Da Don’t Run Run. Da Don’t Run Run.

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I Read on a Tuesday That His Heart Stood Still, He's Dead Run Run, He's Dead Run Run

(Props to Phil)

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Kung Pow

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10 Fingers of Death

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Rendezvous with Death

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Run Run Away

(Kudos to Mark)

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Da Doo Ran Ran

(Can I get a whoop whoop for Mark?)

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No Longer Born to Run

(Additional accolades for Phil)

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Expiration Date - January 7, 2014

(More merit for Phil)

Run Run Shaw, who gave the world Return of the Master Killer and The Spearman of Death, has died of being horribly, horribly old at the age of 106. Shaw and his brother launched the Asian film industry, specializing in low-budget genre films: action, horror, and their signature – kung fu, producing more than 800 movies. Think a Roger Corman whose movies you want to watch again two hours later. Shaw was a caricature of the Asian tycoon, living in a garish Art Deco palace in Hong Kong, attending events with movie actresses on each arm, posing in tai chi stances while wearing mandarin gowns. The brothers had built an empire before World War II, then were able to rebuild things after the war by reclaiming more than $4 million in gold, jewelry and currency they had buried in their backyard before the Japanese invaded. Among Shaw’s kung fu classics: Five Fingers of Death, Man of Iron and Shaolin Avenger, but he declined Bruce Lee’s request for a contract guaranteeing him a percentage of the gross for his films, sending the star to a rival producing company. Shaw also produced some US films, most notably Meteor and Blade Runner.  Later, he grew his empire into publishing and took the Tom Vu route to a real estate fortune. Then he started giving it away, doting on educational and medical causes, earning a knighthood for his philanthropy.