Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung stuntman/actor/"little brother" Yuen Biao stars as a country boy who flees to the city and discovers that his fighting footwork is specially suited to football (don't call it soccer). Joining a professional team, he gets caught up in bets, bribery, and corruption as he attempts to win honesty against competitors who want to throw the game.
REVIEW LINK: Eureka Video (US/UK) Region A/B Blu-ray (DVDCompare)
THE CHAMPIONS Blu-ray specs:
- 1080p24 MPEG-4 AVC 2.35:1 Widescreen
- Cantonese LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Cantonese (restored) LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Cantonese (Japanese Theatrical) LPCM 2.0 Mono
- English LPCM 2.0 Mono
- Optional English Subtitles
- Audio Commentary by East Asian film experts Frank Djeng (NY Asian Film Festival) and F.J. DeSanto
- Audio Commentary by action cinema experts Mike Leeder and Arne Venema
- Interview with filmmaker and critic James Mudge
- "Superstar Football HK" featurette by CFK looking at the 1987 Hong Kong celebrity football/soccer team
- Hong Kong Theatrical Trailer
- Japanese Theatrical Trailer
- Comes with a reversible cover featuring original poster artwork.
- The first pressing of 2,000 copies includes a limited edition edition O-Card slipcover featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling and a collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by James Oliver.
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