Blu-ray Release: The Miracle Fighters

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Laurence
– August 9, 2024Find Others: Blu-ray, Movie, New Release, NewsGet More: , ,

Blu-ray Release Date: Available now
Price: Blu-ray $29.46
Studio: Eureka/MVD

From 1982, The Miracle Fighters is a comedic tale of taoist magic directed by the martial arts maestro behind Drunken Master, The Magnificent Butcher and Iron Monkey – the legendary Yuen Woo-ping!

During the Quing dynasty, marriage between Manchu and Han people is outlawed. When it is discovered that high-ranking official Kao Hsiung (Eddy Ko, Heroes Shed No Tears) has taken a Han wife, the Emperor informs him that he will be forgiven – but only if he kills his beloved before the court. When he refuses, Kao Hsiung is marked for death by the powerful Sorcerer Bat (Yuen Shun-yi) and forced to watch as his wife is slain before his eyes. Kao Hsiung flees, kidnapping the Crown Prince during his escape – but soon the prince is dead, and Kao Hsiung is forced to silently replace him with another young boy. In adulthood, that innocent child – Shu Gut (Yuen Yat-chor) – finds himself relentlessly pursued by Sorcerer Bat, and turns to two quarrelling taoist priests in the hope of protecting himself with their magic.

Made in the same mould as its contemporaries Encounter of the Spooky Kind and The Dead and the Deadly, this riotous kung fu fantasy was followed by a number of equally entertaining thematic sequels including Taoism Drunkard and Young Taoism Fighter. Eureka Classics presents The Miracle Fighters on Blu-ray from a new 2K restoration.

Blu-ray Edition Features: 

  • Limited edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling
  • 1080p HD presentation on Blu-ray of the original Hong Kong theatrical cut from a brand new 2K restoration
  • Original Cantonese mono and optional English dub audio options
  • Optional English subtitles, newly translated for this release
  • Brand new audio commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)
  • Brand new audio commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
  • Action Master: An Interview with Yuen Woo-ping – archival interview by Frédéric Ambroisine
  • The Shakespeare of Yuen Woo-ping: An Interview with John Kreng
  • Reversible sleeve featuring original poster artwork
  • Stills gallery
  • Trailer
  • A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver

Buy or Rent The Miracle Fighters

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About Laurence

Founder and editor Laurence Lerman saw Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest when he was 13 years old and that’s all it took. He has been writing about film and video for more than a quarter of a century for magazines, anthologies, websites and most recently, Video Business magazine, where he served as the Reviews Editor for 15 years.