Once Upon a Time in China and America

So, a follower of Wong Fei Hung, travels to the United States to open a branch of the martial arts school Wong founded in China. His timing is poor: Chinese labourers are being brought over to work on the railroads and are treated harshly, and resentment against Chinese immigrants among American workers runs high. So runs into trouble with local toughs and the mob, and sends for his master. Wong sets out for America with Aunt Yee and others, and once there finds himself in a frontier setting where disputes are settled with fists and guns.

The film is a late entry in the Once Upon a Time in China series, with Jet Li returning as the folk hero Wong Fei Hung. Sammo Hung directed, working from a screenplay by Philip Kwok, Sharon Hui and Sze Mei-Yee, and Tsui Hark produced. Rosamund Kwan reprises her role as Aunt Yee, and Xinxin Xiong, Power Chan Kwok-Pong, Jeff Wolfe and Joseph Sayah appear among the credited cast of thirty. It was Sammo Hung's fourteenth film as director in chronological order, following Mr. Nice Guy the same year.

Released in February 1997, the film carries a budget of about 12 million USD. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.2 from roughly 4,600 votes, and on TMDB a rating of 5.9 from about 120 votes, indicating a modest but durable following rather than broad acclaim.