Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen

Overview

A short action film interwoven into a documentary tells the story of the legendary unsung heroes of Hong Kong film, the stuntmen and women. This film features the world's most illustrious stuntmen, and many current working stuntmen, profiled through interviews and clips that showcase their work. It explores their death-defying feats and foolhardy working methods and traces their origin back to the original Hong Kong stuntmen known as "red trousers" - a term used to describe acrobats in Peking Opera. By incorporating the martial arts, fantasy, adventure short action film, "Lost Time," the viewer is given an actual account of how stunts are created and executed on film.

Cast

Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung
Himself
Robin Shou
Robin Shou
Himself
Lau Kar-Leung
Lau Kar-Leung
Himself
Keith Cooke
Keith Cooke
Himself
Alice Lee
Alice Lee
Nurse (uncredited)

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