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	Outlaw Brothers "...those ABSOLUTELY AWFUL sunglasses of Frankie Chan and those clothes Max Mok is wearingÉ horrible!" - Perkele Outlaw Brothers (1990) AKA: The Outlaws Literally: The Best Thief Partner Director: Frankie Chan Producer: Eric Tsang, Frankie Chan Writer: Barry Wong Action Directors: Jackie Chan, Fung Hak On, Yuen Shun-Yi, Jeng Chi Ho Cast: Frankie Chan, Yukari Oshima, Max Mok Siu Chung, Miu Kiu Wai, Jeff Falcon, Michiko Nishiwaki, Sheila Chan, Gwok Yiu Wa Running Time: 96 min. Plot: See Perkele's review below. Reviews PERKELE'S REVIEW: A classic for it's own right, "The Outlaw Brothers" is a wonderful modern day action film. Concentrated entirely on kung fu [not on some wacky shoot-outs] it showcases us once again the talents of Yukari Oshima and Frankie Chan. Frankie, an actor [who first time (!) fought on-screen in 1982's masterpiece "The Prodigal Son"], score composer [many early Jackie Chan movies, plus "Drunken Master II"] and a car stunt performer & arranger [i.e. Jackie's "Thunderbolt"] proves to be a good director as well. The fight sequences are fast and awesome. That shouldn't come as a major shock, due the fact that they had even Jackie Chan himself on the set helping with the choreography. While Frankie fights well [all you who have seen "The Prodigal Son" should know], it's Yukari Oshima who completely steals the show. Especially in the final reel when she goes toe to toe with American martial artist Jeff Falcon. It was typical to that era to use western fighters as the main fighting villains. Oh, did I forget to mention that "The Outlaw Brothers" is an action-comedy? Well of course it is, it's a 1990 HK production. Comedic highlight for me: those ABSOLUTELY AWFUL sunglasses of Frankie Chan and those clothes Max Mok is wearingÉ horrible! And the whole movie is about two car thieves (Frankie Chan and Max Mok) who get pursued by tough cop Yukari Oshima. When thieves accidentally get on the trail of some drug smugglers, they team up with Oshima to beat the shit out of the bad people. Highly recommended. PERKELE'S RATING: 8/10

Outlaw Brothers

"...those ABSOLUTELY AWFUL sunglasses of Frankie Chan and those clothes Max Mok is wearingÉ horrible!"

- Perkele

Outlaw Brothers (1990)

AKA: The Outlaws

Literally: The Best Thief Partner

Director: Frankie Chan

Producer: Eric Tsang, Frankie Chan

Writer: Barry Wong

Action Directors: Jackie Chan, Fung Hak On, Yuen Shun-Yi, Jeng Chi Ho

Cast: Frankie Chan, Yukari Oshima, Max Mok Siu Chung, Miu Kiu Wai, Jeff Falcon, Michiko Nishiwaki, Sheila Chan, Gwok Yiu Wa

Running Time: 96 min.

Plot: See Perkele's review below.

Reviews

PERKELE'S REVIEW: A classic for it's own right, "The Outlaw Brothers" is a wonderful modern day action film. Concentrated entirely on kung fu [not on some wacky shoot-outs] it showcases us once again the talents of Yukari Oshima and Frankie Chan. Frankie, an actor [who first time (!) fought on-screen in 1982's masterpiece "The Prodigal Son"], score composer [many early Jackie Chan movies, plus "Drunken Master II"] and a car stunt performer & arranger [i.e. Jackie's "Thunderbolt"] proves to be a good director as well. The fight sequences are fast and awesome. That shouldn't come as a major shock, due the fact that they had even Jackie Chan himself on the set helping with the choreography. While Frankie fights well [all you who have seen "The Prodigal Son" should know], it's Yukari Oshima who completely steals the show. Especially in the final reel when she goes toe to toe with American martial artist Jeff Falcon. It was typical to that era to use western fighters as the main fighting villains. Oh, did I forget to mention that "The Outlaw Brothers" is an action-comedy? Well of course it is, it's a 1990 HK production. Comedic highlight for me: those ABSOLUTELY AWFUL sunglasses of Frankie Chan and those clothes Max Mok is wearingÉ horrible!

And the whole movie is about two car thieves (Frankie Chan and Max Mok) who get pursued by tough cop Yukari Oshima. When thieves accidentally get on the trail of some drug smugglers, they team up with Oshima to beat the shit out of the bad people. Highly recommended.

PERKELE'S RATING: 8/10