"The Lady Is The Boss" (1983) is a Cantonese kung fu comedy of cultural differences, as "juk-sing" Kara Hui Ying-Hung travels from America to Hong Kong to take over as the boss of a martial arts academy. She's at odds with the sifu Lau Kar Leung in a battle of old vs. new ideas for recruiting students. Kara gets caught up in the local triad scene by training hostesses of a mob boss, who doesn't take kindly to the girls' new kung fu attitude, which has them denying customers who are trying to cop a feel. The conflict builds until the climax where the mob takes on Kara and company in a gymnasium: A perfect setting to open a can of whoopass.

Lau Kar Leung does a fine job of blending the comedy with action as the film breezes along for 90 minutes. Kara Hui also does a commendable job playing an American with that "can-do" spirit, while delivering Chinese and English in her dialogue. "The Lady Is The Boss" is a fine example of the kung fu, action comedy of the '80s. Dig those '80s outfits, too.