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The Thundering Mantis
“Mad, Bad and Insane”
58%
Movie
1h 33m
AI Analysis
The Thundering Mantis (1980) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Thundering Mantis (1980) — a movie tagged as Action with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. Ending up facing Hsia (Eddie Ko) of the notorious Jade Brotherhood is inevitable. As a result, Hsia forces Chi's martial arts master to expel him. Masterless and working for a fish vendor, Ch… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~93 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Thundering Mantis 58% (9 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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58%
from 9 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. Ending up facing Hsia (Eddie Ko) of the notorious Jade Brotherhood is inevitable. As a result, Hsia forces Chi's martial arts master to expel him. Masterless and working for a fish vendor, Chi meets a crafty kid (Yat Lung Wong), whose uncle Chow Tung (Chin Yuet Sang) is a master of the Insane Mantis style. The Jade Brotherhood aims for control of the small town but Chi is training with a new Master and will not accept bullies in the neighbourhood.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1980-01-03
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- TMDB rating
- 5.8
- TMDB ID
- 121367
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What is The Thundering Mantis about?
Ah Chi (Ka-Yan Leung) is obsessed with the martial arts and, more often than not, his kung-fu clowning gets him into trouble. Ending up facing Hsia (Eddie Ko) of the notorious Jade Brotherhood is i... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Thundering Mantis?
The official runtime for The Thundering Mantis is approximately 93 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Bryan Leung Kar-Yan
Ah Chi
- C
Chang Hai-Fen
Shu Len
Eddy Ko Hung
Shiao Tse Tung
- W
Wong Yat-Lung
The Kid
Chin Yuet-Sang
Grandfather
Li Kun
Fish shop owner
Fang Mian
Shu Len's Father
Ma Chin-Ku
White Suit Underboss
Sun Lan
Pharmacy Boss
Shih Ting-Ken
Underboss' Lead Thug
- O
Ou Li-Bao
Waiter
Chang Fu-Chien
Student
Pang San
Thug
Pei De-Yun
Street Vendor
- L
Li Chu-Yong
Thug
- L
Li Long-Yin
Thug
- H
Hung Ji-Yue
Boatman
Ko Chang-Sheng
Thug
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