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(The Five [Deadly]) Venoms
Filmography in Chronological Order

Who's Who from the film The Five Deadly Venoms
#1 Centipede Lu Feng
#2 Snake Wei Pai
#3 Scorpion Sun Chien
#4 Lizard Kuo Chui
#5 Toad Lo Meng
 Teacher's Last Student Hybrid-Venom Chiang Sheng

The five men referred to as Venoms are Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Lu Feng, Lo Meng, and Chiang Sheng, because the five of them appeared in fourteen films together, their first two being 1977's The Chinatown Kid and Heaven and Hell (aka Shaolin Hellgate). It was not until one year later, however, that a film named The Five Deadly Venoms came along to headline them and make them famous. Curiously, one of the Venoms in this film was played by an actor named Wei Pai, while the central protagonist, Chiang Sheng, played a non-Venom (or a hybrid-Venom, if you will) trained by the Venoms' teacher. Wei Pai, however, was not regularly utilized in the Venoms cycle of films. He actually appeared in only four of them -- The Five Deadly Venoms, The Kid with the Golden Arm, The Unbeatable Dragon, and Ten Tigers of Kuangtung -- whereas Chiang Sheng appeared in each and every one.

.      .     .     .     .      VENOM ROLL CALL      .     .     .     .     .
 
Sun Chien -- the best kicker; sometimes he's a hero, and sometimes he's not one
Kuo Chui -- usually the main hero; he often pretends to be a beggar or criminal
Lu Feng -- usually plays the insidious traitor who lures the other four to doom
Lo Meng -- a thick-headed but often kind muscleman; he tends not to use weapons
Chiang Sheng -- a comedic, nimble stylist; nicknamed "Cutie-Pie" by his HK fans
 
.     .      .     .     .     THE "VENOMS FILMS"     .     .     .     .     .

(NOTE: entries preceded by a "o" denote alternate film titles
       entries preceded by a "6" denote films with 6 Venoms: all 5 plus Wei Pai
       entries preceded by a "5" denote a proto-Venoms film [with all 5 Venoms]
       entries preceded by a "5" denote films with 5 Venoms
       entries preceded by a "4" denote films with 4 Venoms
       entries preceded by a "3" denote films with 3 Venoms)

3 DEATH CHAMBER (1976) [Dir, Writer]-- Fu Sheng, David Chiang, Ti Lung, Chi Kuan
     Chun, Kuo Chui, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng; Debut: Ku Feng (aka SHAOLIN TEMPLE)
3 INVINCIBLE KUNG FU BROTHERS (1976) [Dir w/ Wu Ma]-- Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-chun,
     Tang Yen-tsan, Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Kuo Chui (aka SHAOLIN AVENGERS)
? THE NAVAL COMMANDOES (1976) [Made in Taiwan]-- Fu Sheng, Chi Kuan-chun,
     Ti Lung, David Chiang, Kuo Chui, Chiang Sheng (and maybe Lu Feng)
o SHAOLIN AVENGERS: see INVINCIBLE KUNG FU BROTHERS (1976)
o SHAOLIN TEMPLE: see DEATH CHAMBER (1976)

4 BRAVE ARCHER (1977)-- Fu Sheng, Ku Kuan-chun, Danny Lee, Dick Wei, Ti Lung, 
     Ku Feng, Kuo Chui [aka Philip Kwok], Lo Meng, Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng 
     (US: KUNG FU WARLORDS)
5 THE CHINATOWN KID (1977)-- Fu Sheng, Kuo Chui [aka Philip Kwok], Chiang Sheng,
     Lu Feng; Debut: Sun Chien and Lo Meng [a Proto-Venoms Film]
5 HEAVEN AND HELL (1977, released in HK in 1980)-- David Chiang, Maggie Li 
     Lin-lin, Li Yi-min, Kuo Chui, Lo Meng, Sun Chien, Tang Yen-tsan, Fu Sheng, 
     Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng (aka SHAOLIN HELLGATE) [a Proto-Venoms Film]
o KUNG FU WARLORDS: American title for THE BRAVE ARCHER (1977)
o SHAOLIN HELLGATE: see HEAVEN AND HELL (1977, released in HK in 1980)

