R.I.P. Run Run Shaw (11/3/07–1/7/14)

nweathington

Yes, that’s right, he was 106 years old. I can’t say exactly how many Shaw Brothers kung-fu flicks I’ve watched over the decades (it’s a lot), but I’ve loved them since I was a kid. Besides popularizing the kung-fu genre and producing dozens of great, fun movies (and a lot of stinkers too) which influenced future American directors like Quentin Tarintino, Sir Run Run (how can you not love a name like that) was also a great philanthropist.

Oh, and he also was the producer of Blade Runner.

And he has an asteroid named after him.

Time to go watch The Five Deadly Venoms again.

wrecking_crew

sad, but to be honest, I didnt even know he was still alive. 106!

man, when that Shaw Bros ident and fanfare came on the tv, you knew you were in for a damn good time

Torchsong

Five Deadly Venoms was one of the first Kung Fu movies I ever remember watching. It remains one of my all-time favorites if not my absolute favorite of the genre.

If you've gone through your life and never watched a Shaw Brothers movie, you've missed out.

John_Steed

this is my all-time favorite of SB

http://youtu.be/P5_d0d-9ajU

nweathington

36th Chamber is probably the Citizen Kane of Kung fu flicks, but like @Torchsong, Five Deadly Venoms was part of my early introduction to the genre, so I generally lean toward it first.

WetRats

How did he get a knighthood?

Torchsong

Hong Kong was a British protectorate until the 90s.

nweathington

He received it in 1977 from Elizabeth II for his contributions to cinema and television, and presumably for his philanthropy as well.