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These are the ones that keep on coming up. The where's, who's and whys. Some just don't have answers yet. For example, where did Lu Feng, Sun Chien and Wei Pai disappear to? No one seems to know, though we do have our pet theories. Noting the similarity between Wei Pai and Nic Tse, Gargoyle thinks Nic's poppa gave Wei a pair of cement shoes. BT says no, a bunch of women from the wilds of Northern China kidnapped him for breeding stock. I think he's lounging by a pool in Arizona, margarita in hand. What do you think? Is Sun Chien working as a Chippendale dancer? What about Lu Feng? Theories are welcome... Sadly, Chiang Sheng passed away from an apparant heart attack in 1991.

KUO CHUI is now professionally known as Philip Kwok Chun Fung. Following the disbanding of the Venoms, he tried his hand at directing, (Ninja's Deadly Trap) and continued acting. He also established himself as a significant martial arts and action choreographer, with credits ranging from hard core action in Hard Boiled and The Big Heat, to fantasy swordplay, in Bride With White Hair and Handsome Siblings. Kuo also choreographed the Hong Kong action scenes in the Bond 007 movie Tomorrow Never Dies. He had a cameo in that movie as General Chang. In 2000, Kuo Chui did the action choreography for the French film Le Pacte Des Loup, which was directed by Christophe Gans, and stars Mark Dacascos. This movie has been picked up by Universal for US release in the Fall of 2001!

LO MENG has also stayed busy, and lately is showing a higher profile, doing interviews and promotions for TVB. He has primarily been involved in television projects, and can also been seen in several movies. Lo had roles in Hard Boiled, (Lonnie) Ebola Syndrome and *ahem* Sex and Zen III. (No skin shown...dang it!) He stays connected with Chang Cheh and the Shaw studios, and is reputedly connected with an upcoming Shaw movie that may feature or be directed by Andy Lau. He can also be seen in the UK video of How Deep is Your Love by Dru Hill, which he and Kuo Chui choreographed.

One of the perplexing questions of our time! Most Shaw Studios Venoms movies are not legally in print. Sure, you can find them at websites all over the internet, on the television, even in legitimate stores such as Sam Goody and Suncoast. These are not Shaw releases. Due to the complexities of copyright law, which I won't even try to understand, sometimes these titles are up for grabs. Sadly, you will find either poor picture quality, or editing that removes significant portions of the story. That's about all for now. A bright note in the not so distant future....Shaw Studios sold their library to Malaysian tycoon Ananda Krishnan. Part of the deal is for the movies to be remastered and released on Asian cable channels and on VCD. Personally, I want mine in original language, on DVD! Sooo....here are the addresses of people to pester!

Regarding Licensing and old films:

Shaw Brothers (HK) Pte Ltd
Cosmopolitan Productions Co, Ltd
Lot 220, Clearwater Bay
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2719-1551
Fax: (852) 2358-0526

For Venoms in general, probably the best shot would be to the Shaw address above. Lo Meng and Philip Kwok still are associated (as far as I know) with TVB, and you can try sending fanmail there.

I'VE HEARD THAT LU FENG IS APPEARING ON A TV PROGRAM THAT IS CURRENTLY AIRING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO AREA ON THE CHINESE LANGUAGE CHANNEL! HE IS APPARANTLY PLAYING A BALD HEADED MONK TYPE....WHAT A PITY TO CUT HIS BEAUTIFUL HAIR! (LET'S HOPE ITS A SKIN PATE!) MORE DETAILS AS I FIND THEM....AND WELCOME BACK, LU FENG!!

There appears to be progress on the re-mastering project! Specialists in digital re-mastering are going to be arriving in Hong Kong to begin work on the Shaw Library! Click Here for the full article!