Kung Fu: The Movie

David Carradine reprises his role as the martial-arts adept. Keye Luke returns as Master Po. Sarah: Kerrie Keane. Manchu: Mako. Wyatt: William Lucking. Sheriff: Luke Askew. Old One: Benson Fong. Perkins: Martin Landau. Chung Wang: Brandon Lee (Bruce Lee’s son). Directed by Richard Lang., David Carradine and Brandon Lee, son of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, star in this action-packed film that takes place nearly 20 years after the conclusion of the hit TV series “Kung Fu. ” While pursuing an international gang of opium smugglers through the American West, kung fu master Kwai Chang Caine (Carradine) becomes the target of an assassin who has traveled from China in search of revenge–a man who shares a secret bond with Caine of which even Caine is unaware., This 2-hour revival of the old David Carradine TV series was originally titled simply Kung Fu. Set in the west of the late 19th century, the film stars Carradine as Caine, the mystical Chinese-American priest who wanders the countryside seeking spiritual fulfillment-and occasionally busting a few bad-guy heads. Stopping over in a small town, Caine learns that an opium ring holds the townsfolk in thrall. Before the sun sets, Caine is engaged in a fierce martial-arts duel with a mysterious young man (played by Brandon Lee, son of Bruce). It comes as quite a jolt to Caine when he learns that his opponent is his own flesh and blood. Though Kung Fu: The Movie, originally telecast February 1, 1986, did not immediately result in a series, David Carradine would star in an updated version of the property, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, in 1992.