蛇鹤八步是由武林八大门派掌门们共同研究所得出的拳法，拥有着极高的威力，是武林中人都想要得到的宝物。然而，不幸接连发生，八大掌门统统命丧黄泉，蛇鹤八步也因此失传，成为了江湖上的传说。 　　徐英风（成龙 饰）是一位神秘的侠客，某日，他带着蛇鹤八步的拳谱重现江湖，掀起了重重涟漪，亦引爆了一场腥风血雨。一些人想要夺得拳谱成为武林的霸主，一些人想领略蛇鹤八步的风采，一些人以为徐英风正是当年凶案的罪魁祸首，一时间，徐英风成为了江湖上人人得而诛之的存在。不过，徐英风并不把这些想取他性命的人放在眼里，他的目的只有一个，那就是找到凶手，为掌门们报仇。Jackie Chan stars as the young warrior Hsu Yiu Fong. Hsu has been entrusted with the book of the "Art of the Snake and Crane," after the mysterious disappearance of the eight Shaolin Masters who had written it. He must fight off numerous clans who are all attempting to steal the book from him, to find out the true reason for the disappearance of the Shaolin Masters.