Royal Tramp Collection | Blu-ray (Eureka)
On November 13, 2023, Eureka will be releasing the Blu-ray (Region B) for The Royal Tramp Collection, which will include 1992’s Royal Tramp and Royal Tramp II.
Official details:
An epic two-part wuxia-comedy based on the writings of acclaimed Chinese novelist Jin Yong, Royal Tramp 1 and Royal Tramp 2 star Stephen Chow (The Mermaid, Thundercops 2) as a cowardly bard who finds himself part of a real adventure when he is inducted into a sect of revolutionaries.
Wai Siu-bao (Chow) is known for his exciting tales of adventure and heroism, but his own life is quite dull. After rescuing the leader of a revolutionary movement from a police ambush, Wai is recruited into the Heaven and Earth Society and sent to steal secrets from the royal palace. However, in the palace things get complicated fast and Wai realises he has to play all sides off against each other if he is going to survive.
Featuring incredible choreography by Ching Siu-tung (A Chinese Ghost Story, Duel to the Death), Royal Tramp and Royal Tramp II are a pair of hilarious and exhilarating action-comedies from director Wong Jing (Chasing the Dragon, Mission Milano) and the “King of Comedy” Stephen Chow. Newly restored in 4K, Eureka Classics is proud to present both films for the first time ever as The Royal Tramp Collection.
Collectively, the films also star Sharla Cheung Man (The Dragon Chronicles: The Maidens of Heavenly Mountain), Nat Chan Pak Cheung (Kung Fu Vs. Acrobatic), Ng Man Tat (To Be Number One), Sandra Ng Kwan Yue (In the Line of Duty 3), Chingmy Yau Suk Ching (Naked Killer), Elvis Tsui Kam Kong (Shaolin Intruders), Damian Lau Chung Yun (Duel to the Death), Fennie Yuen Kit Ying (My Flying Wife), Helena Law Lan (Police Woman), Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia (Pink Force Commando), and Michelle Reis (Fong Sai-yuk) and Paul Chun Pui (Return to a Better Tomorrow).
Features:
- Limited Edition O-Card slipcase featuring new artwork by Darren Wheeling [2000 copies]
- Brand new 4K restorations of both films, presented in 1080p HD across two Blu-ray discs
- Original Cantonese audio tracks
- Optional English dubbed audio
- Optional English subtitles newly translated for this release
- Brand new audio commentaries by Asian film expert Frank Djeng and Mike Leeder & Arne Venema
- A career spanning interview with veteran Hong Kong actress Helene Law Lan, courtesy of the Frédéric Ambroisine Video Archive
- Two archival interviews with Wong Jing about Royal Tramp and the Jin Yong novel the story is based on
- Trailers
- A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films [2000 copies]
This title is now available at The Goodie Emporium, a U.S.-based online store that currently has many Import Shaw Brothers/Golden Harvest/martial arts DVD/Blu-ray movies in-stock – with New titles being added regularly!
Most people love Shaloin Soccer/Kungfu Hustle and rightly so…..but this is peak era Stephen Chow. The scene where he cusses the bad guy for like 10 minutes….perfection
Have the French HK VIDEO box with Royal tranmp I & 2 + King of beggars…
I guess I’ll still get those BDs.
I laughed so much with these films. I’m glad EUREKA! is releasing these. Time to upgrade my DVD set. Thanks for the info.