新方世玉 醉劍
本片男主角——方世玉。
在中國十億人口中,千挑萬選,如獲至寶的找到最佳人選,他——英俊,聰明,年少,活潑,身手矯健是全國武術比賽兩屆冠軍。
衆僧侶練功塲上,——全是來自全國武術界精英,個個身懷絕技,高手雲集,練功隊旁是二級高僧練棍,練甩繩標流星錘,不但技藝精湛,其武功已臻爐火純靑境界——潑水不入,飛砂不進。
眾僧練功。
塲面雄偉。
氣勢磅礡。
動員數佰眞僧人在一部電影演出,國片尙屬罕見。
「新方世玉」 片中有一幕極精彩的片段——「醉劍」本刊特别介紹給影迷。女主角「苗翠花」身懷數種絕技,將在「 新方世玉」片中顯露,本期先行介紹「 醉劍」。
她勤習苦練武功多年,其中「醉劍」是中國名劍術家當今少林寺唯一尙存人間之八十餘歲眞人 “海甫” 老法師親自傳授,「苗翠花」獨得眞傳,加上其超人領悟力,在本片「醉劍」中,她的劍法已 “出神入化,絕技驚天” 正是靑出於藍勝於藍境界。
原來「苗翠花」早年也攻習舞台功架及芭蕾舞,所以在「醉劍」中她揉合了中國傳統武術劍法精華、舞台功架及芭蕾舞的深厚造詣,創出了她個人獨特與别不同的全新面貌——「醉劍」,欣賞過她的「醉劍」有知名導演,武術界前輩及各地發行專家均異口同聲的嘆爲觀止,一致公認其「醉劍」之成績,已臻登峯造極之境界。「新方世玉」片中給觀衆帶來新刺激,同時也爲中國武術電影大放異彩。
電影介紹
本片乃根據《少林誌》中記載有關「方世玉」事蹟攝製而成,尤以「二指禪」流傳至今,武術界公認爲是超越人類體能極限登峯之作,今由少林高僧唯一傳人現身說法 ,介紹二指神功,以供世界各地學中國武術者參考,其餘各類秘傳武功,如少林卍字陣,千人鍋練功,十八羅漢門等,本片亦據實首次將少林絕學揭露於世。
「方世玉」廣東肇慶府人,幼得其母苗翠花以師門絕技練成護體神功,及長,並灌輸國家民族、發揚武術之思想,以正其品格,世玉年十六,苗即送之入南少林,隨智善禪師學武藝,歷盡艱苦折磨,幸其意志堅定,不屈不撓 ,且聰穎過人,故盡得少林眞傳,並自創出「二指禪」, 運勁於指,無堅不摧,三年屆滿,世玉遵師命,以無比毅力闖出卍字羅漢陣,成爲眞正少林弟子,衆師兄弟皆爲其慶賀,智善隨命他往杭城附近參加武當派李巴山所設之梅花樁,以武會友,藉加磨練,世玉果不負師望,一招「二指禪」即能反敗爲勝,勇挫李巴山,獲得滿場采聲。
西湖風景如畫,世玉父母專程由廣州來此,共聚天倫,泛舟湖上,策馬雲棲,寄居於廣東會館,偶見鄕親武林子弟死傷數衆,圍觀者皆搖頭嘆息,細查之下,原來是當地惡霸雷老虎,勾結貪官,擺設擂台,使用車輪戰術,或用暗器傷人,意圖消除異己,獨霸一方,世玉義憤塡胸,獨闖擂台,父母攔阻不及,首仗打成平手,約定翌日再鬥。
當晩,雷洪偕妻李小環謁見杭州府台,意藉官勢嚇退世玉,而世玉亦因當日久戰無功,央母同訪五枚師太,求傳授鴛驚神腿絕技,五枚不允,以神腿絕技過於狠辣,且師門誡律,傳女不傳男,堅決不允所請,世玉佯作無奈,而心中早有妙計。
是夜月黑風高,三更過後,五枚於淨室打坐練功,突有黑影潛入,來者身手矯捷,武功不俗,運刀如飛,欲置五枚於死地,五枚無可再退,被逼使出神腿絕技將刺客踢下階梯,原來該刺客並非别人,乃世玉喬裝,欲學神腿絕技逼得出此下策,幸早作防備,故未受傷,五枚以世玉如此苦心學藝,亦不作追究。
擂台決戰之日,萬人空巷,衆皆向世玉歡呼,希替地方除害,一場惡鬥,打到風雲變色,李小環幾次欲施暗器,幸翠花適時制止。起初,世玉一鼓作氣,略佔上風,奈雷老虎曾練硬功,屢被擊中仍不倒,世玉已漸力竭,雷老虎乘時反撲,世玉險死於其兵器下,幸世玉人急智生,臨危不亂,千鈞一髮之際,順勢一招「二指禪」,隨使出神腿絕技,將雷踢上半空,撞向中柱,斯時風雲變色,雷雨交加,擂台突然塌下,世玉即時飛身躍出,羣衆蜂擁而前,高擧世玉歡呼。
方世玉 本事
一生俠義事跡,風靡我國經百年,流傳民間,家傳户曉。
據史記,方世玉生於廣東省肇慶府,自幼受母苗翠花薰陶,性情豪邁剛烈,不欺弱小,不畏强權,及長,投身於福建少林寺學藝,練成二指禪,屢挫暴敵,嚴守武德,爲民除害,爲後世者之典範。
本公司仝人爲籌拍本片,曾實地考察方世玉之出生地,搜集資料,研究佛敎當年各項儀式,務求眞、 善、美,並根據少林寺記載昔日僧徒所練各種武功均係由日常生活中苦練得來,如千人鍋,卍字陣,十八羅漢陣等,詳加研討,去蕪存精,不惜動用龐大人力、物力、財力,攝製經年,冀使我國術傳揚環宇,提高武德,使方世玉之俠義精神,永垂不朽。
The marvellous deeds of Fong Sze Yu has been known to the public of China for hundred of years.
In accordance with the statement of history, Fong Sze Yu was born in Shiao Shuen of Kwongtung, province influenced by his mother Miu Cheao Hua created himself the character to against the villains and helped the weaks. To make this film more in reality, we have to collect all necessary information and investigated on the spot where Fong Sze Yu was born and also studied the Buddhist’s ceremony and the
daily living of the monks in Shaolin Temple when they practise their kung-fu as their daily exercises as well as the rice cooking pan for thousand monks; word movement and also eighteen monks movement etc. Thousands of workers were employed for years plus economical back-up. The motive of making this film is honestly recommend to you the marvellous Chinese kung-fu as well as the remarkable performance of Fong Sze Yu whose spiritual deeds being taken down as an example to everyone.
Synopsis
Fang Hsin-yu, a hero of the nation in the darkest years of China, also a lengendary in the Kung-fu history. His name means death to the traitors and light to the patriots. Here is the story of the hero.
Being the descendant of a famous martial arts master, Fang has established his Kung-fu foundation well since he was a kid. At sixteen, he is send to the university of martial arts — the famous Shaolin Temple for more advance training.
The life in Shaolin Temple is not that easy to common people, but Fang's will and might leads him pass every difficult examinations. After three years of soul suffering training, Fang graduates, and now is the time to face the challenge of the cruel world.
The first opponent he meet is an expert in kicks. Our young hero, though is his first fight, is able to beat his enemy with his critical skill.
Travelling from town to town, and sees the people live in hardship under the ruling of the Ching Dynasty. Fang realizes he should do something for his nation instead of being a maniac in Kung-fu.
Tiger LI, a puppet of the Ching Government, is the major target that Fang swears to get rid of. For Li is the greatest enemy of the patriots, he keeps finding patriots and exterminates them with his remarkable skill.
Their first encounter is a draw. Fang, now find himself can not beat Li with the skill he has, so he goes to pratice a more powerful skill. He succeed.
The day of the final duel come, our young hero is facing his toughest enemy and one of them must die. No one can predict who is the one survive, but everybody knows a bloody duel is inevitable.
人物介紹
方世玉———史實華飾演
聰明、活潑、英俊、瀟灑,武功高强,文才出衆,集一切美好條件於一身,這就是對方世玉這個角色的要求。經過半年多時間,跑遍大江南北,在十億人口中精選出來的——史寶華。
He must be clever, lively, smart, dashing and refined, surpassing in both intellectual and martial arts, in short, he must possess all desirable qualities, and that is the requirement for the player of the role of Fang Shiyu. After more than half a year's search during which star feelers travelled throughout China, the ideal candidate was finally selected from a population of a billion, and he is Shi Baohua.
苗翠花
艷如桃李,美如彩鳳鳳的女主角
陳永霞,湖北姑娘,曾獲全國劍術冠軍,今年才21歳。在萬千個候選人中,脫穎而出。當知道導演決定讓她演苗翠花時,驚喜交集,幾天都睡不好覺。喜的是獲得一個好機會,但內心却是終日惶惑。她還沒有結婚,連一個親密的男友也沒有,却要去演一個相夫敎子的賢妻良母,的確是相當困難的。幸好導演楊帆——過去是紅極一時的名小生,從演員做到導演,很快就把她引渡到一條正確的演員道上。
能武,還要能文,武打演員除了有眞功夫之外,還要特别注意身段美,所以她每天除了練功之外,還追隨名師學習芭蕾舞,使文武配合,達到真、善、美境界。
Chen Yongxia, a 21-year-old girl from Hubei Province, is a former All-China swordsmanship champion. She was selected from thousands of candidates for the leading female role. When she learned that the Directors had decided to give her the coveted role of Miao Cuihua, she was alarmed and happy at the same time and was unable to sleep well for a couple of nights. She was happy because it was a great opportunity. But she was also worried because of the tremendous difficulty for her — a young maiden who has not even started dating a boy — to play the role of a dutiful wife and loving mother and to reproduce how she gave advice to her husband and taught her son. Fortunately, Director Yang Fan, a household name in his days as an actor playing the roles of young men before turning a director, quickly guided her on the right course.
