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...they do fly through the air, giving the bad guys foot-facials (Charlie's stunt maven, Yuen Cheung-yan, is the brother of Yuen Wo-ping, who choreographed "Tiger"). And to Barrymore, who produced it, "Charlie's" is a tribute to today's woman: able, independent and cute, not so much femi-nist as femi-nice. "We wanted the Angels to be strong, but not masculine," says scriptwriter John August. "They aren't afraid of their sexuality, but they don't use it as power. Drew and I agreed they should be recognizable 'girls.' And she doesn't mind...
...Butcher, 1979), Jet Li (The Tai Chi Master, 1993) and Yeoh (Wing Chun, 1994). Yeoh's glorious balancing act with a plate of tofu is rightly famed: she never lets it touch the ground while successfully fending off an arrogant bruiser. But just as impressive is a scene with Wo-ping himself, in the 1983 Shaolin Drunkard, where he and brother Yat-choh quaff a hundred cups of wine while woozily balancing the wine table on their knees, backs and arms. These feats are descendants of the training scenes in Wo-ping's earlier star-making vehicles with Chan...
...Miracle Fighters, a delirious carnival of a film that plays like a ber-Cirque du Soleil, Yat-choh is the young hero, Cheung-yan a cranky lady wizard, Sunny the nasty Sorcerer Bat and Brandy a clown-face warrior condemned to live in a jar. In Mismatched Couples (1985), Wo-ping plays what has to be called the Jerry Lewis role. No abasement is too extreme: he barks on all fours, swallows nails, gets his head stuck in a fish bowl and squashed in cake. His fingers are cut, his noggin dented. The character ends up in the hospital. What...
...wills on the Crouching Tiger set. Lee is as stubborn as he is gentle, adamant about putting on film the beautiful stunts he had dreamed of since childhood. Yuen had to play the stern adult. "Ang would say he didn't want to shoot things Wo-ping's way because it was an Ang Lee movie," Chow recalls. "But his ideas couldn't be worked out. Finally, he'd go to Wo-ping and say, 'Master, I'm wrong. Let's do it your way.'" At least Lee convinced Yuen of the need for the big bamboo scene. "He liked...
...result is a superb romantic clash?a battle between a wise god and a defiant young goddess. Just like the fruitful friction between Yuen and his demanding director. Out of it came artistry, and another triumph for Yuen Wo-ping, the martial master...