Kung Fu Killer
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Kung Fu Killer is a two part 2008 Mini-series aired on Spike TV and re-uniting Daryl Hannah
and David Carradine
of Kill Bill fame. The film also includes a lot of eastern Kung Fu talent including Osric Chau
. The film also alludes to the "Kung Fu" programs of the 1980s and the 1990s that brought Carradine to fame.
's they would team up again for Carradine's posthumous release of Eldorado
, where they would again get together again with another member of Kill Bill's Deadly Viper Assassination Squad
, Michael Madsen
. All three have been friends for a long while, and on his and Hannah's friendship as well as her character Carradine stated " I've known Daryl Hannah for 20 years. She's kind of a friend of the family. Anyway, I've been hot for her ever since Blade Runner. It was great working with her on this. She plays a torch singer, and she's actually pretty good at it. I think that's probably why she took the part, because she got to sing."
Daryl Hannah
Daryl Christine Hannah is an American film actress. After making her screen debut in 1978, Hannah starred in a number of Hollywood films throughout the 1980s, notably Blade Runner, Splash, Wall Street and Roxanne and Kill Bill.-Early life:Hannah was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Susan...
and David Carradine
David Carradine
David Carradine was an American actor and martial artist, best known for his role as a warrior monk, Kwai Chang Caine, in the 1970s television series, Kung Fu, which later had a 1990s sequel series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues...
of Kill Bill fame. The film also includes a lot of eastern Kung Fu talent including Osric Chau
Osric Chau
Osric Chau is an actor from Vancouver, British Columbia. Amongst other roles in Cold Squad and a lead role in a Global TV docudrama, Chau co-starred with David Carradine and Daryl Hannah as "Lang Han" in Phillip Spink's Kung Fu Killer. Chau also had a role in Nickelodeon series "The Troop" and has...
. The film also alludes to the "Kung Fu" programs of the 1980s and the 1990s that brought Carradine to fame.
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This is the second time that David Carradine and Daryl Hannah have teamed up to do a Kung Fu film before in the Kill BillKill Bill
Kill Bill Volume 1 is a 2003 action thriller film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It is the first of two volumes that were theatrically released several months apart, the second volume being Kill Bill Volume 2....
's they would team up again for Carradine's posthumous release of Eldorado
Eldorado (upcoming film)
Eldorado is an upcoming horror-comedy film. It is directed and written by Richard Driscoll and stars Peter O'Toole, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah and Michael Madsen. The film also stars Brigitte Nielsen, Kerry Washington, Jeff Fahey, Steve Guttenberg and Bill Moseley...
, where they would again get together again with another member of Kill Bill's Deadly Viper Assassination Squad
Deadly Viper Assassination Squad
The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad is a group of fictional characters in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill.It is a reference to Buddhism's "Five Poisons": see .-History:...
, Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen
Michael Søren Madsen is an American actor, poet, and photographer. He has appeared in more than 150 films, most of them small independent films, though he has starred in central roles in such films as Reservoir Dogs, Free Willy, Donnie Brasco, and Kill Bill, in addition to a supporting role in Sin...
. All three have been friends for a long while, and on his and Hannah's friendship as well as her character Carradine stated " I've known Daryl Hannah for 20 years. She's kind of a friend of the family. Anyway, I've been hot for her ever since Blade Runner. It was great working with her on this. She plays a torch singer, and she's actually pretty good at it. I think that's probably why she took the part, because she got to sing."