To play the role, an actress not only has to be highly achieved in real martial arts, but must also be graceful. Therefore, apart from taking her routine martial arts drilling, Chen Yongxia also followed a famous instr-uctor to learn ballet. This helped her to combine martial arts with ballet techniques in an effort to attain the level of truth, goodness and beauty.
我怎樣拍成《新方世玉》
□總導演 楊帆
三年前,我陪同友人帶了一部影片去康城參加影展,當時,我只是抱着觀摩的心情,但一經接觸外國製片人及片商後, 發覺他們對李小龍的功夫片依舊是念念不忘。及後,在中國拍的第一部武術片—— 少林寺推出後,又掀起一陣狂熱,電影史上謂功夫片又一次革新,全部用眞功夫演員登場。這些都證明了中國的眞功夫影片在世界各地仍有一定的票房價値,當我回到香港後馬上與聯城公司幕後財團商談,詳細說出我這次去康城的感受,雖然我在影圈已經三十年,拍過將近一百部以上電影,如今唯一的願望就是希望返回大陸拍攝一部能夠真正代表中國武術的電影,並提出方世玉的事蹟作藍本,起初,只冀望他們作有限度的支持,豈料大出意外,他們不但同意我的構想,並允承担一切後援力量,並鼓勵我拍一部經典之作,不必考慮用多少錢,於是,聯城公司便即吿成立 。那是81年的事,我亦隨即北上進行籌劃。
經過一連串的接觸後,進行非常順利 ,中國電影合作公司與廣州文化服務公司都先後答允聯合製作,並提供一切便利,拍攝方世玉瞬即便成為事實,正式簽署合拍合約。方世玉的賽事蹟在南中國,可以說是家傳戶曉,為了要更深入了解劇中主人公的一生眞實事蹟,忠於第八藝術,使方世玉影片做到眞、善、美的境界。於是親到他的出生地——肇慶,搜集了不少珍貴材料,並向國內的名史學家、專家、教授 、編劇家等徵詢他們許多寶貴意見,眞實資料,由於方世玉曾在少林寺學藝,有很多佛敎儀式,少林寺的眞正武功,等等,都要向專家們請敎硏討,經過半年時間,劇本始正式脫稿。
可是,更困難的還在後頭,根據史實 ,方世玉雖然出生於富商之家,但並無█袴惡習,性格爽朗,愛打不平,儀容英俊瀟灑,而且武功高强,可以說是集一切美好於一身,年紀20以下,這個演員到哪兒去找呢?為了滿足感的驅使,我曾跑盡大江南北,經歷十幾個省份,經過試鏡,挑選,最後,我找到了——史寶華,他是不折不扣的再世方世玉,十全十美的男子漢 ,我如獲至寶地把他從西安帶回到廣東, 雖然他沒有演戲經驗,但天資聰敏,一經啟發,確像一塊無瑕的美玉,一顆晶亮的明星誕生了。
為了確保影片的質素,我們挑選了七個省的武術隊優秀運動員來協助演出,起初,拍攝進行得非常順利,那曉得全運會武術預賽與總決賽,我們劇組裏有很多演員都是冠軍級人馬,一定要趕往參賽,故迫得要暫時停下來,另一方面,為了忠於歷史記載,先後我們曾在方世玉生前足跡,如杭州,河南嵩山少林寺,福建,肇慶等地,拉隊柏攝外景。國內地域廣闊,外景車隊要數天旅程才能趕上第二個目的地,尤其在炎夏天氣,那種苦處確非外人所能理解,在拍攝過程中又遇上港元貶値, 成本不斷增加,但我還是堅持絕不減縮拍攝日程及戲中要求,按原定計劃進行。尤其卍字陣與打擂台這兩場重頭戲,所耗的人力物力財力都比原定的增加一倍有多,幾百個光頭和尙擺成卍字陣,變化轉動,光是排練已化了三個月時間,在中國大陸租用安直升機拍攝也不是一件容易的事,結果都給我衝出難關。直到全運會武術總決賽後,各路精英雲集,簡直是冠軍人馬大滙集,另外還要一提的就是表演二指禪的海甫法師,現身說法,技驚環宇,遠超人類體能極限,這種絕世奇功眞是百載難逢。
牡丹雖好,還須綠葉陪襯,為了使中國武術電影立下一個新的里程碑,所以本片的主題曲我專誠聘請中國廣州交響大樂團協助伴奏,百餘人大樂隊參加演唱,確是慷慨激昂,響徹環宇,聲勢不凡。
籌備及柏攝整整用了兩年時間,現在看起來總算沒有白費,也可以說是償了我近三十年來的心願,看過試片的朋友們都說這是一部真正的武術片,集合了“新” “奇” “異”,世界發行家公認,賣座三大要素,可以列入經典之作。我不敢奢望冠上那麼多的榮譽,只希望我這部《新方世玉》能在武術片上另闖一條新路,受到世界各處觀衆愛戴,使中國武術電影威揚世界,則於願足矣。
最後,我衷心感謝中國電影合作公司,廣州文化服務公司給我的協助與幫忙,還有,廣州京劇團也為這部片貢獻許多寶貴的意見,及香港電影界幕後數十名無名英雄工作者的諸多良策,謹在此一一致謝 。
於一九八四年一月十六日(香港)
ᆞ人物誌ᆞ
史寶華——飾演方世玉
史寶華,21歲,中國著名武術運動員,曾獲兩屆拳術冠軍,聰明活潑,英俊瀟灑,武功高强, 演技出衆,在十億人口中精選出來,——方世玉
陳永霞——飾演苗翠花
陳永霞,21歲,湖北姑娘,曾獲“劍術冠軍”,好學不倦,劍術、拳術、芭蕾舞,無一不精,尤 以一手醉劍,配合完美的身段,確敎人拍案叫絕。
杜熊文——飾演方德
杜熊文,35歲,珠影的當家小生,戲路縱橫,把一個老實商人——方德演得淋漓盡致。
趙志剛——飾演胡惠乾
趙志副,20歲,陝西武術隊台柱之一,在打出卍字陣這場戲裏,將胡惠乾的性格演到無懈可 擊。
崔 毅——飾演李巴山
崔毅,一手三節棍連登幾屆英雄榜,輕功造詣更屬不凡,在梅花樁上翻滾跳躍確令人咋舌,尤使 人想不到的,他——竟然是個才20歲的年輕小伙子。
張 華——飾演窮家女小花
張華,北京人,17歲,一雙大眼睛,一口京片子,襯上清秀的鵝蛋臉。在戲中她的形象楚楚可 憐。她——演活了一個典型的窮家碧玉形象。
小鴻福——飾演小花爺爺
小鴻福是廣東京劇團名演員,雖已屆高齡,仍寶刀未老,牡丹綠葉,確一時之選。
郭 良——飾演雷老虎
郭良出身武術世家,曾獲三届拳擊冠軍,短打兵器亦其所長,擂台上與方世玉一場困獸大決鬥 ,使人喘不過氣來。
無極法師——飾演老和尙
無極法師老興不淺,他看了《新方世玉》的劇本後,自吿奮勇親自獻身銀幕。
宋寶森——飾演少林寺覺慧師兄
宋寶森,天津人,30歲,廣州京劇團當家武生教練。十八般武藝無一不精,在武術片中是不可 多得的人材。
羅民掀——飾演段子玉
羅民掀是北京武術隊著名運動員,十八般武藝樣樣精通。
《新方世玉》十二大特點
Twelve Particular Points in '' The Young Hero of Shaolin"
(一)二指神禪——海甫法師享譽全球之眞人眞事,現身說法,技驚環宇,遠遠超越了人類體能,海甫法 師乃唯一尙存人間的少林寺高僧,中國境內十億人口懂此絕技者只他一人。
(二)卍字人海陣——少林絕學之一,本片首次揭秘於世,爲拍此場戲,曾多次請敎此門功夫之專家,高 僧及武術敎練,數百僧人打卍字陣時,隊形瞬息萬變,觀衆欣賞此塲戲時好像走進了 迷魂陣,單是此 塲戲就耗用十萬呎菲林,僧人訓練半年,動用直昇機在空中拍攝, 動員國內外衆多武術指導,內地武術敎練和軍事敎練,各老行尊均認爲此塲戲旣刺激 又富新意。僅看此場戲,已値回雙倍票價。
(三)梅花樁——方世玉和李巴山在高逾丈餘的梅花樁上有一塲激烈輕功打鬥,驚險、刺激、緊張兼而有 之,本片原庄搬上銀幕。
(四)蜻蜓點水輕功——乃根據少林古書所記載,觀衆在銀幕上所見,是方世玉在衆僧頭頂上輕踏而過, 如蜻蜓點水般走過,可見其輕功已臻登峯造極境界。 亦是首次公開揭秘於世的少 林絕學之一。
(五)少林寺千人鍋——故宮博物館珍藏國寶,昔時少林寺煮飯供千人以上食用之大飯鍋,拍這塲戲時用 去大米十餘包,淸水兩噸,使您大開眼界。
(六)擂 台——打擂台戲中五番決戰,參演者全是來自中國武術界精英,如趙長軍、黃鎭田、羅民掀、崔 毅、郭良、史寶華,俱是一流之選,有長拳,南拳,猴拳,番子拳,白鶴、鷹爪、形意等 各種絕頂武功。
(七)少林奇人奇技——本片中有五塲精采武術介紹給影迷,是:鎖喉紅纓槍、雙快刀、醉劍、流星錘、 三節棍。
(八)主題曲及音樂——本片主題曲乃中國廣州200人交響大樂隊伴奏,音樂是全部以國樂配成。
(九)醉 劍——本片女主角苗翠花,勤習苦練武功,獨得中國劍術名家眞傳,在醉劍中,她揉合了中國傳 統武術、劍法精華、舞台功架及芭蕾舞的深厚造詣,創造出她個人獨特、全新面貌,與别 不同的醉劍。
(十)十八羅漢門——少林絕學之一,是根據少林誌裏發掘出來的珍貴資料而拍攝,初入少林學藝者必定 要通過此關。
(十一)練睡功——少林僧侶連睡覺時也在練功,有下列各種睡功:睡在一條繩索上,雙脚倒吊在竹桿上 倒懸而睡,橫臥一塊窄小木板而睡,睡在兩張木櫈中間,與及站立牆邊而睡。
(十二)眞、眞、眞——本片全部是眞功夫的武術演員,眞實的故事,再加上眞的景物,故一切都是眞、 善、美。
1. Two-finger movement — Hoi Pao Master, known to the world, announced person-nally that he is the only monk still existing in Shaolin Temple knowing this skilful movement which exceeding human's physical power.
