Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky
1989, NR, 91 min.
Directed by Lam Ngai Kai, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Frankie Chin, Siu-Wong Fan, Ho Ka-kui.

Reported to be the most quintessentially over-the-top kung-fu flick ever made, Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky combines images of violent excess with generous amounts of humor. Gory things are done to old men and animals, strangulations are conducted with human intestines, and a glass eye dispenses mints – you get the idea. The story revolves around a strong but outraged prisoner and an evil warden. New prints have been struck so that all the grisly gore will be delivered intact.

This article appears in March 24 • 2000.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.