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Zombie Take-Out Episode 297: Kung Fu Sweathogs
Friday, September 23, 2016 at 3:49AM 
Scotto and Uncle John kick off an action trilogy with the classic martial arts film credited with beginning the kung fu craze of the 1970s. A film that contrasts the fighting skills of expert martial artists with those of a marginally trained actor approaching middle age. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1973, Enter The Dragon. Is it better than A Fistful of Yen? Should it have had more fight scenes? Vinnie Barbarino or Joe Mantegna? Whaaaaooooooo!
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