2. word movement — One of the traditional kung-fu which firstly disclosed to the public. 100,000 ft. of film had been used just for this particular movement and hundreds of monks were employed and taking half a year to train them.
3. Poles-stage Competition — Fong Sze Yu & Li Pa San’s kung-fu competition on the 10 metres high poles which gave you a very dangerous and exciting feeling too.
4. Jumping Movement — According to the record of old books that Fong Sze Yu jumps on the monks' heads from one to another. This movement is also the first time to disclose to public.
5. The Rice Cooking Pan for thousand monks in Shaolin Temple — This plan is now one of the China Treasury Museum collection, twenty sacks of rice and two tons of water had been used.
6. Chinese kung-fu competition stage — The fighters such as Chiu Cheung Kwan, Wang Chun Tien, Law Man Yim, Chu Ye, Kwok Leung, and Sze Po Wa in-volved in this competition are well known in China.
7. The spendid movements of Shaolin — There're five shows in this film recom-mending to you five different Chinese ancient weapons performance.
8. Music — 200 members of musical players band in Kwongchau, they all performed with Chinese musical instruments in this film.
9. Drunken Sword — The actress Mao Chu Hua played marvellously her drunken sword which condensed the ballet steps and Chinese kung-fu and created her own special characters.
10. Eighteen monks movements — One of the traditional movement in Shaolin. The major test that the beginner must pass.
11. Practising sleeping kung-fu — The monks in Shaolin they practise kung-fu even in sleeping between two branches or a narrow piece of board and against the walls.
12. Reality — The actors involved in this film performed real kung-fu plus real background. So everything in this film is of reality, perfect and beauty.
新方世玉
風靡全中國近百年,家喩戶曉,傳誦民間一位武林少年英雄,永恆的影迷偶像——方世玉。
本片故事早已膾炙人口——方世玉是來自南方武林少年英羅,他行俠仗義 ,品格正直,智勇雙全和高尙武德,一 生忠勇事蹟,本片全部忠實搬上銀幕。
這部耗資二仟萬港元,籌備二年,攝製經年的超級巨片,耗用菲林三十萬呎,本片動用六輛貨櫃車,由港裝運服裝、道具,攝影燈光器材,全部電視錄音最新設備,搬入廣州拍戲。
本片幕後工作人員,全部在港精選首批進入大陸卅餘名,包括三名導演、攝影、化粧、道具、製片,各部門專家均臨現塲指導,我們先後更替輪休,及增援幕後工作人員,凡106人次之多。
本片採用集體創作制,本片導演三名,武術指導也是十名以上,其中三名是香港著名武術指導,合拍公司廣州文化局也在國內精調曾在"少林寺”片中擔任武術指導三名,滙合一起,集思廣益爲方世玉設計出新穎武打新招,本片尙有二名在大陸資深南拳老敎授,對拳術也親臨現塲指導,本片武術是着重拳脚搏鬥及萬千人次大塲面。而看過方世玉工作拷貝,有香港戲院主持人,發行專家,導演們,均一致竪起大姆指說:"新方世玉"是武術電影史上,第三次革新,是中國武術電影經典之作。
「新方世玉」影片全部以眞人眞跡根據史記拍攝,外景遍及中國大江南北 ,有河南嵩山少林寺、福建、杭州、肇慶、廣州等地,沿途錦繡河山,古廟名祠,古蹟盡收眼底,風光美麗,景色怡人,更不在話下。片中大塲面戲份甚多 ,例如方世玉打擂台一塲戲,就動用了逾千人次,中國十隊武術界好手,全是來自國內各省武術界精英。本片對選角方面尤爲認眞,男主角方世玉是在中國十億人口中,千挑萬選才如獲至寶的找到最佳人選,他英俊聰明,活潑年少,身手矯健,敏捷並且是全國武術比賽兩屆冠軍人馬。
女主角苗翠花,是尋遍中國七省之武術界佼佼者,在數仟名武術精英中選出,她武技精湛,身如楊柳,手似流星,五歲開始習武,獨得絕學,而且面貌如桃李,美如彩鳳,甜笑迷人。近百年影史上,難找文武雙全之女俠。除了主角外,諸如一個賣花女亦根據史記找出 一個淸麗脫俗,氣質幽雅的少女來飾演 ,務求牡丹綠葉,相得益彰,本片連一臨記也精選。還有片中數百名僧侶,全是來自全國武術界精英個個身懐絕技。
至於選景根據歷史記載亦費盡心思 ,諸如方府中堂一幅「孔雀霓裳換彩」古畫,乃根據史記向故宮博物院將「國寶珍品」借來拍攝還有少林寺中的千人食飯鍋供給一仟人以上燒飯食用「千人鑊」,又是無價寶的古物,均在本片中呈現,可見本片的一景一物,無不考究,使您大開眼界,嘆爲觀止。
「方世玉」劇情中的武術塲面,不論單打獨鬥,每一塲都獨具匠心,費盡腦汁設計。本片三塲大打,卍字人海陣動用僧侶五百人,排練卍字陣,歷時三個月始成,此陣除了根據老敎授,獻出珍藏百年古書,及大陸專家硏究後,始拍出極有新意,又根據史記的代"卍人海陣"壯觀瑰麗七彩,畫面瞬息萬變,難度已臻人類體能極限,包您叫好叫絕。
梅花樁(粧)是最危險,又刺激的一塲高潮武打戲,三丈餘高的木樁,排列梅花陣形,從下面望上去就頭昏,一位從峨嵋山,隱居多年八十餘歲老法師 ,以童子功眞功夫授徒——方世玉絕技 ,絕學翻、滾、越倒立運轉能自如,尙有武林絕學,"蜻蜓堅尾""丹鳳朝陽","寒鴨浮水""鴿子翻身"全部搬上銀幕。
拉士一塲方世玉怒打擂台好戲。全是來自中國武林好手,個個身懐絕技。
The tale of "The Young Hero of Shaolin” has been known in the mind of the movie fans for hundred years. Fong Sze Yu came from the southern and his bravery and marvellous deeds are clearly stated in this film.
300,000 ft of film costing $20,000,000 has been used and took two years, six con-tainers to transport the instruments to Kuongchau and 106 skilful workers, three directors and ten martial arts directors were employed to complete this film.
The contents of this film are illustrated to the fact of history and the background was pictured all over Kwongtung province including the famous temples, beautiful sceneries as well. Just for the Chinese kung- fu competition stage, thousands of workers had been involved and ten units of top skilful kung-fu boxers from all over the China were invited. Moreover, the actor- Fong Sze Yu, was selected from thousands of skilful kung-fu boxers who won the first in Chinese Kung-fu Championship,the actress Miu Cheao Hua was also picked out care-fully who started learning since she was five years old and she's very pretty too. The background in Fong's Estate “The changing colors Peacock Clothes” was Ient from the County Treasury Museum and the rice cooking pan for thousands of monks of Shaolin Temple can also be seen in this film too. There're three magnificent kung-fu competitions which took three months and five hundred of monks to complete this part, particularly the pole-stage competition which is very dangerous and the height of which is around ten metres and the skilful movements that Fong Sze Yu learnt from the eighty years old martial arts director can also be seen in this remarkable film.
In the final part of the kung-fu competition, all skilful boxers came from all over China will be recommended to you in detail in near future.
