A pulp serial author with numerous personal problems resulting in a serious case of writer's block, temporarily escapes reality by living vicariously through one of his lead characters in story about a quest for a mythical scripture. This story within a story has Li (LETHAL WEAPON 4, ROMEO... [More]

A pulp serial author with numerous personal problems resulting in a serious case of writer's block, temporarily escapes reality by living vicariously through one of his lead characters in story about a quest for a mythical scripture. This story within a story has Li (LETHAL WEAPON 4, ROMEO MUST DIE, BLACK MASK) up against an enormous mutant marsupial, Japanese sumo wrestlers and ninjas, although the pen is mightier than the sword (or metal grill, as it were) in this film by famed director Siu-Tung Ching (A CHINESE GHOST STORY, SWORDSMAN, EXECUTIONERS). [Less]