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Re: kung fu hustle
the original Hong Kong title was just Gong Fu (or Kung Fu). Stephen Chow's comments about the english title was "what exactly does "Hustle" mean?" since the title made it seem like the movie was more about hustling. which it isnt. the original title fits better since it's essentially an homage to old kung fu flicks (it would be the equivalent of Tarantino making a movie and titling it "Exploitation").
i cant find the link anymore, but there was a site with very detailed bios of the cast/crew, and half of them are a who's who of long forgotten legends of kung fu cinema (some even before Bruce Lee). for example, The Beast was one of the top martial arts stars during Bruce Lee's prime, but hasnt worked on any movies since the early 80's when he got blacklisted in HK. and this was his first movie since then, and the first one where he plays a bad guy.
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