About this episode
Our Wong Jing series continues with a discussion of the last films he made for Shaw Brothers as a director, a blend of comedy, action, and fantasy. This includes: Wits of the Brats (1984), co-directed by Alexander Fu Sheng, about a spoiled brat who wants to become a martial arts master; I Love Lolanto (1984), where Natalis Chan’s reign of terror lives on in this romantic comedy about how he crosses paths with a mentally challenged woman; and The Flying Mr. B (1985), with Kenny Bee as a high school sports coach whose luck changes when he finds a potion that gives him super powers. We also discuss one of Jing’s first true bangers as a director, the action-fantasy classic The Magic Crystal (1986), where Andy Lau and Cynthia Rothrock team up against a KGB supervillain (Richard Norton) in search of an alien crystal. Thanks for listing and please follow Samm and John over at Patreon for more!