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Supermen Against the Orient
Drei Spaghetti in Shanghai
Italy / Hong Kong 1973
produced by Tino Biasia, Attilio Fattori for Internazionale Nembo Distribuzione Importazione Esportazione Film, Shaw Brothers
directed by Bitto Albertini
starring Robert Malcolm, Antonio Cantafora, Sal Borgese, Lo Lieh, Shih Szu, Tung Lin, Alberto Farnese, Liu Hui-Ling, Chiang Ling, Jacques Dufilho, Isabella Biagini, Chang Shih-Ou, Peter Chen Lau, Chen Ti-Ko, Cheng Bao-Shan, Cheung Chok Chow, Chin Yuet Sang, Chou Chia-Chung, Chow Siu Loi, Chu Chin, Erh Feng, Fung Ging Man, Ho Yun, Ko Ping, Ku Chan-Hsiung, Leung Siu-Hung, Ling Han, Liu Tsun, Lu Hung, Sha Ou, Ting Tung, Tsai Lin, Tu Yung Liang, Wong Chi Ming, Wu Chieh-Chiang, Yang Hsi-Chun, Yuen Biao, Yuen Bun, Yuen Mo
story by Bitto Albertini, screenplay by Bitto Albertini, Gino Capone, music by Nico Fidenco
Three Supermen
review by Mike Haberfelner
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After a drug raid goes bust in the Far East, six Interpol agents are
taken captive by a very brutal drug cartel - so the FBI sends its most
capable man to Bangkok, Captain Bob Wallace (Robert Malcolm) to take care
of the situation - but at first Bob looks rather clueless, and if it
wasn't for the hints a mysterious woman, who later turns out to be fellow
agent Suzy (Shih Szu), drops now and again, he would be a total fish out
of water. Eventually, she gets him to Hong Kong and to a kung fu
tournament where Bob meets his best friends, masterthieves Max (Antonio
Cantafora) and Jerry (Sal Borgese), who first get him beaten to a pulp by
their kung fu master Tang (Lo Lieh) - who later also turns out to be an
FBI agent -, then have him rapidly healed via accupuncture. Bob asks Max
and Jerry for their cooperation, but they only agree to it when he agrees
to give them access to the local American embassy where $3 million are
stashed away in the safe - and of course, he does so knowing that he will
releave them of their loot after the mission. So with the gang in place,
they go up against local crime kingpin Chen-Loh (Tung Lin), teaching him a
good lesson, before heading over to Taiwan, donning their invincibility
suits, giving the drug cartel a good thrashing, then freeing the agents
just in time. If you've seen one Three Supermen
film, you've pretty much seen them all (despite the constantly rotating
leads): The story really is nothing more
than a hanger for action - which here ranges in quality from so-so to
pretty decent - and comedy - with not all the humour working for sure, and
several of the jokes being of poor quality. The acting is mostly wooden,
but at least Sal Borgese really finds into his part and gets the best
laughs, and the invincible "superman" costumes are really rather
ridiculous. So no, this is not a good movie - but chances are you'll get a
slightly nostalgic kick out of it anyhow (I know I did) for its relative
carelessness, its certain anything-goes mentality, its comicbook charm,
and its all-round cheesiness.
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