The Thundering Mantis (癲螳螂) 44 years old

Mad, Bad and Insane

The Thundering Mantis

Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. Ending up facing Hsia (Eddie Ko) of the notorious Jade Brotherhood is inevitable. As a result, Hsia forces Chi's martial arts master to expel him. Masterless and working for a fish vendor, Chi meets a crafty kid (Yat Lung Wong), whose uncle Chow Tung (Chin Yuet Sang) is a master of the Insane Mantis style. The Jade Brotherhood aims for control of the small town but Chi is training with a new Master and will not accept bullies in the neighbourhood.

Credits

The Thundering Mantis Cast

Name Character
Eddy Ko He was 43, now 87 years old as Shiao Tse Tung
Leung Kar-Yan He was 30, now 75 years old as Ah Chi
Chin Yuet-Sang as Grand Dad
Lee Kwan He was 49, 78 years old when he died as Fish shop owner
Fang Mian as Shu Len's Dad
Ma Chin-Ku as White suit underboss
Feng Cheng as Shu Len

The Thundering Mantis Crew

Name Department
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung as Producer. Production
Stanley Chow Fook-Leung as Music. Sound
Cheung San-Yee as Writer. Writing
Teddy Yip Wing-Cho as Director. Directing
Kuo-chuan Chiang as Editor. Editing
Shih as Lighting Technician. Shih was 29 (now 73) years old Lighting
Chiang Je Chien as Camera Technician. Camera
Wang Hung as Assistant Art Director. Art
Chou Mei Yun as Makeup Artist. Costume & Make-Up
Wang Chiu Kuai as Editor. Editing
Kuang Wu as Sound Recordist. Crew
The Thundering Mantis poster
The Thundering Mantis (44 years)

Mad, Bad and Insane

  • Release day: Thursday, January 03, 1980
  • Runtime: 93 minutes
  • Revenue: 25309.00