Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog! - Yup Hiu Pavilion

The place where Mars tries to poison Sammo Hung aka Frog. Yup Hiu Pavilion is located right next to the path that leads up to Tsing Shan Monastery. 

Odd Couple - Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall

This masterpiece needs no introduction. Sammo Hung's and Lau Kar-Wing's martial arts weaponry at its very best. Just like The 36 Deadly Styles, Odd Couple was released in 1979. If you lived near Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall at that time, you had a good chance to watch some of the best kung fu actors of all times live at work.  

New Kids in Town - Ruins of St. Paul's

Surprisingly, a dubios cocaine handover at one of the most popular tourist hotspots in Macau leads to a brawl. The brawl leads to a knife fight. The knife fight leads to a shoot-out and the shoot-out leads to a relentless chase. Yes, something went wrong here.

New Kids in Town - The Whampoa

Hong Kong offers numerous opportunities for shopping enthusiasts to lose their money. If you want some nautical ambience you can check out The Whampoa. It's a mall inside a cruise ship in the middle of the high-rise jungle. 

Those Merry Souls - Signal Hill Garden

Signal Hill Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui looking like in 1985. Great location for a great opening fight scene with Hong Kong legends Yuen Biao and Lau Kar-Wing.

Aces Go Places V - Behind the Scenes

Skinny Tiger & Fatty Dragon - Behind the Scenes

Director/villain Lau Kar-Wing on location with the film's Action Directors Ridley Tsui and Xiong Xin-Xin.

Once Upon a Time in China and America - Behind the Scenes

Jet Li getting choreographed by Sammo Hung who shared director's duties with Lau Kar-Wing on this project. Some parts of the film were shot in Brackettville (Texas) at the Alamo Village, the film set originally created for John Wayne's The Alamo (1960).

Fanling Babies Home

I was always curious about the beautiful colonial-style house at the end of Yuen Woo-Ping's classic
Legend of a Fighter. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to trace it because you don't see the surrounding area in the film. I just needed more indications to identify its location, so I threw in the towel...
Yesterday, I decided to rewatch the enjoyable Moon Lee flick Killer Angels not suspecting anything, and suddenly, there it was again - the mysterious building. But this time, there are plenty of leads: distinctive mountains in the background, high-risers and even a blurry street sign. After a few minutes of intensive online investigation, I've found it. It's located in Fanling.
Regrettably, the building was demolished in 1992. The estate was a former orphanage with a large yard, a pond and a beautiful garden. I just could find a few usable pictures of it, but there is a nice website with detailed informations about its vibrant history. Click here if you want to read more.

LEGEND OF A FIGHTER (1982)

In the film, the estate's main building doubles as a Japanese Karate Institute. Interestingly, the Fanling Babies Home was invaded by Japanese troops in 1941. The film's final sequence features some nice shots of the main building's front side, its entrance and a bit of the pond.

KILLER ANGELS (1989)

7 years later, Leung Kar-Yan walks along the circular pond again, but this time he is the villain. The film offers some nice shots of the estate and its vicinity. Tearing down such places is nothing but a shame.

DIRTY TIGER, CRAZY FROG! (1978)

Third time is a charm...The opening sequence of Karl Maka's lively kung fu comedy also shows the Fanling Babies Home. I just rewatched the film and was delighted to spot the building again. The scene features Lau Kar-Wing, Chung Fat and Chin Yuet-Sang (amongst other regulars from that era).

SNAKE DEADLY ACT (1980)

Here we get another glimpse of the main building's entrance area. It looks like the Fanling Babies Home was used more often as a filming location than I thought. This scene features director/actor Wilson Tong, Phillip Ko Fei, Ng Kwan-Lung and Fung Hak-On.

ANGEL II (1988)

Angel II gives us a great frontal view of the building. Moon Lee is brought into the house by a couple of criminals, where of course there is an excess of violence. We also get to see a nice shot of the pond from above.