《新方世玉》聾威震全球
‘The Young Hero of Shaolin’ Shocks the Whole Worlb 口林大衞
聯城影業公司主持人——楊帆對本刊記者透露:
《新方世玉》自1983年12月全片殺靑後,班師回港,即一直埋頭忙於幕後配音工作,兩週來已使電影界轟傳,視為是驚天動地的頭條號外——《新方世玉》影片拍的認眞而精采,一世紀才出這樣的一部片。
最敏感的是來自世界各地片商,發行專家,都雲集來香港要求看工作拷貝,爭先恐後的搶購《新方世玉》,楊帆笑着對記者說,僅十餘個國家收入已逾兩千萬港元。
楊帆飮了一口咖啡,深急地對記者說 :"現在的電影是大博大的時代,須投巨資,拍好片,才能封上蝕本門。現在拍電影要進軍國際市場,眼光要遠大。所謂一 、二百萬的製作,二年前已被逐個淘汰, 很簡單一個道理:要了解觀衆同樣付出18 元買一張票看一場電影,當然要選好的、 滿足的。
楊帆出示所簽定各埠合約給記者們看 :星馬售出値150萬,泰國三家公司競投標後,由泰國金城電影公司周獵夫君以40 萬髙價購得版權,美加地區唐人街中文版 ,賣埠更是破歷史新紀錄,美國龍威機構賴錫年以美金十二萬元搶下版權,現已公映,天天爆棚。
菲律賓又是締造最高賣埠紀錄,溢利影業公司以六萬美金購得此片版權,創國語片版權費最新紀錄。此外日本三家公司正議價中,有東映、東寶,及另一家專門發行西片公司。德國、比利時、英國、荷蘭、西印度、非洲、中南美洲、中東、法國及摩洛哥等地……半個地球,不到二週工夫,《新方世玉》已全部售出,香港春節後四條中西片院線破天荒聯映,楊帆說 :"這是香港戲院商,看完試片一致鼓掌 決定的。"
美加地區•搶閘推出• 旗開得勝
美國片商賴錫年,二月前由美國羅省親自坐飛機到廣州,探班及參觀正在柏攝的《新方世玉》情形,由於聯城公司投資浩大,製作認真,新的橋段,及個個真功夫演員。……
賴氏對《新方世玉》在美加華語版發行有一定信心。十二月初賴氏又由美國飛來香港,要求聯城公司趕工,預計聖誕節在美加地區同時全面推出,賴氏說:由於聯城公司製作認眞,投資浩大,海報照片印製一流,美加地區影迷寫信及電話給戲院催映,已造成未映先轟動之情況。
楊帆說:聯城公司集結幕後一流精英,以三倍的酬勞給參予幕後配旨工作人員,以三週快速時間,終於在十二月廿六日全片完成,賴氏當晚迫不及待的,携了八部拷貝飛回美國,於十二月卅日在美國紐約新都戲院,羅省文華戲院,加拿大溫哥華及多倫多同時推出聯合首映。
上映以來已連滿四週,每天人山人海的排長龍,聯城公司發行首腦蔡先生說:《新方世玉》在美加上映時,公司同仁擔心,美國天氣太寒冷,在零下10度的天氣,香港報紙及電視每天報導,美國天氣寒冷凍死一百多人,是60年的破紀錄寒冷的天氣——上映四天後賴氏以電訊傳眞來了捷報——那是令人鼓舞的好消息,一切的顧慮一掃而空。
《新方世玉》上映以來,連日場場客滿,戲院被熱情影迷要求出售站票,以致造成刷新一切國片在美加上映紀錄。
賴氏說:票房的走勢强勁,中國及越南難民是主要觀衆,黑人觀衆也是一傳十的蜂湧而來看《新方世玉》。
德國鬼佬片商,
大叫"望的福"
(WONDERFUL)
在德國擁有三百多家戲院的影業鉅子—— A. B.卡拉里,在上個月聖誕節後,他接到聯城公司發行部電報後,他放棄了 西人最珍視的聖誕黄金假期,於聖誕節的第二天,專程坐飛機來香港溝買《新方世玉》。
看了試片後,德國片商對楊帆豎起大拇指說:"望的福"(Wonderful)為理 ,為理顧(Very, Very Good)。他繼續的說:世界發行專家追求的"新、奇、異 "三字,《新方世玉》影片全佔了。
Since the announcement in our 46th issue in respect of the film "The Young Hero of Shaolin” working process in China, The Director, Mr. Yeung Fan of Luen Shing Film Products disclosed to the reporter as follows:-
“The Young Hero of Shaolin '' was com-pleted in December, 1983 and the whole procession returned to Hongkong, the news of the completion of this master production was spreaded rapidly shocking the whole film products world by saying that this film is a representative master piece in this century.
The film buyers from all over the world came to Hong Kong asking for working process copies and also the film “The Young Hero of Shaolin” too. Mr. Yeung disclosed happily that the income in ten more coun-tries reached twenty millions dollars. He added too that as to avoid lossing money, big investment is a must in order to develop into international market and look for the future. When one spends $18 and he expects to see a very good film. Some contracts signed by the oversea buyers were shown to the reporters too. Singapore buyer offered 1.5 millions, Thailand Golden City Film Studio got the right in $400,000 and Loong Wai Group of America offered US$120,000 for the right. Moreover, Philippines offered US$60,000 which has broken the past record of Chinese film market. Japan plus many European buyers are still under negotiation. During Chinese New Year, many major theatres in Hong Kong put on the show of this film.
The American film buyer Mr. Lai Shak Lin went to Kwongchau personnally to see the work process and he has strong confidences to distribute this film in America and Canada and expected to put on show in Christmas. Under the co-operation and assistance of all workers, this film finally completed at 26th December, 1983 and Mr. Lai took eight copies back to America immediately and put on show at 30th Dec., 1983. in New York and Canada too. Mr. Choi of United City worried very much of the cold weather in Ameria 10 degree below zero as hundred people died. However, the enthusiasm of the movie fans like Chinese and Vietnam refugees and negroes too rushed to theatres to see the film.
Mr. A.B. Carlili, the Germany film distri-butor, who occupying 300 leading theatres in Germany came to Hong Kong two days after Christmas particularly. He said, also, 'Wonderful, wonderful”. He also said that all famous distributors all over the world are dreaming for a film like “The Young Hero of Shaolin” which consists of “New, Strange and wonderfulness''
口蘇嘉民
《新方世玉》現揚採訪記
•美洲來鴻• 口洛杉磯 林耀華
聖𧩙過後,整個羅省被「新方世玉」這部巨片即將在美加作全球首映的消息立即街頭巷尾,奔走相吿,轟傳起來,龍威機構的負責人賴君雖與筆者並不認識,但據所知,此間很多哄動的影片都是由該機構發行的,今次居然遠赴北京廣州携巨資搶購此片來美加作全球首映,其魄力和眼光可算是美加影業中人鮮有者,再者,美加上映前的宣傳手法亦是其他影片所望塵不及。
元旦日,蒙市文華戲院一早便吿全院滿座,我幸得該院經理賜予方便,才能獲得站位以觀,茲就筆者觀後有感而作:
導演楊帆與魏海帆選擇此戲碼,是有其明智之處,因方世玉整個故事都圍繞着拳脚功夫來發展,亦是發行網最廣闊的題材。
飾演方世玉的史寶華,個子修長, 而樣子俊俏,身手敏捷,演方世玉眞是維肖維妙,此子他日當能與李連杰一爭短長,只要遇到好劇本和好導演,不難成為擧世聞名的武術明星和偶像。
郭良演雷老虎,非常稱職和突出其戲中人物的粗獷性格,武功了得自然不在,趙長軍的「醉劍」擂台武打絕技均是嘆為觀止,難怪他連奪數屆武術全能冠軍,其他演員假如逐個談,那麼我可要向楊帆導演討個稿費了,他選角方面實在太有眼光了,話雖如此,仍然要談談飾演苗翠花的陳永霞,此女樣貌娟秀,身段可人是港台武打演員或武打明星中所未有者,片中一場「醉劍」更是發揮得淋漓盡致,看樣子,她不單只武術底子厚,劍術了得,她還有芭蕾舞和舞台功架的造詣,才有此出色表現。
除了欣賞中國各省武術隊精英份子在本片中的各項演出外,我很感謝導演帶我們這些國外僑民一遊杭州,西湖, 福建,廣東各省的美麗怡人景物,對於祖國風光,多一番欣賞多一番思念,杭州西湖風景如面呈現時配以的「梅花三弄」名曲,更是我們的倍感親切,尤其那開塲與完塲時的主題曲音樂,慷慨激昂雄壯悠揚動聽,在功夫片中,從來未有如此出色的音樂功夫片。楊帆導演能動員廣州400人大交响樂隊協助伴奏,實在難能可貴,眞是不惜工本的巨鑄!
筆者乃一旅美僑民,原藉杭州,謹此敬祝楊、魏二導演能繼續拍攝類似「新方世玉」的好片,以供美加僑民欣賞是所盼望。
苦練春秋靑出藍
1=D2/4
中速、有氣勢地
電影《方世玉》主題曲
領唱•合唱
鄭 南詞
劉長安曲
九江八河路漫漫英雄哪怕風波險
男高領唱
九江八河路漫漫英雄何惧
風波險。藝高降伏雷老虎,年少敢為天下光。
啊方世玉啊方世玉一身奇功二指蟬襌,方世玉啊
方世玉苦練春秋青出藍青出藍。
苦練春秋
青出藍青出藍。
青出藍
青出藍
男高領
三山五岳路弯弯好漢脚下無難█
啊啊踏破铁鞋行萬里,
壮志
啊天下安(快)
啊天下安啊方在玉啊
嬴得天下安。啊
方世玉武德浩氣█ 青天,方世玉啊方世玉團術長傳
天地間天地間團術長傳
團術長傳天地間
懮,天地間
天地間
—、春米六
據南華寺記載, “六祖年輕時在寺中專責舂米,而他並沒有放棄練功機會,找來兩塊石頭,縛在身上,一前一後,且逐漸加重,使身體負荷與運動量成正比例,故日後他負百斤柴薪上山竟能如履平地”。
《新方世玉》除了根據史實之外,六祖這段典故也成爲了他們的重要資料,它不像其他的武打片為打而打,爲練功而練功,少林寺每一個僧侶都是從生活中鍛鍊出很多驚人的絕招。幹每一樣活都是練功的方法。
二、和尙送禮
這是源出於少林的一句笑話,意思就是說出家人本清貧,何來送禮這些褥節呢,據記載,智善禪師早年雲遊四海,豈料山中迷途,時正炎夏,飢渴難支,幸遇一老婦贈數山果得以稍解,智善無以爲報,教婦靜息打坐,保能益壽延年,婦稱老無靠,延年徒 增其苦,一笑而去。
但《新方世玉》裏的和尙送禮却是大有來頭,方世玉能夠成爲一代豪傑,全憑衆師兄所送之禮始克有成。
1爲了拍攝一個高空俯視鏡頭,不惜動用一部巨型吊車,將攝影師吊入半空拍攝,驚險處令人乍舌。
2梅花樁上兩雄相遇,一塲惡鬥引來萬千觀衆,連馬路上的汽車也停下圍觀,引致交通大爲阻塞。
3打擂台動用萬千人次
4導演楊帆
5開麥拉——楊帆、魏海峯兩位導演緊張工作
6開鏡前全體演職員合影留念
A giant crane takes the camera-man on a breath-taking ride through the mid air to film a sence from high above.
