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The Mighty Peking Man

1977 · 90 min

A goofy, colourful monster romp with jungle romance and city-smashing chaos, played with earnest B-movie charm.

Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring
Evelyne Kraft, Danny Lee Sau-yin, Ku Feng
Tagline
Action... Excitement... Spectacle beyond your wildest dreams!
Overview
Word of a monster ape ten stories tall living in the Himalayas reaches fortune hunters in Hong Kong. They travel to India to capture it, but wild animals and quicksand dissuade all but Johnny, an adventurer with a broken heart. He finds the monster and discovers it's been raising a scantily-clad woman, Samantha, since she survived a plane crash years before that killed her parents. In the idyllic jungle, Johnny and Samantha fall in love. Then Johnny asks her to convince "Utam" to go to Hong Kong. Lu Tien, an unscrupulous promoter, takes over: Utam is in chains for freak show exhibitions. When Lu Tien assaults Samantha, Utam's protective instincts take over: havoc in Hong Kong.

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Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Genres
Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Starring
Evelyne Kraft, Danny Lee Sau-yin, Ku Feng
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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • love
  • exploration
  • greed
  • nature
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour4
Realism2
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, fantasy, adventure, horror
Directed by
Ho Meng-Hua
Written by
Ni Kuang
Starring
Evelyne Kraft, Danny Lee Sau-yin, Ku Feng, Lam Wai-Tiu, Norman Tsui Siu-keung, Ng Hong-Sang, Ted Thomas, Steve Nicholson
Music
Frankie Chan Fan-kei
Cinematography
Wu Cho-Hua, Cho Wai-Kei
Runtime
90 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Mandarin

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