"Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater" returns with a screening of the iconic Shaw Brothers kung fu classic Five Deadly Venoms, with live commentary by RZA!
In Five Deadly Venoms, a dying kung fu master instructs his final student to check on the activities of five former pupil, each of whom he taught a deadly style of kung fu: Centipede, Snake, Scorpion, Lizard, and Toad. The student then must team up with one of the good pupils to destroy the evil ones. Greed, treachery, grueling training sequences, and jaw-dropping fight scenes ensue.
This movie was a huge influence on the Wu Tang Clan, and was sampled on the classic track "Da Mystery of Chessboxin". …...more
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