Winding down his slew of co-productions with European and American companies, Run Run Shaw was ready to both expand his Movie Town empire to accommodate future co-productions with foreign companies; and also to tackle a new breakthrough for Hong Kong’s film industry. His next bold idea was to launch a special effects boom in the mold of Japan and America; with more accent towards the former. Essentially, Run Run Shaw wanted to do for the virtually non-existent Chinese special effects industry what George Lucas did for the American blockbuster and the SciFi genre with STAR WARS (1977). In December 1974, Run Run Shaw wanted to make Chinese audiences believe a man could fly; so he commissioned the filming of one of their more unique motion pictures, the first Chinese Science Fiction movie… read more >
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