Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Also Known As: 唐季礼, Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai, Tong San-La, Stanley Tong, 唐季禮
Biography: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai (Chinese: 唐季禮, born April 7, 1960 in Hong Kong) is a film director from Hong Kong. According to IMDb, he customarily attempts stunts himself before asking actors to risk themselves. For example, Jackie Chan's leap from a parking garage roof to a fire escape in Rumble in the Bronx and the finale of Stone Age Warriors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stanley Tong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Hong Kong, China
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Birthday: April 07, 1960
Age: 65 years old
Gender: Male
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Jackie Chan: My Story
Overview: Jackie Chan is one of the world's biggest action stars, famed for his wacky sense of humor, remarkable martial arts techniques, and willingness to perform incredible stunts without the use of doubles -- or a net. This video takes a personal look at Chan as he works on screen projects in Hollywood and Beijing and candidly discusses his life and work.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-17
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Red Spell Spells Red
Overview: An evil dwarf sorcerer is buried alive in the jungles of Borneo for practicing black magic: Many years later, a documentary film crew from Hong Kong opens the coffin, and discover that one of them is afflicted with a horrible curse that begins killing off everyone around them.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1983-11-09
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A Better Tomorrow II
Overview: A restauranteur teams up with a police officer and his ex-con brother to avenge the death of a friend's daughter.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1987-12-17
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Ride On
Overview: A washed-up stuntman and his stunt horse become an overnight social media sensation when their real-life fight with debt collectors goes viral.
Genres: Action Comedy Drama
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2023-04-07
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Police Story 3: Super Cop
Overview: A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.
Genres: Action Crime Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1992-07-04
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Supercop 2
Overview: As a crime wave sweeps through Hong Kong, the police call Jessica Yang, a rising star in the ranks, to help stop a notorious gang of thieves! What Jessica doesn't realize is that her boyfriend – recently discharged from the force – is the leader of this ruthless crime ring!
Genres: Action Crime Thriller Comedy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1993-10-21
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A Legend
Overview: An archeologist noticed that the texture of the relics discovered during the excavation of a glacier closely resembled a jade pendant seen in one of his dreams. He and his team then embark on an expedition into the depths of the glacier.
Genres: Action Fantasy Adventure Romance
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2024-07-05
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Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Overview: An in-depth look at the past four decades of work by legendary martial artist, Jackie Chan.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
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Iron Angels
Overview: Yeung’s poppy fields are torched by a law enforcement task force, she retaliates by ordering police officials assassinated. The Angels break into Yeung’s corporate offices, eventually tracing her headquarters. After Alex Fong’s character is captured and held by Yeung, the Angels mount an assault to rescue him. A complex sub-plot involving an armored car bullion robbery eventually leads the Angels to a final showdown with Yeung and her men.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime Adventure
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-03-10
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Gun Is Law
Overview: Hong Kong crime movie from 1983
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Vanguard
Overview: Covert security company Vanguard is the last hope of survival for an accountant after he is targeted by the world's deadliest mercenary organization.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 2020-01-22
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China Strike Force
Overview: A young Chinese Security Officer, Darren, is called for Team 808, which fights against the smuggling of drugs and corruption. Noriko, a Japanese Interpol officer, collaborates with Darren for the destruction of a large international drug cartel. At the same time, a senior government officer's daughter is suspected of corruption.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2000-12-21
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Kung Fu Stuntmen
Overview: A new documentary film revisits the golden age of kung fu stuntmen and action directors in Hong Kong during the 1960s-'80s, exploring their pain and struggles. The documentary is a tribute to kung fu stuntmen. “They risked their lives for stunts,” said kung fu choreographer Yuen Bin. In their heyday, these stuntmen and choreographers presented the best, most creative and most complicated kung fu fight sequences anywhere in the world, creating stunts that looked seemingly impossible.
Genres: Documentary Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 2021-08-28
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Jackie Chan: My Stunts
Overview: Jackie Chan: My Stunts shows some of the tricks of the trade that Jackie and his stunt team utilize to perform their stunts. This is not an endless gag reel of stunts gone wrong, but an in depth look at how timing and camera placement can make or break a shot. Jackie will show you what is done to enhance fights and protect the stuntmen from getting injured. Of course, if the character you are portraying is wearing shorts and a tank top, you just have to get hurt!
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1999-03-30
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Happy Ghost III
Overview: A young, unsuccessful singer, after committing suicide, is to be reincarnated, this time into a musical family. Her spirit must get to the hospital where her future mother is currently ready to give birth to her, so that she can enter the womb and be born. Unfortunately, she misses her appointed birth time, twice, due to the accidental intervention of a young man, Mr. Hong. At first she is angry and makes life hard for him, but eventually they fall in love, although she can't stay around long as she has one last chance to be born.
Genres: Horror Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1986-07-03
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Magnificent Warriors
Overview: A daredevil airplane pilot and spy, who fights against the occupying Japanese forces in China, must rescue the ruler of the city of Kaal from the hands of a ruthless Japanese general and his advancing army.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-04-16
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Flaming Brothers
Overview: Two blood brothers (Chow Yun Fat and Alan Tang), who have grown up on the streets of Macau, are bound together by a special code of honour. However, this bond ultimately leads them into brutal conflict when they struggle to leave the violent world they live in.
Genres: Action Crime Romance
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-07-30
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Zen Master 6
Overview: The Abbot of Po Chi Lam is about to die and therefore name a successor. The aggressive and hot-tempered San Sau seems likely, but the Abbot favours the quieter Wai Nam. On his deathbed, the Abbot entrusts the temple's surplice to Wai Nam and sends him out into the world. San Sau and his allies are determined to get it back.
Genres: Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Let's Rage the Gangland
Overview: Hong Kong movie
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Winner Takes All?
Overview: Joe is betrayed by his gang, who then set out to kill him. On the run, he forcibly enters the apartment of Ann. Despite being initially scared, Joe departs on fairly friendly terms, and catches up with Ann again the next day at her work. One of Ann's students is Sweetie, whose father Mr Fung dotes on her. Fung, a jeweller, is also being romantically pursued by one of his employees, Elsa. The following day, Joe's old gang rob Fung's jewellery shop, during which time they snatch Sweetie.
Genres: Drama Crime Action
Original Language: cn
Release Date: 1984-10-18
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Long Road to Gallantry
Overview: Newly crowned queen of kung-fu films Hui Ying-hung, stars in Long Road To Gallantry, a rivetting swordswoman spectacle. Shaw Brothers' actress Lily Li teams up with one time kung-fu wonder boy Chen Kuan-tai in a quest to find a missing martial arts manual. It's new wave heroic bloodshed with new wave talent such as the upcoming Rosamund Kwan who went on to star in six Jet Li films.
Genres: Action
Original Language: zh
Release Date: 1984-11-29
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