5 AVENGING WARRIORS OF SHAOLIN (1978)-- Lo Meng, Kuo Chui, Lu Feng, Jason Pai
     Piao, Sun Chien, Chiang Sheng, Ku Kuan-chung (aka SHAOLIN RESCUERS)
5 BRAVE ARCHER, PART II (1978)-- Fu Sheng, Chang Cheh, Wang Lung Wei, Ku Feng,
     Kuo Chui, Ti Lung, Sun Chien, Lu Feng, Lo Meng, Chiang Sheng
     (US: KUNG FU WARLORDS, PART II) [a Proto-Venoms Film]
5 CRIPPLED AVENGERS (1978)-- Chen Kuan-tai, Wang Lung-wei, Lo Meng, Lu Feng,
     Kuo Chui [aka Philip Kwok], Sun Chien, Chiang Sheng, Dick Wei [aka Tu
     Lung] (US: MORTAL COMBAT) (aka CRIPPLED HEROES, aka RETURN OF THE 5 DEADLY 
     VENOMS)
o CRIPPLED HEROES: see CRIPPLED AVENGERS (1978)
o THE FIVE DEADLY VENOMS: American title for FIVE VENOMS (1978)
6 THE FIVE VENOMS (1978)-- Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Chiang Sheng, Ku Feng, Lo Meng,
     Wei Pai, Wang Lung-wei, Tu Lung [aka Dick Wei], Lu Feng
     (US: THE FIVE DEADLY VENOMS)
6 THE KID WITH THE GOLDEN ARM (1978)-- Sun Chien, Lo Meng, Lu Feng, Chiang
     Sheng, Kuo Chui, Pau Ping-chang, Wang Lung-wei, Wei Pai, Dick Wei.
o KUNG FU WARLORDS, PART II: Amer. title for THE BRAVE ARCHER, PART II (1978)
5 LIFE GAMBLE (1978)-- Kuo Chui, Fu Sheng, Lo Meng, Lu Feng, Wang Lung Wei, Hui
     Ying Hung, Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien (aka LIFE COMBAT)
o LIFE COMBAT: see LIFE GAMBLE (1978)
o MORTAL COMBAT: American title for CRIPPLED AVENGERS (1978)
o RETURN OF THE 5 DEADLY VENOMS: 1998 retitling of CRIPPLED AVENGERS (1978)

5 DESTROYERS (1979)-- Lu Feng, Lo Meng, Wang Li, Chiang Sheng, Kuo Chui, Sun
     Chien, Wang Lai, Liu An Li (aka DESTROYERS OF THE FIVE DEADLY VENOMS,
     aka MAGNIFICIENT RUFFIANS)
o DESTROYERS OF THE FIVE DEADLY VENOMS: see THE DESTROYERS (1979)
o INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN: see THE UNBEATABLE DRAGON (1979)
3 LEGEND OF THE FOX (1979)-- Kuo Chui, Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Chien Hsiao-hao
o MAGNIFICENT RUFFIANS: see THE DESTROYERS (1979)
6 THE UNBEATABLE DRAGON (1979)-- Wang Lung-wei, Chiang Sheng, Adam Cheng, Sun
     Chien, Lu Feng, Lo Meng, Kuo Chui, Hui Ying-hung, Tu Lung [aka Dick Wei],
     Wei Pai (aka INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN, aka NORTH SHAOLIN VS. SOUTH SHAOLIN)

