El Invencible

A luckless chef stumbles upon a videotape that turns every kitchen into a chase scene. In between dumpling batches he's pressed into service as an unwitting action hero. The film manages to season its chaos with enough Cantonese snark to keep the kitchen fires burning.

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Sammo Hung Kam-Bo directed El Invencible in 1997. See Sammo Hung Kam-Bo's full filmography, where to start with Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo.

El Invencible was released in 1997 (CN original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.