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18 Shaolin Golden Boys

1996 · 90 min

A light, fast-moving kung-fu romp with goofy mystical touches and plenty of scrappy fights, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
To Wai Tat
Genres
Action
Overview
Rocky, an American martial-arts student who leaves San Francisco for the famous Shaolin temple, where he proves his kung-fu prowess by dodging the abbot's mystical laser beams and performing other feats of skill. Rocky is then allowed to join the Shaolin as a student, and later helps the monks defeat a gang of thieves, led by the evil Pao, who wants to steal an invaluable Flying Horse statue from the temple.
How it feels
Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Loyalty, violence, justice
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism4
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity1
    Emotional weight1

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    action
    Directed by
    To Wai Tat
    Written by
    Law Chi
    Starring
    Yu Rongguang, Cherie Chan Siu-Ha, Willie Chi Tin-Sang, Shing Fui-On, William Ho, Billy Chow Bei-lei, Law Chi
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    China, Hong Kong
    Languages
    Mandarin

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