This early film, Young Dragons, contained elements that would eventually become Woo's trademark; elaborately choreographed action sequences (arranged by a young and unknown Jackie Chan) and fluid camera work. ... He directed Kung-fu films, such as Shaolin Men (1975), comedies such as Money Crazy (1977), and even a Cantonese Opera film, Princess Chang Ping (1976). From the late 1970s to the mid 1980s Woo directed mostly comedies, such as From Riches to Rags (1977) and Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982). ... When his popularity began to dwindle, the studio sent him to Taiwan where he contin...

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