Dreadnaught (1981 Subtitled & Dubbed)

About

Directed by legendary action choreographer Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Dreadnaught expertly blends majestic action sequences with superb physical comedy, courtesy of stars Yuen Biao, Bryan Leung Kar-yan, and Yuen Shun-yee.

A violent criminal known only as ‘White Tiger’ (Yuen Shun-yee; Iron Monkey) is hiding amongst a theatre troupe, murdering anyone who discovers his identity (as well as anyone who happens to annoy him). Mousy, a timid laundry man (Yuen Biao; Project A), crosses paths with White Tiger several times but always manages to escape. When the killer instead targets his friend (Bryan “Beardy” Leung; Warriors Two), Mousy must overcome his cowardly nature and acquire the skills necessary to defeat the White Tiger.

Notable for being the final film in which Kwan Tak-hing portrayed folk hero Wong Fei-hung (and, oddly enough, for its famous laundry scene being directly referenced in Batman Forever), Dreadnaught is a cult favourite amongst martial arts fans

Dreadnaught (Chinese: 勇者無懼; lit. 'Brave', 'No Fear'[2]) is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts comedy horror film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, and produced by Raymond Chow.[3] The film stars Yuen Biao, Bryan Leung, and Kwan Tak-hing. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 5 March 1981.

In the film, the fugitive criminal White Tiger systematically kills anyone who threatens or angers him. With the exception of the laundry man Mousy, who keeps evading his attacks. Eventually, Mousy uses his kung-fu skills to fight back and defeat White Tiger.

Plot

A short-tempered, violent criminal named White Tiger is on the run from the police and joins a theater troupe to hide out, killing anyone who angers him or who suspects his identity. One person he unsuccessfully tries to kill several times is a cowardly laundry man named Mousy, who manages to escape by fleeing.

In a scene early on in the film, Mousy is washing the laundry with his bossy sister. After complaining about the repetitiveness of laundry work, his sister scolds him and demands he wash the clothes in the "family way." This leads to a scene with Mousy flipping the clothes around with his hands and wringing them out with powerful squeezing from his index finger and middle finger.

When Mousy's close friend and elder brother figure, Leung Foon, is killed by White Tiger, Mousy overcomes his cowardliness enough to seek revenge.

The laundry abilities turn out to be related to kung-fu methods. In the climax Mousy faces off against white Tiger one final time and by combining his strength and rage he eventually kills white Tiger.

Cast

Yuen Biao as Mousy

Archive

Internet Archive, in More feature films

Licence or status

CC BY-NC 4.0, as the Internet Archive states it.

Credit

KonCategory3

Language

English

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