Two past-masters are pitted against each other on plum-blossom piles. The fierce encounter enchanted thousands of onlookers and even attracted motorists into pulling up their vehicles, causing quite a traffic jam.
Thousands of people are needed to film an engagement on a platform.
Director Yang Fan.
Camera — Director Yang Fan and Wei Haifeng at work.
All members of the cast and staff are posing for a snap-shot before filming begins.
新方世玉 醉劍
本片男主角——方世玉。
在中國十億人口中,千挑萬選,如獲至寶的找到最佳人選,他——英俊,聰明,年少,活潑,身手矯健是全國武術比賽兩屆冠軍。
衆僧侶練功塲上,——全是來自全國武術界精英,個個身懷絕技,高手雲集,練功隊旁是二級高僧練棍,練甩繩標流星錘,不但技藝精湛,其武功已臻爐火純靑境界——潑水不入,飛砂不進。
眾僧練功。
塲面雄偉。
氣勢磅礡。
動員數佰眞僧人在一部電影演出,國片尙屬罕見。
「新方世玉」 片中有一幕極精彩的片段——「醉劍」本刊特别介紹給影迷。女主角「苗翠花」身懷數種絕技,將在「 新方世玉」片中顯露,本期先行介紹「 醉劍」。
她勤習苦練武功多年,其中「醉劍」是中國名劍術家當今少林寺唯一尙存人間之八十餘歲眞人 “海甫” 老法師親自傳授,「苗翠花」獨得眞傳,加上其超人領悟力,在本片「醉劍」中,她的劍法已 “出神入化,絕技驚天” 正是靑出於藍勝於藍境界。
原來「苗翠花」早年也攻習舞台功架及芭蕾舞,所以在「醉劍」中她揉合了中國傳統武術劍法精華、舞台功架及芭蕾舞的深厚造詣,創出了她個人獨特與别不同的全新面貌——「醉劍」,欣賞過她的「醉劍」有知名導演,武術界前輩及各地發行專家均異口同聲的嘆爲觀止,一致公認其「醉劍」之成績,已臻登峯造極之境界。「新方世玉」片中給觀衆帶來新刺激,同時也爲中國武術電影大放異彩。
電影介紹
本片乃根據《少林誌》中記載有關「方世玉」事蹟攝製而成,尤以「二指禪」流傳至今,武術界公認爲是超越人類體能極限登峯之作,今由少林高僧唯一傳人現身說法 ,介紹二指神功,以供世界各地學中國武術者參考,其餘各類秘傳武功,如少林卍字陣,千人鍋練功,十八羅漢門等,本片亦據實首次將少林絕學揭露於世。
「方世玉」廣東肇慶府人,幼得其母苗翠花以師門絕技練成護體神功,及長,並灌輸國家民族、發揚武術之思想,以正其品格,世玉年十六,苗即送之入南少林,隨智善禪師學武藝,歷盡艱苦折磨,幸其意志堅定,不屈不撓 ,且聰穎過人,故盡得少林眞傳,並自創出「二指禪」, 運勁於指,無堅不摧,三年屆滿,世玉遵師命,以無比毅力闖出卍字羅漢陣,成爲眞正少林弟子,衆師兄弟皆爲其慶賀,智善隨命他往杭城附近參加武當派李巴山所設之梅花樁,以武會友,藉加磨練,世玉果不負師望,一招「二指禪」即能反敗爲勝,勇挫李巴山,獲得滿場采聲。
西湖風景如畫,世玉父母專程由廣州來此,共聚天倫,泛舟湖上,策馬雲棲,寄居於廣東會館,偶見鄕親武林子弟死傷數衆,圍觀者皆搖頭嘆息,細查之下,原來是當地惡霸雷老虎,勾結貪官,擺設擂台,使用車輪戰術,或用暗器傷人,意圖消除異己,獨霸一方,世玉義憤塡胸,獨闖擂台,父母攔阻不及,首仗打成平手,約定翌日再鬥。
當晩,雷洪偕妻李小環謁見杭州府台,意藉官勢嚇退世玉,而世玉亦因當日久戰無功,央母同訪五枚師太,求傳授鴛驚神腿絕技,五枚不允,以神腿絕技過於狠辣,且師門誡律,傳女不傳男,堅決不允所請,世玉佯作無奈,而心中早有妙計。
是夜月黑風高,三更過後,五枚於淨室打坐練功,突有黑影潛入,來者身手矯捷,武功不俗,運刀如飛,欲置五枚於死地,五枚無可再退,被逼使出神腿絕技將刺客踢下階梯,原來該刺客並非别人,乃世玉喬裝,欲學神腿絕技逼得出此下策,幸早作防備,故未受傷,五枚以世玉如此苦心學藝,亦不作追究。
擂台決戰之日,萬人空巷,衆皆向世玉歡呼,希替地方除害,一場惡鬥,打到風雲變色,李小環幾次欲施暗器,幸翠花適時制止。起初,世玉一鼓作氣,略佔上風,奈雷老虎曾練硬功,屢被擊中仍不倒,世玉已漸力竭,雷老虎乘時反撲,世玉險死於其兵器下,幸世玉人急智生,臨危不亂,千鈞一髮之際,順勢一招「二指禪」,隨使出神腿絕技,將雷踢上半空,撞向中柱,斯時風雲變色,雷雨交加,擂台突然塌下,世玉即時飛身躍出,羣衆蜂擁而前,高擧世玉歡呼。
方世玉 本事
一生俠義事跡,風靡我國經百年,流傳民間,家傳户曉。
據史記,方世玉生於廣東省肇慶府,自幼受母苗翠花薰陶,性情豪邁剛烈,不欺弱小,不畏强權,及長,投身於福建少林寺學藝,練成二指禪,屢挫暴敵,嚴守武德,爲民除害,爲後世者之典範。
本公司仝人爲籌拍本片,曾實地考察方世玉之出生地,搜集資料,研究佛敎當年各項儀式,務求眞、 善、美,並根據少林寺記載昔日僧徒所練各種武功均係由日常生活中苦練得來,如千人鍋,卍字陣,十八羅漢陣等,詳加研討,去蕪存精,不惜動用龐大人力、物力、財力,攝製經年,冀使我國術傳揚環宇,提高武德,使方世玉之俠義精神,永垂不朽。
The marvellous deeds of Fong Sze Yu has been known to the public of China for hundred of years.
In accordance with the statement of history, Fong Sze Yu was born in Shiao Shuen of Kwongtung, province influenced by his mother Miu Cheao Hua created himself the character to against the villains and helped the weaks. To make this film more in reality, we have to collect all necessary information and investigated on the spot where Fong Sze Yu was born and also studied the Buddhist’s ceremony and the
daily living of the monks in Shaolin Temple when they practise their kung-fu as their daily exercises as well as the rice cooking pan for thousand monks; word movement and also eighteen monks movement etc. Thousands of workers were employed for years plus economical back-up. The motive of making this film is honestly recommend to you the marvellous Chinese kung-fu as well as the remarkable performance of Fong Sze Yu whose spiritual deeds being taken down as an example to everyone.
Synopsis
Fang Hsin-yu, a hero of the nation in the darkest years of China, also a lengendary in the Kung-fu history. His name means death to the traitors and light to the patriots. Here is the story of the hero.
Being the descendant of a famous martial arts master, Fang has established his Kung-fu foundation well since he was a kid. At sixteen, he is send to the university of martial arts — the famous Shaolin Temple for more advance training.
The life in Shaolin Temple is not that easy to common people, but Fang's will and might leads him pass every difficult examinations. After three years of soul suffering training, Fang graduates, and now is the time to face the challenge of the cruel world.
The first opponent he meet is an expert in kicks. Our young hero, though is his first fight, is able to beat his enemy with his critical skill.
Travelling from town to town, and sees the people live in hardship under the ruling of the Ching Dynasty. Fang realizes he should do something for his nation instead of being a maniac in Kung-fu.
Tiger LI, a puppet of the Ching Government, is the major target that Fang swears to get rid of. For Li is the greatest enemy of the patriots, he keeps finding patriots and exterminates them with his remarkable skill.
Their first encounter is a draw. Fang, now find himself can not beat Li with the skill he has, so he goes to pratice a more powerful skill. He succeed.
The day of the final duel come, our young hero is facing his toughest enemy and one of them must die. No one can predict who is the one survive, but everybody knows a bloody duel is inevitable.
人物介紹
方世玉———史實華飾演
聰明、活潑、英俊、瀟灑,武功高强,文才出衆,集一切美好條件於一身,這就是對方世玉這個角色的要求。經過半年多時間,跑遍大江南北,在十億人口中精選出來的——史寶華。
He must be clever, lively, smart, dashing and refined, surpassing in both intellectual and martial arts, in short, he must possess all desirable qualities, and that is the requirement for the player of the role of Fang Shiyu. After more than half a year's search during which star feelers travelled throughout China, the ideal candidate was finally selected from a population of a billion, and he is Shi Baohua.
苗翠花
艷如桃李,美如彩鳳鳳的女主角
陳永霞,湖北姑娘,曾獲全國劍術冠軍,今年才21歳。在萬千個候選人中,脫穎而出。當知道導演決定讓她演苗翠花時,驚喜交集,幾天都睡不好覺。喜的是獲得一個好機會,但內心却是終日惶惑。她還沒有結婚,連一個親密的男友也沒有,却要去演一個相夫敎子的賢妻良母,的確是相當困難的。幸好導演楊帆——過去是紅極一時的名小生,從演員做到導演,很快就把她引渡到一條正確的演員道上。
能武,還要能文,武打演員除了有眞功夫之外,還要特别注意身段美,所以她每天除了練功之外,還追隨名師學習芭蕾舞,使文武配合,達到真、善、美境界。
Chen Yongxia, a 21-year-old girl from Hubei Province, is a former All-China swordsmanship champion. She was selected from thousands of candidates for the leading female role. When she learned that the Directors had decided to give her the coveted role of Miao Cuihua, she was alarmed and happy at the same time and was unable to sleep well for a couple of nights. She was happy because it was a great opportunity. But she was also worried because of the tremendous difficulty for her — a young maiden who has not even started dating a boy — to play the role of a dutiful wife and loving mother and to reproduce how she gave advice to her husband and taught her son. Fortunately, Director Yang Fan, a household name in his days as an actor playing the roles of young men before turning a director, quickly guided her on the right course.
