This review is based on an abridged version. The opening scene shows a young boy bouncing a ball on the ground. The ball gets loose and rolls away. A kidnapping takes place. The setting in the present. The gangsters want the father's help in exchange for the boy. The parents are in their mid twenties. In this mini movie cars are involved quite a bit. The gang tries to run down the mother. The Dad fights with Bolo Yeung (aka Yang Sze). The fight sequences are good and not overly prolonged. Many medium close-ups, intermittent music. Based on the poster, drugs are involved. The U.S. poster is on line, showing the rating R. There are nice scenic backdrops in the film and mostly hand to hand combat, although guns are shown. This martial arts movie must have been fairly popular as it was one of 4 kung fu flicks that Ken Films decided to release on Super 8mm in the mid 1970's. There is a little confusion however as another movie with the same title, sans "The" was made that is similar. The tagline on the Super 8 box is, "It starts where the other 'Connections' left off. The Hong Kong Connection was a Cannon release in America.
