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If you could see 1 member of the mob back on screen, who would it be?

Mod Sheep 🐑: Not to be obvious, but I would pick Tong Yen-Tsan. I have always admired both his movement and his acting ability, and I have been trying to hunt down every single one of his films for the past few years. I would love to see him come back to the screen and bring his singular energy to modern films.

Mod Tiger 🐯: Unfortunately, the one I would most want to see again is the one that will never perform again--which is, of course, Chiang Sheng. He was my favorite of the venoms to watch, and I’ll always mourn his loss and the years we could have had with him. That being said, the next one I would want to see most would probably be Sun Chien, specifically if he had a fighting role. Since I practice taekwondo like he does, I would love to see how his skills have developed over the years, or if he still practices the art. My own teacher is about the same age as Sun Chien, and my teacher is far and away the most powerful person in a room at any given time, so my assumption is that Sun Chien would be capable of maintaining his martial arts strength in his old age as well.

Mod Fox 🦊: If I had to pick one member of the Venom Mob that I would like to see again, it would certainly be Wei Pai! I have recently been watching movies where he is on his own and the ones with the Venoms. It has made me miss seeing him on screen. He had a different acting style from some of the other members, but it was really charming and he was so charismatic on screen. I feel like it would be a joy to see him again. Not only to see his face, but because I genuinely loved his characters and I feel like he could really bring something vibrant to newer audiences. There is no doubt in my mind that he is likely as talented as he used to be. I have always adored and admired him ever since I first saw him. He has a special place in my heart.

I thought I would provide some insight into how things worked behind the scenes on Venoms films when it came to action sequences. All of the following information was taken from interviews.

Kuo Chui, Chiang Sheng, and Lu Feng would typically meet with Chang Cheh on set to discuss things before shooting. Then, they would get to plan out the action sequences and shoot the move sets of three people together (as the interview put it). The three of them decided how many people were in the move set since there could be anywhere from 2 to 3 people or more in a sequence. Having more than 3 people was the hardest thing to complete since you had to have more maneuvers. Chang Cheh left it entirely up to them when it came to making decisions like that.

Before shooting sessions, they would meet to talk about the general direction of a sequence. Lu Feng gave these examples: how many people hit him; who was the last to get killed; or how his character died. He said the length of time given to the middle portion of the fights all takes a lot of time. Kuo Chui estimated that a large-scale fight could take 7 days minimum. When it came to final fight scenes, they could take up to 10 to 14 days total!

The pictures above are from a video that showed them filming behind the scenes of Masked Avengers (1981).

- Mod Fox