I've had this discussion with a few of my friends and the only two films that we could recall Yuen Woo Ping making a cameo are:
Once Upon a Time in China I
The kung-fu master that fought with Iron Robe Yim
The Tai Chi Master
The cowardly Taoist that helped Jet Li
Any HK Movie fans know of any other ones?
yangshouwen
07-21-01, 08:10 PM
Eastern Condors. As one of the two men that are left on the bridge to blow the sh*t out of the Japanese. the other guy with him is Corey Yuen Kwai.
Yellow Hammer
07-21-01, 09:01 PM
he was the goofy ABC that came back to try and marry Paula Tsui in the comedy Merry Christmas.
Also had a bit part in the Stephen Chow movie My Hero, and a part in Drunken Master.
Like Tsui Hark, he looks stupid on screen, but sure wields a lot of power behind the screen.
elengineer
07-22-01, 02:02 PM
Who was he in Drunken Master?
TekTicker
07-22-01, 02:47 PM
Originally posted by Yellow Hammer
Like Tsui Hark, he looks stupid on screen, but sure wields a lot of power behind the screen.
I definitely agree. I was shocked when I first found out how goofy Master Yuen looked. Hark made a cameo in "A Better Tomorrow" as the maestro when Leslie's girlfriend was auditioning alongside with John Woo as the detective after Chow.
The only person that I can't really think of appearing in cameos is Johnny To. I can't recall a single movie he's been in.
Furious
07-22-01, 03:44 PM
Originally posted by TekTicker
I definitely agree. I was shocked when I first found out how goofy Master Yuen looked. Hark made a cameo in "A Better Tomorrow" as the maestro when Leslie's girlfriend was auditioning alongside with John Woo as the detective after Chow.
The only person that I can't really think of appearing in cameos is Johnny To. I can't recall a single movie he's been in.
If you think he looks goofy, you should see him in Tiger Cage, in a modern setting. I don't think you'll find him, Tsui, or John Woo taking over the idol-type roles anytime soon.
niiyama
07-22-01, 10:23 PM
Originally posted by TekTicker
Once Upon a Time in China I
The kung-fu master that fought with Iron Robe Yim
According to the commentary on the Columbia/Tri-Star release, this is not Yuen Woo Ping, but his brother who was a fight coordinator or something like that for the movie.
Yellow Hammer
07-23-01, 12:34 AM
Originally posted by elengineer
Who was he in Drunken Master?
I believe that Yuen Woo Ping was one of the restaurant workers where Jackie thought he had scored a free meal.
For a gander at his goofy looks:
http://beijingvideo.com/bac/men24.html
elengineer
07-23-01, 04:01 PM
YH - thx for the tip and the photo.
I think I have a match, allthough I'm not sure, if anybody else wants to check, pelase do. YWP is one of the dudes in the restraunt. I think he is most easily seen right before KingKong/Gorilla grabs Jackie's face with his hand. He is the restraunt dude in teh background next to the wall. Also, I think this same dude is the one grabbing Jackie's feet when Jackie falls between the two tables.
It was hard to tell, but I think that it is him. Kinda looks like the picture, but I am nowhere near %100.
Verification anybody?
TekTicker
07-23-01, 09:40 PM
Originally posted by niiyama
According to the commentary on the Columbia/Tri-Star release, this is not Yuen Woo Ping, but his brother who was a fight coordinator or something like that for the movie.
You're right. All this time I thought that he was Yuen Woo Ping. It's actually Yuen Woo Ping's younger brother, Yuen Cheung Yan. The two are both martial arts choreographers. No wonder . . . I saw several pictures of him as "Master Yuen" and figured he was Woo Ping.
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