Kung Fu
What is your review for the entertainment value of the TV Series called, "Kung Fu"?
Description: The adventures of a half-Chinese, half-Caucasian Shaolin monk, Kwai Chang Caine, who travels through the American Old West armed only with his skill in martial arts as he seeks his half-brother, Danny Caine and is pursued by Chinese assassins.
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Cast: David Carradine ... Kwai Chang Caine
Radames Pera ... Young Kwai Chang Caine
Keith Carradine ... Teenage Kwai Chang Caine
Keye Luke ... Master Po
Philip Ahn ... Master Kan
Kung Fu - David Carradine (Hover)
In a documentary of Bruce Lee's film life Discussed here: Source 9 I believe Bruce created the idea of Kwai Chang Caine played by David Carradine. Bruce Lee wanted to have a TV series on Kung Fu teaching the inner peace and alternative martial arts portrayed in this television series but he was denied it because Hollywood was not ready for a front man from Hong Kong so David Carradine got that job. As for the TV series itself I saw some of the episodes and they had some nice teaching moments. The martial arts shown was for show of course but that was just the surface for a deeper message.
I love this show and I think David Carradine plays an excellent character on these series. It was intended as a movie at first but plans changed.
What I like the most about the movie is the teaching moments between Caine and his Masters.