MovieChat Forums > Lung foo fung wan (1987) Discussion > Confused about the dubbing

Confused about the dubbing

posted 18 years ago by evan_chester
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In the American version, it is clear that the actor's voices are dubbed, but it still looks like their mouths are saying the english words. Whats the deal with this, eh?

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[–] jamasian_man 15 years ago

Sometimes they take out the thesaurus and make them say things that match with the actor / actress's mouth, and still mean the same thing.

[–] moviechatterer (13551) 3 years ago

now thats gotta be a tough job!

[–] Bluehawk2008 15 years ago

There is a handful of English used in the film's original audio. Hong Kong was a British colony after all. Things like "okay" and "yes, sir" are almost always in English in this film.

[–] dalldorfw 7 years ago

I saw the subtitled VHS from Tai Shing and there are a few English words scattered throughout the movie.