To play the role, an actress not only has to be highly achieved in real martial arts, but must also be graceful. Therefore, apart from taking her routine martial arts drilling, Chen Yongxia also followed a famous instr-uctor to learn ballet. This helped her to combine martial arts with ballet techniques in an effort to attain the level of truth, goodness and beauty.
我怎樣拍成《新方世玉》
□總導演 楊帆
三年前,我陪同友人帶了一部影片去康城參加影展,當時,我只是抱着觀摩的心情,但一經接觸外國製片人及片商後, 發覺他們對李小龍的功夫片依舊是念念不忘。及後,在中國拍的第一部武術片—— 少林寺推出後,又掀起一陣狂熱,電影史上謂功夫片又一次革新,全部用眞功夫演員登場。這些都證明了中國的眞功夫影片在世界各地仍有一定的票房價値,當我回到香港後馬上與聯城公司幕後財團商談,詳細說出我這次去康城的感受,雖然我在影圈已經三十年,拍過將近一百部以上電影,如今唯一的願望就是希望返回大陸拍攝一部能夠真正代表中國武術的電影,並提出方世玉的事蹟作藍本,起初,只冀望他們作有限度的支持,豈料大出意外,他們不但同意我的構想,並允承担一切後援力量,並鼓勵我拍一部經典之作,不必考慮用多少錢,於是,聯城公司便即吿成立 。那是81年的事,我亦隨即北上進行籌劃。
經過一連串的接觸後,進行非常順利 ,中國電影合作公司與廣州文化服務公司都先後答允聯合製作,並提供一切便利,拍攝方世玉瞬即便成為事實,正式簽署合拍合約。方世玉的賽事蹟在南中國,可以說是家傳戶曉,為了要更深入了解劇中主人公的一生眞實事蹟,忠於第八藝術,使方世玉影片做到眞、善、美的境界。於是親到他的出生地——肇慶,搜集了不少珍貴材料,並向國內的名史學家、專家、教授 、編劇家等徵詢他們許多寶貴意見,眞實資料,由於方世玉曾在少林寺學藝,有很多佛敎儀式,少林寺的眞正武功,等等,都要向專家們請敎硏討,經過半年時間,劇本始正式脫稿。
可是,更困難的還在後頭,根據史實 ,方世玉雖然出生於富商之家,但並無█袴惡習,性格爽朗,愛打不平,儀容英俊瀟灑,而且武功高强,可以說是集一切美好於一身,年紀20以下,這個演員到哪兒去找呢?為了滿足感的驅使,我曾跑盡大江南北,經歷十幾個省份,經過試鏡,挑選,最後,我找到了——史寶華,他是不折不扣的再世方世玉,十全十美的男子漢 ,我如獲至寶地把他從西安帶回到廣東, 雖然他沒有演戲經驗,但天資聰敏,一經啟發,確像一塊無瑕的美玉,一顆晶亮的明星誕生了。
為了確保影片的質素,我們挑選了七個省的武術隊優秀運動員來協助演出,起初,拍攝進行得非常順利,那曉得全運會武術預賽與總決賽,我們劇組裏有很多演員都是冠軍級人馬,一定要趕往參賽,故迫得要暫時停下來,另一方面,為了忠於歷史記載,先後我們曾在方世玉生前足跡,如杭州,河南嵩山少林寺,福建,肇慶等地,拉隊柏攝外景。國內地域廣闊,外景車隊要數天旅程才能趕上第二個目的地,尤其在炎夏天氣,那種苦處確非外人所能理解,在拍攝過程中又遇上港元貶値, 成本不斷增加,但我還是堅持絕不減縮拍攝日程及戲中要求,按原定計劃進行。尤其卍字陣與打擂台這兩場重頭戲,所耗的人力物力財力都比原定的增加一倍有多,幾百個光頭和尙擺成卍字陣,變化轉動,光是排練已化了三個月時間,在中國大陸租用安直升機拍攝也不是一件容易的事,結果都給我衝出難關。直到全運會武術總決賽後,各路精英雲集,簡直是冠軍人馬大滙集,另外還要一提的就是表演二指禪的海甫法師,現身說法,技驚環宇,遠超人類體能極限,這種絕世奇功眞是百載難逢。
牡丹雖好,還須綠葉陪襯,為了使中國武術電影立下一個新的里程碑,所以本片的主題曲我專誠聘請中國廣州交響大樂團協助伴奏,百餘人大樂隊參加演唱,確是慷慨激昂,響徹環宇,聲勢不凡。
籌備及柏攝整整用了兩年時間,現在看起來總算沒有白費,也可以說是償了我近三十年來的心願,看過試片的朋友們都說這是一部真正的武術片,集合了“新” “奇” “異”,世界發行家公認,賣座三大要素,可以列入經典之作。我不敢奢望冠上那麼多的榮譽,只希望我這部《新方世玉》能在武術片上另闖一條新路,受到世界各處觀衆愛戴,使中國武術電影威揚世界,則於願足矣。
最後,我衷心感謝中國電影合作公司,廣州文化服務公司給我的協助與幫忙,還有,廣州京劇團也為這部片貢獻許多寶貴的意見,及香港電影界幕後數十名無名英雄工作者的諸多良策,謹在此一一致謝 。
於一九八四年一月十六日(香港)
ᆞ人物誌ᆞ
史寶華——飾演方世玉
史寶華,21歲,中國著名武術運動員,曾獲兩屆拳術冠軍,聰明活潑,英俊瀟灑,武功高强, 演技出衆,在十億人口中精選出來,——方世玉
陳永霞——飾演苗翠花
陳永霞,21歲,湖北姑娘,曾獲“劍術冠軍”,好學不倦,劍術、拳術、芭蕾舞,無一不精,尤 以一手醉劍,配合完美的身段,確敎人拍案叫絕。
杜熊文——飾演方德
杜熊文,35歲,珠影的當家小生,戲路縱橫,把一個老實商人——方德演得淋漓盡致。
趙志剛——飾演胡惠乾
趙志副,20歲,陝西武術隊台柱之一,在打出卍字陣這場戲裏,將胡惠乾的性格演到無懈可 擊。
崔 毅——飾演李巴山
崔毅,一手三節棍連登幾屆英雄榜,輕功造詣更屬不凡,在梅花樁上翻滾跳躍確令人咋舌,尤使 人想不到的,他——竟然是個才20歲的年輕小伙子。
張 華——飾演窮家女小花
張華,北京人,17歲,一雙大眼睛,一口京片子,襯上清秀的鵝蛋臉。在戲中她的形象楚楚可 憐。她——演活了一個典型的窮家碧玉形象。
小鴻福——飾演小花爺爺
小鴻福是廣東京劇團名演員,雖已屆高齡,仍寶刀未老,牡丹綠葉,確一時之選。
郭 良——飾演雷老虎
郭良出身武術世家,曾獲三届拳擊冠軍,短打兵器亦其所長,擂台上與方世玉一場困獸大決鬥 ,使人喘不過氣來。
無極法師——飾演老和尙
無極法師老興不淺,他看了《新方世玉》的劇本後,自吿奮勇親自獻身銀幕。
宋寶森——飾演少林寺覺慧師兄
宋寶森,天津人,30歲,廣州京劇團當家武生教練。十八般武藝無一不精,在武術片中是不可 多得的人材。
羅民掀——飾演段子玉
羅民掀是北京武術隊著名運動員,十八般武藝樣樣精通。
《新方世玉》十二大特點
Twelve Particular Points in '' The Young Hero of Shaolin"
(一)二指神禪——海甫法師享譽全球之眞人眞事,現身說法,技驚環宇,遠遠超越了人類體能,海甫法 師乃唯一尙存人間的少林寺高僧,中國境內十億人口懂此絕技者只他一人。
(二)卍字人海陣——少林絕學之一,本片首次揭秘於世,爲拍此場戲,曾多次請敎此門功夫之專家,高 僧及武術敎練,數百僧人打卍字陣時,隊形瞬息萬變,觀衆欣賞此塲戲時好像走進了 迷魂陣,單是此 塲戲就耗用十萬呎菲林,僧人訓練半年,動用直昇機在空中拍攝, 動員國內外衆多武術指導,內地武術敎練和軍事敎練,各老行尊均認爲此塲戲旣刺激 又富新意。僅看此場戲,已値回雙倍票價。
(三)梅花樁——方世玉和李巴山在高逾丈餘的梅花樁上有一塲激烈輕功打鬥,驚險、刺激、緊張兼而有 之,本片原庄搬上銀幕。
(四)蜻蜓點水輕功——乃根據少林古書所記載,觀衆在銀幕上所見,是方世玉在衆僧頭頂上輕踏而過, 如蜻蜓點水般走過,可見其輕功已臻登峯造極境界。 亦是首次公開揭秘於世的少 林絕學之一。
(五)少林寺千人鍋——故宮博物館珍藏國寶,昔時少林寺煮飯供千人以上食用之大飯鍋,拍這塲戲時用 去大米十餘包,淸水兩噸,使您大開眼界。
(六)擂 台——打擂台戲中五番決戰,參演者全是來自中國武術界精英,如趙長軍、黃鎭田、羅民掀、崔 毅、郭良、史寶華,俱是一流之選,有長拳,南拳,猴拳,番子拳,白鶴、鷹爪、形意等 各種絕頂武功。
(七)少林奇人奇技——本片中有五塲精采武術介紹給影迷,是:鎖喉紅纓槍、雙快刀、醉劍、流星錘、 三節棍。
(八)主題曲及音樂——本片主題曲乃中國廣州200人交響大樂隊伴奏,音樂是全部以國樂配成。
(九)醉 劍——本片女主角苗翠花,勤習苦練武功,獨得中國劍術名家眞傳,在醉劍中,她揉合了中國傳 統武術、劍法精華、舞台功架及芭蕾舞的深厚造詣,創造出她個人獨特、全新面貌,與别 不同的醉劍。
(十)十八羅漢門——少林絕學之一,是根據少林誌裏發掘出來的珍貴資料而拍攝,初入少林學藝者必定 要通過此關。
(十一)練睡功——少林僧侶連睡覺時也在練功,有下列各種睡功:睡在一條繩索上,雙脚倒吊在竹桿上 倒懸而睡,橫臥一塊窄小木板而睡,睡在兩張木櫈中間,與及站立牆邊而睡。
(十二)眞、眞、眞——本片全部是眞功夫的武術演員,眞實的故事,再加上眞的景物,故一切都是眞、 善、美。
1. Two-finger movement — Hoi Pao Master, known to the world, announced person-nally that he is the only monk still existing in Shaolin Temple knowing this skilful movement which exceeding human's physical power.
