Kung Fu: The Next Generation
| Kung Fu: The Next Generation | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Danny Bilson Paul De Meo |
| Directed by | Tony Wharmby |
| Starring | Brandon Lee |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Danny Bilson Paul De Meo |
| Cinematography | Brianne Murphy |
| Running time | 60 min. (with commercials) |
| Production company(s) |
Pet Fly Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Original release | June 19, 1987 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by |
Kung Fu (TV series) Kung Fu: The Movie |
| Followed by | Kung Fu: The Legend Continues |
Kung Fu: The Next Generation (1987) is a television pilot which was intended to be a follow-up to the 1972-75 television series, Kung Fu. It was the second follow-up to the series after Kung Fu: The Movie (1986).
The pilot was not picked up for a series but in 1987 it aired on CBS Summer Playhouse, a series that aired unsold television pilots. In the 1990s, another follow-up to the series titled Kung Fu: The Legend Continues aired which ignored the continuity of the TV movies.
Synopsis
The Pilot tells the story in present day of the grandson of the Shaolin monk (who is also named Kwai Chang Caine after his grandfather) played by David Darlow and his son Johnny Caine, portrayed by Brandon Lee.
The story explains the fate of the original Caine: he had married and become a town's "medicine man". One night he had a heart attack. His ghost appears to his grandson and great-grandson. Later, the pair destroys a drug operation.
References
- Pilato, Herbie J. The Kung Fu Book of Caine: The Complete Guide to TV's First Mystical Eastern Western. Boston: Charles A. Tuttle, 1993. ISBN 0-8048-1826-6