# Royal Tramp II (鹿鼎记2神龙教)
**Royal Tramp II** (鹿鼎记II神龙教) is a 1992 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy directed by Wong Jing, the sequel to *[Royal Tramp](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-tramp)* and the second of two film adaptations of [Jin Yong](https://www.edgepedia.org/jin-yong)'s novel *The Deer and the Cauldron* starring [Stephen Chow](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-chow) as the conman-turned-official Wai Siu-bo (Wei Xiaobao).[1](https://m.1905.com/m/film/info/1988079.shtml) • [2](https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2023/11/the-royal-tramp-collection-eureka/) It was released in Hong Kong on 24 September 1992, two months after the first film, and was shot back-to-back with it by largely the same cast and crew.[1](https://m.1905.com/m/film/info/1988079.shtml) • [3](https://lovehkfilm.com/reviews/royal_tramp_2.htm) • [2](https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2023/11/the-royal-tramp-collection-eureka/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | 鹿鼎记II神龙教 (Royal Tramp II) |
| Director and writer | Wong Jing; based on Jin Yong's novel *The Deer and the Cauldron*[1](https://m.1905.com/m/film/info/1988079.shtml) |
| Release | Hong Kong, 24 September to 29 October 1992; Taiwan, 20 August to 18 September 1992[4](https://singchi.org/modules/library/article.php?id=31&lang=english&p=5) |
| Running time | 93 minutes per Fortune Star; the BBFC lists 98 minutes and 1905.com lists 99 minutes[5](https://www.fortunestarentertainment.com/royaltrampii.html) • [6](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/royal-tramp-ii-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde1mdiw) • [1](https://m.1905.com/m/film/info/1988079.shtml) |
| Hong Kong box office | HK$36,583,964, ranked 4th among 1992 Hong Kong films[4](https://singchi.org/modules/library/article.php?id=31&lang=english&p=5) |
| Principal cast | Stephen Chow, Brigitte Lin, Chingmy Yau, Michelle Reis, Deric Wan[5](https://www.fortunestarentertainment.com/royaltrampii.html) |
| Action choreography | Ching Siu-tung, who Wong Jing says directed the action scenes in the second film[2](https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2023/11/the-royal-tramp-collection-eureka/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The film picks up where the first left off. In the first film, Wai Siu-bo exposed the fake Empress as Lung Erh, a member of the Mystic Dragon Sect (神龙教), who had imprisoned the real empress; Lung Erh now wants revenge on the man who unmasked her.[9](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104771/plotsummary/) The defeated Lung Erh takes on a new form, played by [Brigitte Lin](https://www.edgepedia.org/brigitte-lin), and aligns herself with the Ping Shi faction led by Prince Wu Sun-Gwei (Ken Tong), which plans to overthrow the Emperor (Deric Wan) and, by extension, his sidekick Wai.[5](https://www.fortunestarentertainment.com/royaltrampii.html)
The Emperor, worried about the outlying lord Wu Sun-Gwei turning against his rule, promises the Princess (Chingmy Yau) to his son in marriage to form an alliance, and Wai is ordered to escort her to Yunnan; unknown to the court, the Princess is pregnant with Wai's child from the first film.[10](https://setthetape.com/2023/11/10/the-royal-tramp-collection-1992-blu-ray-review/amp/) • [11](https://www.damianlau.net/archives/royal-tramp-ii/) On the journey the party is attacked by the one-armed nun warrior (Helen Ma), and Wai is captured by Lung Erh.[10](https://setthetape.com/2023/11/10/the-royal-tramp-collection-1992-blu-ray-review/amp/) • [11](https://www.damianlau.net/archives/royal-tramp-ii/) After Lung Erh is double-crossed by her co-conspirators, who poison her with an aphrodisiac that will kill her unless she makes love to a man, she transfers roughly eight-tenths of her kung fu to her first partner, who is Wai; he uses these newfound abilities to quell the Ping Shi rebellion.[3](https://lovehkfilm.com/reviews/royal_tramp_2.htm) • [5](https://www.fortunestarentertainment.com/royaltrampii.html) The story closes with Wai, guided by the revelation of the *Sutra of Forty-two Chapters*, locating the Qing treasure, eliminating the villains for the Emperor, and returning home in honor.[12](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/play/q0gib2vxd3n93mi)