2. word movement — One of the traditional kung-fu which firstly disclosed to the public. 100,000 ft. of film had been used just for this particular movement and hundreds of monks were employed and taking half a year to train them.
3. Poles-stage Competition — Fong Sze Yu & Li Pa San’s kung-fu competition on the 10 metres high poles which gave you a very dangerous and exciting feeling too.
4. Jumping Movement — According to the record of old books that Fong Sze Yu jumps on the monks' heads from one to another. This movement is also the first time to disclose to public.
5. The Rice Cooking Pan for thousand monks in Shaolin Temple — This plan is now one of the China Treasury Museum collection, twenty sacks of rice and two tons of water had been used.
6. Chinese kung-fu competition stage — The fighters such as Chiu Cheung Kwan, Wang Chun Tien, Law Man Yim, Chu Ye, Kwok Leung, and Sze Po Wa in-volved in this competition are well known in China.
7. The spendid movements of Shaolin — There're five shows in this film recom-mending to you five different Chinese ancient weapons performance.
8. Music — 200 members of musical players band in Kwongchau, they all performed with Chinese musical instruments in this film.
9. Drunken Sword — The actress Mao Chu Hua played marvellously her drunken sword which condensed the ballet steps and Chinese kung-fu and created her own special characters.
10. Eighteen monks movements — One of the traditional movement in Shaolin. The major test that the beginner must pass.
11. Practising sleeping kung-fu — The monks in Shaolin they practise kung-fu even in sleeping between two branches or a narrow piece of board and against the walls.
12. Reality — The actors involved in this film performed real kung-fu plus real background. So everything in this film is of reality, perfect and beauty.
新方世玉
風靡全中國近百年,家喩戶曉,傳誦民間一位武林少年英雄,永恆的影迷偶像——方世玉。
本片故事早已膾炙人口——方世玉是來自南方武林少年英羅,他行俠仗義 ,品格正直,智勇雙全和高尙武德,一 生忠勇事蹟,本片全部忠實搬上銀幕。
這部耗資二仟萬港元,籌備二年,攝製經年的超級巨片,耗用菲林三十萬呎,本片動用六輛貨櫃車,由港裝運服裝、道具,攝影燈光器材,全部電視錄音最新設備,搬入廣州拍戲。
本片幕後工作人員,全部在港精選首批進入大陸卅餘名,包括三名導演、攝影、化粧、道具、製片,各部門專家均臨現塲指導,我們先後更替輪休,及增援幕後工作人員,凡106人次之多。
本片採用集體創作制,本片導演三名,武術指導也是十名以上,其中三名是香港著名武術指導,合拍公司廣州文化局也在國內精調曾在"少林寺”片中擔任武術指導三名,滙合一起,集思廣益爲方世玉設計出新穎武打新招,本片尙有二名在大陸資深南拳老敎授,對拳術也親臨現塲指導,本片武術是着重拳脚搏鬥及萬千人次大塲面。而看過方世玉工作拷貝,有香港戲院主持人,發行專家,導演們,均一致竪起大姆指說:"新方世玉"是武術電影史上,第三次革新,是中國武術電影經典之作。
「新方世玉」影片全部以眞人眞跡根據史記拍攝,外景遍及中國大江南北 ,有河南嵩山少林寺、福建、杭州、肇慶、廣州等地,沿途錦繡河山,古廟名祠,古蹟盡收眼底,風光美麗,景色怡人,更不在話下。片中大塲面戲份甚多 ,例如方世玉打擂台一塲戲,就動用了逾千人次,中國十隊武術界好手,全是來自國內各省武術界精英。本片對選角方面尤爲認眞,男主角方世玉是在中國十億人口中,千挑萬選才如獲至寶的找到最佳人選,他英俊聰明,活潑年少,身手矯健,敏捷並且是全國武術比賽兩屆冠軍人馬。
女主角苗翠花,是尋遍中國七省之武術界佼佼者,在數仟名武術精英中選出,她武技精湛,身如楊柳,手似流星,五歲開始習武,獨得絕學,而且面貌如桃李,美如彩鳳,甜笑迷人。近百年影史上,難找文武雙全之女俠。除了主角外,諸如一個賣花女亦根據史記找出 一個淸麗脫俗,氣質幽雅的少女來飾演 ,務求牡丹綠葉,相得益彰,本片連一臨記也精選。還有片中數百名僧侶,全是來自全國武術界精英個個身懐絕技。
至於選景根據歷史記載亦費盡心思 ,諸如方府中堂一幅「孔雀霓裳換彩」古畫,乃根據史記向故宮博物院將「國寶珍品」借來拍攝還有少林寺中的千人食飯鍋供給一仟人以上燒飯食用「千人鑊」,又是無價寶的古物,均在本片中呈現,可見本片的一景一物,無不考究,使您大開眼界,嘆爲觀止。
「方世玉」劇情中的武術塲面,不論單打獨鬥,每一塲都獨具匠心,費盡腦汁設計。本片三塲大打,卍字人海陣動用僧侶五百人,排練卍字陣,歷時三個月始成,此陣除了根據老敎授,獻出珍藏百年古書,及大陸專家硏究後,始拍出極有新意,又根據史記的代"卍人海陣"壯觀瑰麗七彩,畫面瞬息萬變,難度已臻人類體能極限,包您叫好叫絕。
梅花樁(粧)是最危險,又刺激的一塲高潮武打戲,三丈餘高的木樁,排列梅花陣形,從下面望上去就頭昏,一位從峨嵋山,隱居多年八十餘歲老法師 ,以童子功眞功夫授徒——方世玉絕技 ,絕學翻、滾、越倒立運轉能自如,尙有武林絕學,"蜻蜓堅尾""丹鳳朝陽","寒鴨浮水""鴿子翻身"全部搬上銀幕。
拉士一塲方世玉怒打擂台好戲。全是來自中國武林好手,個個身懐絕技。
The tale of "The Young Hero of Shaolin” has been known in the mind of the movie fans for hundred years. Fong Sze Yu came from the southern and his bravery and marvellous deeds are clearly stated in this film.
300,000 ft of film costing $20,000,000 has been used and took two years, six con-tainers to transport the instruments to Kuongchau and 106 skilful workers, three directors and ten martial arts directors were employed to complete this film.
The contents of this film are illustrated to the fact of history and the background was pictured all over Kwongtung province including the famous temples, beautiful sceneries as well. Just for the Chinese kung- fu competition stage, thousands of workers had been involved and ten units of top skilful kung-fu boxers from all over the China were invited. Moreover, the actor- Fong Sze Yu, was selected from thousands of skilful kung-fu boxers who won the first in Chinese Kung-fu Championship,the actress Miu Cheao Hua was also picked out care-fully who started learning since she was five years old and she's very pretty too. The background in Fong's Estate “The changing colors Peacock Clothes” was Ient from the County Treasury Museum and the rice cooking pan for thousands of monks of Shaolin Temple can also be seen in this film too. There're three magnificent kung-fu competitions which took three months and five hundred of monks to complete this part, particularly the pole-stage competition which is very dangerous and the height of which is around ten metres and the skilful movements that Fong Sze Yu learnt from the eighty years old martial arts director can also be seen in this remarkable film.
In the final part of the kung-fu competition, all skilful boxers came from all over China will be recommended to you in detail in near future.
