The Fearless Hyena

The Fearless Hyena
The Fearless Hyena
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	笑拳怪招
Directed by	Jackie Chan
Written by	Jackie Chan
Produced by	Hsu Li-hwa
Starring	Jackie Chan ; James Tien ; Dean Shek
Cinematography	Chen Yung-shu
Edited by	Liang Yung-tsan
Music by	Frankie Chan ; Chen Hsua-chi
Production; company	Goodyear Movie Company
Distributed by	Lo Wei Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Release dates	17 February 1979 (Hong Kong); 29 June 1984 (USA);
Running time	97 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	US$2.9 million (est.)

The Fearless Hyena (Chinese: 笑拳怪招) (released in Japan as Crazy Monkey^[1], also titled as Revenge of the Dragon in the United States) is a 1979 Hong Kong action comedy kung fu film written, directed by and starring Jackie Chan. This film was Chan's directorial debut. The film was a box office success.^[2]

The film later spawned a rip-off titled Fearless Hyena Part II. In West Germany, the film had been marketed under the titles Der Shadowman and also Der Superfighter III.

The film initially focuses on a martial arts student who lacks self-control and has a gambling habit. He is soon offered a position as a martial arts teacher in a school with a poor reputation. He unwittingly attracts the attention of a villainous kung fu master.

^ Rōmaji: クレージー・モンキー, lit. "Kurējī Monkī"
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[1] Rōmaji: クレージー・モンキー, lit. "Kurējī Monkī"

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