## Production
The two *Royal Tramp* films were written and directed by Wong Jing and adapted from Louis Cha (Jin Yong)'s 1972 novel *The Deer and the Cauldron*, one of the most popular works of modern Chinese popular fiction.[2](https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2023/11/the-royal-tramp-collection-eureka/) They were shot back-to-back with largely the same cast and crew, and the sequel was released only two months after the first film.[2](https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2023/11/the-royal-tramp-collection-eureka/) • [3](https://lovehkfilm.com/reviews/royal_tramp_2.htm) Wong Jing was simultaneously making *[City Hunter](https://www.edgepedia.org/city-hunter-film)*, and he has stated that Ching Siu-tung directed the action scenes in the second film, and likely did the same for the first.[2](https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2023/11/the-royal-tramp-collection-eureka/) The producers were Jimmy Heung and Stephen Shiu, and the film was produced by Win's Movie Productions.[7](https://flixpatrol.com/title/royal-tramp-2/) • [8](https://cinegraph.org/movies/royal-tramp-2-1992)
## Cast
Stephen Chow stars as Wai Siu-bo, with Brigitte Lin as Lung Erh, the Dragon Sect leader in her new form; Chingmy Yau as Princess Jianning; [Michelle Reis](https://www.edgepedia.org/michelle-reis) as A-Ke; Deric Wan as the [Kangxi Emperor](https://www.edgepedia.org/kangxi-emperor); Ken Tong as Wu Yingxiong; Paul Chun as [Wu Sangui](https://www.edgepedia.org/wu-sangui); Damian Lau as Chan Kan-nam (Chen Jinnan); Natalis Chan as Duran; Sandra Ng as Wai Chun-fa; Fennie Yuen and Vivian Chan as the Twin sisters; Law Lan as the Dragon Sect founder; and Sharla Cheung in a cameo as the original Lung Erh.[13](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/1988079/performer/) • [3](https://lovehkfilm.com/reviews/royal_tramp_2.htm) • [14](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/royal-tramp-2)
## Reception and box office
The film was a commercial success in a remarkable year for its star. All five of the top-grossing Hong Kong films of 1992 starred Stephen Chow, and *Royal Tramp II* was among them.[15](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/royal_tramp.htm) Its Hong Kong gross is given as HK$36,583,964, which the Stephen Chow fan archive ranks fourth for the year in Hong Kong.[4](https://singchi.org/modules/library/article.php?id=31&lang=english&p=5) In Taiwan it ran from 20 August to 18 September 1992 and earned NT$89,591,630, ranking third among domestic films for the Taiwan year.[4](https://singchi.org/modules/library/article.php?id=31&lang=english&p=5) A PhD thesis on Stephen Chow's career states that *Royal Tramp Parts I and II* together grossed HK$77 million, which set a new record.[16](https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/350770/1/X.Xu_20PhD_20Thesis_202012.pdf)
Critical responses have divided along predictable lines. The LoveHKFilm review calls the sequel a definite improvement over its predecessor, with a better storyline, stronger fight sequences, and less inaccessible wordplay, though wuxia (Chinese martial-arts hero fiction genre) purists are still annoyed by the excessive comedy and unfaithful storyline.[3](https://lovehkfilm.com/reviews/royal_tramp_2.htm) The Far East Films review takes the opposite view, arguing that Wong Jing's directorial excess spills over in a disjointed sequel that lacks the cohesion of the first film, while still praising the choreography and the pairing of Brigitte Lin, played straight and deadly, with Chow, who mocks the conventions of heroism.[17](https://fareastfilms.com/review/royal-tramp-ii/) A Blu-ray review for Set the Tape finds the second film the weaker of the two, with the comedy shifted and the fight scenes feeling more like a standard wuxia film than a parody.[10](https://setthetape.com/2023/11/10/the-royal-tramp-collection-1992-blu-ray-review/amp/) On aggregate sites the film holds an IMDb score of 7.0 and a TMDb score of 7.1.[18](https://pulseofcinema.com/en/film/royal-tramp-2/)
