Sex and Zen & a Bullet in the Head; the Essential Guide to Hong Kong's Mind-Bending Films

Hammond, Stefan & Mike Wilkins

ISBN 10: 0684803410 / ISBN 13: 9780684803418

Published by Fireside (Simon & Schuster), New York, 1996

About this Item

Annotated catalog of Hong Kong films by two film buffs who met in San Francisco in 1987. 272 p. with index, glossary and list of Chinese titles. B/w illustrations. Pictorial covers in color. Foreword by Jackie Chan. Clean, no markings, Cover corners lightly bent. Original price $12.00 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 000454

Bibliographic Details

Title: Sex and Zen & a Bullet in the Head; the ...

Publisher: Fireside (Simon & Schuster), New York

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Ed.

About this title

Synopsis:

A unique guide to a growing cult phenomenon offers reviews of two hundred contemporary films produced in Hong Kong, along with profiles of such stars as Jackie Chan and information about theaters and mail-order sources. Original. 15,000 first printing.

About the Author:

Authors Stefan Hammond and Mike Wilkins (co-author of The New Roadside America) met in the front row of San Francisco's now-shuttered Pagoda Palace Theater in 1987, where both had gone to watch The Ghost Snatchers. Now they share the results of their long devotion to the form. They give you their picks for which movies to rent, where to rent them in North America, what to look for once you do, and even film titles in Chinese characters. Zealously written and incredibly entertaining, Sex and Zen & A Bullet in the Head is the perfect companion to the over-the-edge mayhem of Hong Kong film.