《新方世玉》聾威震全球
‘The Young Hero of Shaolin’ Shocks the Whole Worlb 口林大衞
聯城影業公司主持人——楊帆對本刊記者透露:
《新方世玉》自1983年12月全片殺靑後,班師回港,即一直埋頭忙於幕後配音工作,兩週來已使電影界轟傳,視為是驚天動地的頭條號外——《新方世玉》影片拍的認眞而精采,一世紀才出這樣的一部片。
最敏感的是來自世界各地片商,發行專家,都雲集來香港要求看工作拷貝,爭先恐後的搶購《新方世玉》,楊帆笑着對記者說,僅十餘個國家收入已逾兩千萬港元。
楊帆飮了一口咖啡,深急地對記者說 :"現在的電影是大博大的時代,須投巨資,拍好片,才能封上蝕本門。現在拍電影要進軍國際市場,眼光要遠大。所謂一 、二百萬的製作,二年前已被逐個淘汰, 很簡單一個道理:要了解觀衆同樣付出18 元買一張票看一場電影,當然要選好的、 滿足的。
楊帆出示所簽定各埠合約給記者們看 :星馬售出値150萬,泰國三家公司競投標後,由泰國金城電影公司周獵夫君以40 萬髙價購得版權,美加地區唐人街中文版 ,賣埠更是破歷史新紀錄,美國龍威機構賴錫年以美金十二萬元搶下版權,現已公映,天天爆棚。
菲律賓又是締造最高賣埠紀錄,溢利影業公司以六萬美金購得此片版權,創國語片版權費最新紀錄。此外日本三家公司正議價中,有東映、東寶,及另一家專門發行西片公司。德國、比利時、英國、荷蘭、西印度、非洲、中南美洲、中東、法國及摩洛哥等地……半個地球,不到二週工夫,《新方世玉》已全部售出,香港春節後四條中西片院線破天荒聯映,楊帆說 :"這是香港戲院商,看完試片一致鼓掌 決定的。"
美加地區•搶閘推出• 旗開得勝
美國片商賴錫年,二月前由美國羅省親自坐飛機到廣州,探班及參觀正在柏攝的《新方世玉》情形,由於聯城公司投資浩大,製作認真,新的橋段,及個個真功夫演員。……
賴氏對《新方世玉》在美加華語版發行有一定信心。十二月初賴氏又由美國飛來香港,要求聯城公司趕工,預計聖誕節在美加地區同時全面推出,賴氏說:由於聯城公司製作認眞,投資浩大,海報照片印製一流,美加地區影迷寫信及電話給戲院催映,已造成未映先轟動之情況。
楊帆說:聯城公司集結幕後一流精英,以三倍的酬勞給參予幕後配旨工作人員,以三週快速時間,終於在十二月廿六日全片完成,賴氏當晚迫不及待的,携了八部拷貝飛回美國,於十二月卅日在美國紐約新都戲院,羅省文華戲院,加拿大溫哥華及多倫多同時推出聯合首映。
上映以來已連滿四週,每天人山人海的排長龍,聯城公司發行首腦蔡先生說:《新方世玉》在美加上映時,公司同仁擔心,美國天氣太寒冷,在零下10度的天氣,香港報紙及電視每天報導,美國天氣寒冷凍死一百多人,是60年的破紀錄寒冷的天氣——上映四天後賴氏以電訊傳眞來了捷報——那是令人鼓舞的好消息,一切的顧慮一掃而空。
《新方世玉》上映以來,連日場場客滿,戲院被熱情影迷要求出售站票,以致造成刷新一切國片在美加上映紀錄。
賴氏說:票房的走勢强勁,中國及越南難民是主要觀衆,黑人觀衆也是一傳十的蜂湧而來看《新方世玉》。
德國鬼佬片商,
大叫"望的福"
(WONDERFUL)
在德國擁有三百多家戲院的影業鉅子—— A. B.卡拉里,在上個月聖誕節後,他接到聯城公司發行部電報後,他放棄了 西人最珍視的聖誕黄金假期,於聖誕節的第二天,專程坐飛機來香港溝買《新方世玉》。
看了試片後,德國片商對楊帆豎起大拇指說:"望的福"(Wonderful)為理 ,為理顧(Very, Very Good)。他繼續的說:世界發行專家追求的"新、奇、異 "三字,《新方世玉》影片全佔了。
Since the announcement in our 46th issue in respect of the film "The Young Hero of Shaolin” working process in China, The Director, Mr. Yeung Fan of Luen Shing Film Products disclosed to the reporter as follows:-
“The Young Hero of Shaolin '' was com-pleted in December, 1983 and the whole procession returned to Hongkong, the news of the completion of this master production was spreaded rapidly shocking the whole film products world by saying that this film is a representative master piece in this century.
The film buyers from all over the world came to Hong Kong asking for working process copies and also the film “The Young Hero of Shaolin” too. Mr. Yeung disclosed happily that the income in ten more coun-tries reached twenty millions dollars. He added too that as to avoid lossing money, big investment is a must in order to develop into international market and look for the future. When one spends $18 and he expects to see a very good film. Some contracts signed by the oversea buyers were shown to the reporters too. Singapore buyer offered 1.5 millions, Thailand Golden City Film Studio got the right in $400,000 and Loong Wai Group of America offered US$120,000 for the right. Moreover, Philippines offered US$60,000 which has broken the past record of Chinese film market. Japan plus many European buyers are still under negotiation. During Chinese New Year, many major theatres in Hong Kong put on the show of this film.
The American film buyer Mr. Lai Shak Lin went to Kwongchau personnally to see the work process and he has strong confidences to distribute this film in America and Canada and expected to put on show in Christmas. Under the co-operation and assistance of all workers, this film finally completed at 26th December, 1983 and Mr. Lai took eight copies back to America immediately and put on show at 30th Dec., 1983. in New York and Canada too. Mr. Choi of United City worried very much of the cold weather in Ameria 10 degree below zero as hundred people died. However, the enthusiasm of the movie fans like Chinese and Vietnam refugees and negroes too rushed to theatres to see the film.
Mr. A.B. Carlili, the Germany film distri-butor, who occupying 300 leading theatres in Germany came to Hong Kong two days after Christmas particularly. He said, also, 'Wonderful, wonderful”. He also said that all famous distributors all over the world are dreaming for a film like “The Young Hero of Shaolin” which consists of “New, Strange and wonderfulness''
口蘇嘉民
《新方世玉》現揚採訪記
•美洲來鴻• 口洛杉磯 林耀華
聖𧩙過後,整個羅省被「新方世玉」這部巨片即將在美加作全球首映的消息立即街頭巷尾,奔走相吿,轟傳起來,龍威機構的負責人賴君雖與筆者並不認識,但據所知,此間很多哄動的影片都是由該機構發行的,今次居然遠赴北京廣州携巨資搶購此片來美加作全球首映,其魄力和眼光可算是美加影業中人鮮有者,再者,美加上映前的宣傳手法亦是其他影片所望塵不及。
元旦日,蒙市文華戲院一早便吿全院滿座,我幸得該院經理賜予方便,才能獲得站位以觀,茲就筆者觀後有感而作:
導演楊帆與魏海帆選擇此戲碼,是有其明智之處,因方世玉整個故事都圍繞着拳脚功夫來發展,亦是發行網最廣闊的題材。
飾演方世玉的史寶華,個子修長, 而樣子俊俏,身手敏捷,演方世玉眞是維肖維妙,此子他日當能與李連杰一爭短長,只要遇到好劇本和好導演,不難成為擧世聞名的武術明星和偶像。
郭良演雷老虎,非常稱職和突出其戲中人物的粗獷性格,武功了得自然不在,趙長軍的「醉劍」擂台武打絕技均是嘆為觀止,難怪他連奪數屆武術全能冠軍,其他演員假如逐個談,那麼我可要向楊帆導演討個稿費了,他選角方面實在太有眼光了,話雖如此,仍然要談談飾演苗翠花的陳永霞,此女樣貌娟秀,身段可人是港台武打演員或武打明星中所未有者,片中一場「醉劍」更是發揮得淋漓盡致,看樣子,她不單只武術底子厚,劍術了得,她還有芭蕾舞和舞台功架的造詣,才有此出色表現。
除了欣賞中國各省武術隊精英份子在本片中的各項演出外,我很感謝導演帶我們這些國外僑民一遊杭州,西湖, 福建,廣東各省的美麗怡人景物,對於祖國風光,多一番欣賞多一番思念,杭州西湖風景如面呈現時配以的「梅花三弄」名曲,更是我們的倍感親切,尤其那開塲與完塲時的主題曲音樂,慷慨激昂雄壯悠揚動聽,在功夫片中,從來未有如此出色的音樂功夫片。楊帆導演能動員廣州400人大交响樂隊協助伴奏,實在難能可貴,眞是不惜工本的巨鑄!
筆者乃一旅美僑民,原藉杭州,謹此敬祝楊、魏二導演能繼續拍攝類似「新方世玉」的好片,以供美加僑民欣賞是所盼望。
—、春米六
據南華寺記載, “六祖年輕時在寺中專責舂米,而他並沒有放棄練功機會,找來兩塊石頭,縛在身上,一前一後,且逐漸加重,使身體負荷與運動量成正比例,故日後他負百斤柴薪上山竟能如履平地”。
《新方世玉》除了根據史實之外,六祖這段典故也成爲了他們的重要資料,它不像其他的武打片為打而打,爲練功而練功,少林寺每一個僧侶都是從生活中鍛鍊出很多驚人的絕招。幹每一樣活都是練功的方法。
二、和尙送禮
這是源出於少林的一句笑話,意思就是說出家人本清貧,何來送禮這些褥節呢,據記載,智善禪師早年雲遊四海,豈料山中迷途,時正炎夏,飢渴難支,幸遇一老婦贈數山果得以稍解,智善無以爲報,教婦靜息打坐,保能益壽延年,婦稱老無靠,延年徒 增其苦,一笑而去。
但《新方世玉》裏的和尙送禮却是大有來頭,方世玉能夠成爲一代豪傑,全憑衆師兄所送之禮始克有成。
1爲了拍攝一個高空俯視鏡頭,不惜動用一部巨型吊車,將攝影師吊入半空拍攝,驚險處令人乍舌。
2梅花樁上兩雄相遇,一塲惡鬥引來萬千觀衆,連馬路上的汽車也停下圍觀,引致交通大爲阻塞。
3打擂台動用萬千人次
4導演楊帆
5開麥拉——楊帆、魏海峯兩位導演緊張工作
6開鏡前全體演職員合影留念
A giant crane takes the camera-man on a breath-taking ride through the mid air to film a sence from high above.
Two past-masters are pitted against each other on plum-blossom piles. The fierce encounter enchanted thousands of onlookers and even attracted motorists into pulling up their vehicles, causing quite a traffic jam.
Thousands of people are needed to film an engagement on a platform.
Director Yang Fan.
Camera — Director Yang Fan and Wei Haifeng at work.
All members of the cast and staff are posing for a snap-shot before filming begins.