5 THE DAREDEVILS (1980)-- Lo Meng, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng, Kuo Chui, Sun Chien,
     Wang Li (aka DAREDEVILS OF KUNG FU, aka SHAOLIN DAREDEVILS, aka VENOM 
     WARRIORS)
o DAREDEVILS OF KUNG FU: see THE DAREDEVILS (1980)
o THE GUERRILLAS: see KILLER ARMY (1980)
5 KILLER ARMY (1980)-- Kuo Chui, Lo Meng, Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien, Lu Feng,
     Wang Li (aka THE GUERRILLAS, aka REBEL INTRUDERS)
o REBEL INTRUDERS: see KILLER ARMY (1980)
o SHAOLIN DAREDEVILS: see THE DAREDEVILS (1980)
3 SWORD STAINED WITH ROYAL BLOOD (1980)-- Kuo Chui, Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Ching
     Li, Shan Shen, Lung Tien Sheng, Wang Li
6 TEN TIGERS OF KUANGTUNG (1978-80) [Dir w/ Chiang Sheng and Chen Yu-wen]-- Ti
     Lung, Fu Sheng, Wang Lung-wei, Ku Feng, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng, Lo Meng,
     Kuo Chui, Sun Chien, Lung Tien Sheng, Hsiao Ho, Wei Pai, Wang Li
4 TWO CHAMPIONS OF DEATH (1980)-- Lo Meng, Chiang Sheng, Sun Chien, Yang Tsing-
     tsing, Lu Feng, Wang Li, Wen Hsueh Erh  Intro: Chien Hsiao-hao
     (aka TWO CHAMPIONS OF SHAOLIN)
o TWO CHAMPIONS OF SHAOLIN: see TWO CHAMPIONS OF DEATH)
o VENOM WARRIORS: see THE DAREDEVILS (1980)

o BLAST OF THE IRON PALM: American title for BRAVE ARCHER, PART III (1981)
5 BRAVE ARCHER, PART III (1981)-- Fu Sheng, Lo Meng, Ti Lung, Kuo Chui, Chiang
     Sheng, Sun Chien, Lu Feng, Li Li-li, Chu Ko (US: BLAST OF THE IRON PALM)
     (aka KUNG FU WARLORDS, PART III)
o BRAVE ARCHER, PART IV: see BRAVE ARCHER AND HIS MATE (1981)
3 BRAVE ARCHER AND HIS MATE (1981)-- Kuo Chui, Fu Sheng, Chiang Sheng, Lu Feng,
     Andy Lau [Lau is only according to the IMDb] (aka BRAVE ARCHER, PART IV,
     aka MYSTERIOUS ISLAND [1982])
o THE FLAG OF IRON: see SPEARMEN OF DEATH (1981)
4 HOUSE OF TRAPS (1981)-- Lu Feng, Wang Li, Sun Chien, Kuo Chui, Hsiao Ho,
     Chiang Sheng, Lung Tien Sheng, Chu Ko
o KUNG FU WARLORDS, PART III: Amer. title for THE BRAVE ARCHER, PART III (1981)
o KUNG FU WARLORDS, PART IV: Amer. title for BRAVE ARCHER AND HIS MATE (1981)
3 MASKED AVENGERS (1981)-- Chiang Sheng, Hsiao Ho, Kuo Chui, Wang Li, Lu Feng,
     Lhien Siu Hao, Chu Ko
3 ODE TO GALLANTRY (1981)-- Kuo Chui in 2 roles, Sun Chien, Wang Li, Chiang 
     Sheng, Chu Ko and Cheng Tien-chi.
o THE SPEARMAN: see THE SPEARMEN OF DEATH (1981)
3 THE SPEARMEN OF DEATH (1981)-- Kuo Chiu, Chiang Sheng, Lung Tien Sheng,
     Lu Feng, Wang Li (aka THE FLAG OF IRON, aka THE SPEARMAN)
o MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (1982)-- see BRAVE ARCHER AND HIS MATE (1981)

o THE HERO DEFEATING JAPS: see NINJA IN THE DEADLY TRAP (1983)
3 NINJA IN THE DEADLY TRAP (1983) [Dir Kuo Chui, not Chang Cheh]-- Ti Lung, 
     Kuo Chui, Lu Feng, Chiang Sheng, Yasuaki Kurata [aka Shoji Kurata]
     (aka THE HERO DEFEATING JAPS, aka NINJA KUNG FU)
o NINJA KUNG FU: see NINJA IN THE DEADLY TRAP (1983)
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