PANTYHOSE HERO

[hangman96]

Anyone seen this film? is it any good? cant seem to find a copy of it think its a pretty rare film,anyone know where i can get a dvd of this?

Cheers;)

[BKarza]

find someone with the tape that made a vhs sourced dvd.

[Beat TG]

Stuntpeople review here:

www.thestuntpeople.com/ar...sehero.htm (http://www.thestuntpeople.com/articles/pantyhosehero.htm)

[The Running Man]

I really don't recommend reading that review unless you actually seen the movie since it goes into heavy spoiler.

[Markgway]

One of Sammo's worst movies.

[Chinatown Kid]

Yeah the story wasn't to hot but I have to say the fight choreography was, fast paced and brutal! I own the crappy vhs Tai Seng version with aweful pic quality, full screen, and the subtitles running off the side. :(

[The Running Man]

Been a while since I have seen it, but I remember enjoying it. Even with the crappy subs I remember laughing quite a bit.

And there's really nothing left to say about the action except that it's Sammo...so.... :D

[D1 Ma]

I got a VCD rip for trade. Actually, I thought it was pretty good. It was funny, action was brutal, finale was great and that car stunt was just awesome. (Sammo claimed that he performed that stunt himself and it put him in a hospital for, like, 8 weeks). Some "politically correct" viewers may be offended by the gay humor, but I found it really funny...Alan Tam looks like a tough guy, unlike his character in AOG.
I'd say, it's the best of Sammo's less known films

[luckystars]

Agreed. Totally un-PC but this film is quality Sammo for all the plus points listed in this thread.

Sammo has been sailed extremely close to the wind before (Rape scene in Iron Fisted Monk, coarse sexist humor in Slickers vs Killers etc etc) so with that in mind, the plot line and dialogue in Pantyhose Hero can be taken as it is meant, a dark humored comedy with brutal action.

Not for the faint hearted. :)

[rederror]

Yeah i quite likes this one, it has some decent action in it and is quite funny. Also that car stunt sammo does is ridiculous!

[lion88]

Good/average one, not the sammo's worst.

[tigerstyles]

the film is a classic even owned a Widescreen LD at one point... its funny fast paced and violent.. a prime example of Sammo at his best as director..

the end fight is up there with other modern day classics

[BKarza]

Of Sammo's modern day stuff, it's one of the few movies that I can watch, standalone from the action. It's very funny. Can't say that for many of his movies. Action is hot stuff. I really like the fight against the biker guys outside of the club.

[hangman96]

Can any1 do me a dvd-r of this?
Im in the Uk.
Thanks;)

[kungfucollectors]

did crash put this out??
i still have my laser disk of this looks quite nice.(wide subbed) but an upgrade is in order me thinks :b

[luckystars]

How wide is the LD and who put it out? :) The VCD (Mei Ah) Was VERY slightly matted...virtually fullscreen.

[BKarza]

The clip of the movie from Cinema of Vengeance looked to be 1:85:1. Same as the Pedicab Driver lbx. I have the FS tape as well.

[thundered mantis]

Damn! My Eastern Heroes old tape is fullscreen, also. So it is the Tai Seng tape, I think.

The LD must be the best version out there

[hangman96]

Anychance of putting the Ld version on to a dvd-r? dunno if that is possible:rolleyes

[Man from WAZ]

theres has been a boot of the LD floating around ebay.
If someone wants to get rid of his LD please contact me.;)

[FarEastPirate]

what is your offer

[Man from WAZ]

I'll send a pm FarEastPirate.

[Joseph_Kuby]

The Indian title for Pantyhose Hero is Lethal Killers. Those wanting to buy the film could try searching for a possible Indian DVD release.

Even though Sammo was involved in directing the action and a few of his own non-action shots, Wong Jing was the main director.:D

An online Chinese article about Alan Tam confirmed that Jing served as director. This credential is evident in the fact that the film is considerably more violent than the stuff Sammo usually directs.:p

The people who helped Sammo choreographed the fight scenes were Yuen Cheung Yan (who worked with Sammo on Pedicab Driver) and Siu Tak Foo (the assistant director of Encounters of the Spooky Kind 2).

