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Martial Arts legend Yuen Biao stars as Ha Ling-Ching, a respected prosecutor who has always followed the rule of law, but has recently found himself frustrated by the ineffectiveness of the court system. Ha is pushed over the edge by the murder of a key witness in a trial along with the witness's entire family. Fed up with the court's inability to punish the guilty and protect the innocent, Ha decides to take the law into his own hands and eliminate those responsible for the murders. Soon, Ha's actions catch the interest of C.I.D. Senior Inspector Cindy See (Cynthia Rothrock) and her slovenly new partner known as Stink Egg (Corey Yuen). While trying to stop Ha, Cindy uncovers who is really behind the recent murders and the two must put aside their differences in order to take down the criminal organization before they go unpunished.
Heavily re-edited and released in different versions throughout the world, RIGHTING WRONGS - released in an English-friendly version under the title Above The Law - is one of the more infamous Hong Kong action films to be released in the 80s. Directed by prolific action director, Corey Yuen, RIGHTING WRONGS explodes with jaw-dropping fight choreography and features strong performances by Yuen Biao, Cynthia Rothrock, Corey Yuen, and Melvin Wong, along with scene-stealing fight cameos by Peter Cunningham and Karen Sheperd. Vinegar Syndrome is extremely proud to present RIGHTING WRONGS on Blu-ray, featuring three different cuts of the movie (including both the "darker" ending as well as the more "audience-friendly" ending) and loaded with a multitude of special features exclusive to this release, including the seldom seen THE BEST OF MARTIAL ARTS feature-length documentary from 1990 which includes several interviews and footage from the stars of RIGHTING WRONGS!
FEATURES:
3-disc Region A Blu-ray Set
Three different unaltered original feature-length presentations of the film, including: the original Hong Kong cut (96min) with Cantonese, English & Mandarin language tracks along with newly translated Cantonese-to-English subtitles; the extended and vastly different Chinese cut (100min) with a Mandarin language track and newly translated Mandarin-to-English subtitles; and the English friendly ABOVE THE LAW cut (92min).
"THE BEST OF MARTIAL ARTS (1990)" (91min) - feature-length documentary hosted by John Saxon and including footage and interviews with Cynthia Rothrock, Yuen Biao, Karen Sheperd, Jackie Chan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bruce Lee and many more!
Brand new commentary track with actress Cynthia Rothrock *
Archival commentary track with Cynthia Rothrock
Critical commentary track with martial arts film historians Mike Leeder and Arne Venema *
"Fighting Wrongs" (25min) - a brand new interview with Cynthia Rothrock *
"Unscripted Justice" (35min) - a brand new interview with actress Karen Sheperd *
"Kung Fu Was The Equalizer" (20min) - a brand new interview with actor Melvin Wong *
"Fighting For Success" (20min) - a brand new interview with actor Peter Cunningham *
"The Vigilante" (17min) - an archival interview with star Yuen Biao
"Action Overload" (13min) - an archival interview with Cynthia Rothrock
"From the Ring to the Silver Screen" (19min) - an archival interview with Peter Cunningham
Video essay with film historians Samm Deighan and Charles Perks *
Cantonese and English theatrical trailers for RIGHTING WRONGS
Theatrical trailer for THE BEST OF MARTIAL ARTS
Photo gallery
Reversible cover artwork
Newly translated English subtitles
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