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Prodigal Son (The) AKA Bai Ga Jai AKA Pull No Punches (Blu-ray) (1981)
A rich man's son believes himself to be the best kung fu fighter in Canton.Director: Sammo Hung Kam Bo
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:*The Film - Theatrical Version (104:42)
*The Film - Home Video Version (104:42)
(1) Audio Commentary on both versions by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist/actor Robert “Bobby” Samuels (2022)
(2) Audio Commentary on both versions by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema (2022)
"Wing Chun 101" 2022 interview with Sifu Alex Richter by Frank Djeng (30:01)
"The Heroic Trio" 2002 interview with actors Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, and Frankie Chan (26:54, in English and Cantonese with English subtitles)
"Life Imitating Art" 2002 interview with producer Guy Lai with martial arts demonstrations by Sifu Austin Goh and Jude Poyer (27:14, in Cantonese with English subtitles)
Alternate English Credits (1:46)
Stills Gallery (25 images)
Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer (4:38, in Cantonese with English subtitles)
International Trailer (2:15)
U.S. Home Video Trailer (1:48) -
Subtitles:English (for Cantonese track), English HoH (for English track) (optional on both versions)
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Theatrical Version
Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
Home Video Version
Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in English unless noted.
Seamless branching is utilized to present the theatrical version - which bills each of the main cast onscreen as their characters are introduced in close-up - and the home video version in which these shots are textless.
Includes a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Joe Kim.
The first pressing includes a double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Joe Kim and an illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Peter Glagowski. -
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Extras:*The Film - Theatrical Version (104:42)
*The Film - Home Video Version (104:42)
(1) Audio Commentary on both versions by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist/actor Robert “Bobby” Samuels (2022)
(2) Audio Commentary on both versions by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema (2022)
"Wing Chun 101" 2022 interview with Sifu Alex Richter by Frank Djeng (30:01)
"The Heroic Trio" 2002 interview with actors Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, and Frankie Chan (26:54, in English and Cantonese with English subtitles)
"Life Imitating Art" 2002 interview with producer Guy Lai with martial arts demonstrations by Sifu Austin Goh and Jude Poyer (27:14, in Cantonese with English subtitles)
Alternate English Credits (1:46)
Stills Gallery (25 images)
Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer (4:38, in Cantonese with English subtitles)
International Trailer (2:15)
U.S. Home Video Trailer (1:48) -
Subtitles:English (for Cantonese track), English HoH (for English track) (optional on both versions)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Theatrical Version
Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
Home Video Version
Cantonese DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
Mandarin DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0
English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in English unless noted.
Seamless branching is utilized to present the theatrical version - which bills each of the main cast onscreen as their characters are introduced in close-up - and the home video version in which these shots are textless.
Includes a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Joe Kim.
The first pressing includes a double-sided fold-out poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Joe Kim and an illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by Peter Glagowski. -
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Subtitles:Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 MPEG-2
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Part of the 4-film 4-disc "Kung Fu Classics Collection Vol Two" which includes "Magnificent Butcher", "Dreadnaught", "The Prodigal Son", and "Duel to the Death".
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Special thanks to Rewind user Åsmund_Utvik for providing these specifications.
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Extras:DISC ONE: Warriors Two
DISC TWO: The Prodigal Son
*The Film
(1) Audio Commentary by Asian film expert Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and martial artist/actor Robert “Bobby” Samuels (2022)
(2) Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder & Arne Venema (2022)
"Wing Chun 101" 2022 interview with Sifu Alex Richter by Frank Djeng (29:59)
"The Heroic Trio" 2002 interview with actors Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, and Frankie Chan (28:01, in English and Cantonese with English subtitles)
"Life Imitating Art" 2002 interview with producer Guy Lai with martial arts demonstrations by Sifu Austin Goh and Jude Poyer (28:40, in Cantonese with English subtitles)
Alternate English Credits (1:44)
Stills Gallery
Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer (4:27, in Cantonese with English subtitles)
International Trailer (2:13)
U.S. Home Video Trailer (1:46) -
Subtitles:Engilsh*
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Cantonese LPCM 1.0
English LPCM 1.0 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in English unless noted.
*A second track for onscreen text is enabled by default when the English dub is selected.
Limited edition of 3,000 copies comes with an O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling, a reversible poster featuring original Hong Kong artwork, and a collector's booklet illustrated with rare archival imagery and featuring new writing by James Oliver; a reprint of Frank Djeng’s original liner notes for The Prodigal Son from the US laserdisc release; and reprints of Warriors Two's original sales notes and theatrical flyer. -
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OVERALL: Draw
US/Canada and UK are virtually identical, but the US/Canada editions have additional Mandarin tracks and a "home video" branching option that substitutes the introductory credit shots of the main characters with textless versions and is otherwise identical in content.
The differences in running time for the 2002 extras are due to the different handling of the PAL framerate in upscaling and converting the SD video. -
CUTS:
- Blu-ray A America- Arrow Films - No cuts - includes the theatrical version (104:42) and the home video version (104:42), see notes.
- Blu-ray A Canada- Arrow Films - No cuts - includes the theatrical version (104:42) and the home video version (104:42), see notes.
- Blu-ray B Kung Fu Classics Collection Vol Two Scandinavia- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts (103:57).
- Blu-ray B Warriors Two & The Prodigal Son: Two Films by Sammo Hung (Limited Edition) United Kingdom- Eureka - No cuts (104:40)
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Comparison added by James-Masaki_Ryan on 28/11/20
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 29/08/23UPDATE LOG:
28/11/20: Initial entry.
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22/01/22: Added UK.
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