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Man from Hong Kong (The) AKA Dragon Flies (1975)
Fast! Fierce! Fantastic! Nothing can stop.... The Man from Hong Kong.Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith, Yu Wang
OVERALL: Draw-
OVERALL: Draw
Australian version - Australian release for the extras.
US version - The Hong Kong release for the optional DTS 5.1 track and deleted scenes. Though note the Taiwanese release has differing extras.
Additional notes about versions:
According to Trenchard-Smith on the audio commentary the Australian version called "DRAGON FLIES" was shorter in running time cutting two scenes, one at a petrol station and the other a short scene involving Hugh Keays Byrne interviewing Ros Spiers at her home. Trenchard-Smith says the scenes were cut due to the Australian dialogue being indecipherable to American ears yet both scenes feature Byrne who is English and not Australian. The movie was a Hong Kong/Australian co-production making the Australian release the original version. It is said by some in trivia notes about the movie that co-star Jimmy Wang Yu received a director's credit on the Hong Kong version. Trenchard-Smith is the only director credited on the Australian DVD. Thanks to user John_Mission for this information.
This has also been released in:
- Australia by ScreenSound -
CUTS:
- R0 Germany- Retrofilm - No cuts - Original Australian version, plus 2 minutes of Jigsaw's "Sky High" song on a black screen after the end credits (103:12 PAL).
- R3 Hong Kong- Joy Sales - No cuts - shorter US version (102:57 NTSC).
- R3 Taiwan- Bonzai Media Corporation - No cuts - shorter US version (101:55 NTSC).
- R4 Australia- Madman Entertainment - No cuts - Original Australian version (101:38 PAL).
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Comparison added by Samuel_Scott on 30/01/15
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/02/22UPDATE LOG:
30/01/15: Initial entry.
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17/06/16: Additional info.
26/07/16: Addition of Taiwan.
02/02/22: Capsaholic.
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