## Later releases and versions
A longer Taiwanese version of the film exists: a comparison of the British Eureka Blu-ray (98 minutes 18 seconds) with the Taiwanese King's Video Laserdisc (101 minutes 31 seconds in NTSC) found 12 cuts totaling about 3 minutes 34 seconds, plus additional material including an alternative version of the "restore Ming" scene with Natalis Chan and a longer scene with Damian Lau explaining Wai's motivation.[19](https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=247348) The two versions also differ in a tattoo gag: the misspelled character for "revenge" was changed between the [Cantonese](https://www.edgepedia.org/cantonese) and Mandarin versions so that the mispronunciation joke would work in each language.[19](https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=247348)
Eureka [Entertainment](https://www.edgepedia.org/entertainment) released both films together as *The Royal Tramp Collection* on Region B Blu-ray on 13 November 2023, with the BBFC classifying the film on 9 October 2023 at 98 minutes 17 seconds, with advice for strong bloody images, violence, and crude humor.[2](https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2023/11/the-royal-tramp-collection-eureka/) • [6](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/royal-tramp-ii-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde1mdiw) The set includes the original Cantonese audio with subtitles, an English dub, and a commentary by Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan.[10](https://setthetape.com/2023/11/10/the-royal-tramp-collection-1992-blu-ray-review/amp/) • [20](https://www.mcavinchey.org/film/royal-tramp-ii) The film was also shown in 2022 and 2023 in a Hong Kong Film Archive program of six Jin Yong film classics screened in Wuhan cinemas.[21](https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/common/pdf/annual_report_2223_en.pdf) 1905.com lists a mainland China theatrical release for the film on 7 February 2026.[1](https://m.1905.com/m/film/info/1988079.shtml)
## References
1. [鹿鼎记II 详细资料, 1905电影网](https://m.1905.com/m/film/info/1988079.shtml)
2. [The Royal Tramp Collection – Eureka – Blueprint: Review, David Brook (2023)](https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2023/11/the-royal-tramp-collection-eureka/)
3. [Royal Tramp 2 (鹿鼎記 II：神龍教) (1992), LoveHKFilm, review by Kozo](https://lovehkfilm.com/reviews/royal_tramp_2.htm)
4. [鹿鼎記2神龍教 上映及得獎資料, 周星馳影迷會星樂園](https://singchi.org/modules/library/article.php?id=31&lang=english&p=5)
5. [Royal Tramp II, Fortune Star Media movie catalogue](https://www.fortunestarentertainment.com/royaltrampii.html)
6. [Royal Tramp II, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/royal-tramp-ii-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmde1mdiw)
7. [Royal Tramp 2, FlixPatrol](https://flixpatrol.com/title/royal-tramp-2/)
8. [Royal Tramp 2 (1992), Cinegraph](https://cinegraph.org/movies/royal-tramp-2-1992)
9. [Royal Tramp II (1992) – Plot, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104771/plotsummary/)
10. [The Royal Tramp Collection (1992) – Blu-ray Review, Set The Tape (2023)](https://setthetape.com/2023/11/10/the-royal-tramp-collection-1992-blu-ray-review/amp/)
11. [鹿鼎記II神龍教 Royal Tramp II – 劇情, 劉松仁檔案館](https://www.damianlau.net/archives/royal-tramp-ii/)
12. [鹿鼎记2：神龙教, WeTV](https://wetv.vip/zh-cn/play/q0gib2vxd3n93mi)
13. [鹿鼎记II 演职员表, 1905电影网](https://www.1905.com/mdb/film/1988079/performer/)
14. [Royal Tramp 2 streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/royal-tramp-2)
15. [Royal Tramp (鹿鼎記) (1992), LoveHKFilm, review by Kozo](https://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/royal_tramp.htm)
16. [X. Xu, PhD thesis on Stephen Chow, University of Southampton (2012)](https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/350770/1/X.Xu_20PhD_20Thesis_202012.pdf)
17. [Royal Tramp II (1992) Review, Far East Films, Andrew Saroch (2015)](https://fareastfilms.com/review/royal-tramp-ii/)
18. [Royal Tramp 2 (1992): Plot, Cast & Rating, Pulse of Cinema](https://pulseofcinema.com/en/film/royal-tramp-2/)
19. [Royal Tramp II – Schnittbericht: Kinofassung / Taiwan-Langfassung, Schnittberichte.com (2023)](https://www.schnittberichte.com/schnittbericht.php?ID=247348)
20. [Royal Tramp II, Dan McAvinchey film database](https://www.mcavinchey.org/film/royal-tramp-ii)
21. [Film Archive and Film and Media Arts Programmes, Leisure and Cultural Services Department annual report 2022–23](https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/common/pdf/annual_report_2223_en.pdf)
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