films and Amazon! Trailer
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