They Frankensteined two kung fu movies together and called it a sequel. Cinema, baby.
"After perfecting his Kung Fu techniques with an old Shaolin Monk, Lew leaves the Temple in search of an arch criminal - Kam Kong (Crane Fighter), who has mastered Eagle Claw and Iron Armour. To get to him Lew must first fight his army of Foo Fighters." - DVD back of the box description. Hong Kong cut and paste edit of the 1979 Taiwanese Film The Young Dragon with new scenes.
Editing
Seamless cuts between 1979 Taiwan and 1988 desperation
Practical Effects
Eagle Claw vs Iron Armour actual stunt work
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak 'cut-and-paste' cinema: 1980s distributors buying foreign films, shooting new scenes with Asian-American actors, and marketing them as sequels to unsuspecting video stores.
James Lew later became a legendary stunt coordinator for Marvel films and Everything Everywhere All At Once—this was his gloriously unhinged origin story.
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