God of Gamblers WONG JING Beginning with the 1997 cult

Beginning with the 1997 cult classic that rocked movie-goers and encouraged a new generation of thrill-seekers to avoid a backpacking trip to the wilds of Latin America

with a characteristically charming performance from David Warbeck (The Beyond) as the dashing Rick

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it also showed the world that America could produce a home-grown run of martial arts movies in the wake of successful Hong Kong imports from studios like the mighty Shaw Brothers

Audio Commentary by East Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival)

God of Gamblers WONG JING Beginning with the 1997 cultKo Chun is the greatest high roller in the world, king of the casino and as cool as only an in his prime Chow Yun fat (Hard Boiled; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) can be. But that's before a nasty head injury renders him mentally disabled. After being befriended by unscrupulous hustler 'Knife' (golden throated Canto Pop king Andy Lau), it is discovered that, despite his other impairments, Ko's unerring instincts for gambling remain intact. Knife