Yuen Cheung Yan and Siu Tak Foo had previously worked with Jing on Winner Takes All.

Siu first worked with Sammo on Eastern Condors and would go on to be his assistant fight choreographer for the making of Moon Warriors, The Eagle Shooting Heroes, Blade of Fury, Kung Fu Cult Master, Ashes of Time and Knock Off.:nerd:

Pantyhose Hero (a.k.a. Pantyhose Killer) was made during a period when Alan Tam was collaborating with Jing (i.e. Casino Raiders, The Last Blood and No Risk, No Gain).:)

Jing was also one of the writers for Pantyhose Hero (hence it being inspired by a Western film {Partners}, having politically incorrect humor and English dialogue). He included the reference to Rock Hudson in the script as well as the paraphrased passage of Shakespeare.

Jing is well known for wanting to cash in on the latest big thing hence why he wanted the film to have a serial killer who's obsessed with the caped crusader (after the '89 Batman movie had done well in Hong Kong).:S

An example of Jing's influence is that in the nightclub scene, one of the gay guys mildly looks like Jackie Chan's manager Willie Chan (which foreshadows what Jing did in High Risk). The scene where Sammo touches Alan's butt (when they're learning how to be gay) is reminiscent of a scene in High Risk where Jing implies that Willie is gay.XD

One of the sight gags is even similar to City Hunter (an attempted rape by a homosexual resulting in torn clothes of the near-rape victim). Like City Hunter, there's AIDS jokes. Like the other Jing/Hung collaboration, Kung Fu Cult Master, there are jokes about rape too.:quiet:

Jing was aware that Jeff Lau (one of the producers of Eastern Condors) was making a God of Gamblers parody so he decided to name Sammo's character after him as a tongue-in-cheek response to that.:l

If you look at Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon, Sammo's hair style was constantly changing due to the fact he had to go back and forth between the two movies. Sammo made his hair curly for Pantyhose Hero as Jing felt Sammo's usual bowl cut was too typical for him and fairly quaint (like how Eric Tsang wanted Jackie Chan to lose the '70s style hairdo for Armour of God).

Pantyhose Hero would be the start of a reoccurring theme in a Wong Jing-produced film where Sammo gets stabbed in the stomach but lives (the following films featuring this motif being Kung Fu Cult Master and The Avenging Fist).:o

The irony of this film is that back in 2000, it was screened at a gay film festival in Boston, where several people had perceived it as a pro-gay film (i.e. the end of the nightclub scene and the biker scene).:angel:

[Markgway]

I always thought that this was Sammo's worst film... now it turns out to be a Wong Jing film.

Finally makes sense.

[ekisha]

For me the wrost thing made by Sammo is Moon Warriors.
I like Pantyhose Hero for it's humour and decent action.

[Asmo]

It was Yuen Chun Yeung, not Yuen Cheung Yan who helped Sammo out with the action direction. Interesting info otherwise.

[Joseph_Kuby]

Damn HKCinemagic!:p

I read somewhere that Yuen Chun Yeung was one of the fight choreographers for Armour of God. It was apparently when they were shooting fight scenes with Alan Tam in case Jackie died.

In Jackie's autobiography, Yeung is credit as the second stunt co-ordinator of Armour of God with Lau Kar Wing listed first and Jackie listed third, which always intrigued me as to what his exact contributions were.

[Tigerstyles]

damn good film! i always watch it.. love the comedy n action scenes in this classic

[Asmo]

Damn HKCinemagic!:p

I read somewhere that Yuen Chun Yeung was one of the fight choreographers for Armour of God. It was apparently when they were shooting fight scenes with Alan Tam in case Jackie died.

In Jackie's autobiography, Yeung is credit as the second stunt co-ordinator of Armour of God with Lau Kar Wing listed first and Jackie listed third, which always intrigued me as to what his exact contributions were.

Perhaps their ideas for the film came from the time when Eric Tsang was director, maybe Jackie just handled the stunt-based stuff (and probably the final fight). We'll never know.

[thedirtytiger]

I'm interested in that Pantyhose Hero LD. How wide is it ? How much would you want for it ?