It was awesome to meet with the great Toby Russell for the very first episode of the Kung Fu Movie Guide Podcast, as Toby is pretty much the perfect guest to have on our debut show. A writer, director, actor and producer, Toby is the son of legendary British filmmaker Ken Russell and is probably the most knowledgeable person in the world on the subject of kung fu movies. We talk to Toby about his first experiences on a movie set - working with The Who on his father's film, 'Tommy' (1975) - and discuss Ken Russell's attempts to make his own kung fu movie. We discuss his youth in London, during which he convinced Sebastian Faulks to take his class to watch 'Snuff Bottle Connection', being told off by Tsui Hark, hanging out with Jackie Chan, and why ninja star Alexander Lo thinks kung fu movies are stupid. We also try and work out whether his new film, 'White Tiger' (aka 'Death Fighter'), will ever be released.

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Toby Russell on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751481/

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'Snuff Bottle Connection' review on Kung Fu Movie Guide: https://kungfumovieguide.com/snuff-bottle-connection/

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