辉（张卫健）和健（吴刚）是在泰国长大的好友，辉热衷于赌术，健醉心打拳。两人因生活所迫，逃至香港，途中结识少女芳（关秀媚），芳对辉产生情愫。三人寄居健的姨妈家，表妹对健一见倾心。辉在赌王张啸天赌场做事，少爷张明（江欣燕），原来就是辉和健在泰国有一面之缘的梦中情人夏小雪，辉和健向明展开追求，卷入家族争斗中。辉被逼离开香港，从而成为广州赌王。倪俊杰（欧阳震华）为父报仇，设计害死张啸天。辉和健助明报仇，一场恶战即将展开。

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从1993年开始TVB兴起了一股翻拍金庸剧的潮流，随之而来的是正剧之外的前传或外传类的杜撰金庸剧的轮番出场，射雕出了九阴真经，南帝北丐，中神通王重阳，倚天则出了这部金毛狮王和后来96年的武当张三丰。
金毛狮王一定程度上丰富了倚天中明教这条线的情节，谢逊和成昆如何从师徒变为仇敌，阳顶天和成昆怎么会从莫逆之交变成一对死敌，杨逍殷天正等人如何成为一代大侠，这些都是该剧吸引大家眼球的资本所在。
当然该剧的硬伤也不少，和其他“杜撰金庸剧”一样，部分情节捏造的有些与原著无法联系，但整体上对于喜欢金庸剧的朋友来说这还算是一道不错的小菜。

A wandering swordsman named Lu Fang who is returning from battle discovers that several farmers have kidnapped the local magistrate’s daughter. He sides with them after learning that this is an act of desperation to improve their low standard of living.

李岳（王羽）為報父仇刺死佞臣，被朝廷通緝要隱姓逃亡。俠士方君兆（喬莊）遇上李，兩人惺惺相惜。方無意間向李透露心事，表示正為一位女子貞兒（秦萍）查訪失散的未婚夫李岳，其實他本人也情不自禁地愛上貞兒，但以道義故，一心為貞兒追訪李。李因身為欽犯，不欲累及貞兒而隱瞞身份，並捨身犯險獨往與盜激戰，圖消方與貞兒之憂，終於……

少年张三丰（关礼杰）原与师父觉远大师（鲍方）在少林看守藏经阁，不经意地悟道少林功夫，因而被逐出师门，更卷入武林漩涡。高沧海（骆应钧）要成为群雄领袖，最后终联手与海及蒙古人对抗。金人亡国公主完颜容若（梁佩玲）流落民间，因而结识三丰，二人共渡患难，情素互生，但却因灭金罪魁祸首火龙真人（罗乐林）的介入，二人感情遭遇连番波折。几经艰楚，三丰逐渐悟出太极深法，创出太极度拳，与海及蒙古人对抗，经过一场浩劫，容若为救三丰，与高沧海同归于尽，三丰在武当山开家立派，奠立武当派的万世基业！

霍东觉（刘续民 饰）是霍元甲的儿子，和霍元甲的徒弟陈真（梁小龙 饰）相依为命，两人浪迹江湖，快意恩仇。陈真一直严格要求霍东觉，希望他能够成长为一个正直有为的青年。东瀛武者佐藤（郑雷 饰）想要在中华武林里作威作福，为了打击佐藤的渐渐抬头的势力，陈真决定重建精武门。
遭遇了打击的佐藤心中十分不甘，于是绑架了霍东觉，想要以此诱惑陈真自投罗网。得知霍东觉遭到绑架的消息，陈真心急如焚，当即决定只身勇闯虎穴。然而，敌人为数众多，陈真寡不敌众，最终中了佐藤的奸计不幸遇害。然而，临死之前，陈真豪气盖天，大大削弱了佐藤一党的力量，弘扬了中华雄风。

故事发生在市井纷乱的香港。刁二（赵雄 饰）自恃从东瀛学得柔道真传，回港后濒濒滋事。一日，他来到忠义武馆寻衅，众弟子纷纷与其交手，怎奈都不是他的对手，忍无可忍的馆主李中海（房勉 饰）率爱徒联手将其击伤，轰出武馆。不甘落败的刁二搬来日本浪人北岛（罗烈 饰）重新杀入武馆，李中海好汉难敌四手，受致命伤惨死，徒弟雷明（王羽 饰）也被打的奄奄一息，幸得师妹小玲（汪萍 饰）相救，暂逃一劫。刁二扫清对手，在镇上开赌场敛财。伤愈的雷明苦练神功，决心为师父报仇，一年后修成正果，只身杀向赌场。交战中，他悉数杀死北岛、刁二和前来助阵的日本剑客，一洗往日血仇......

俠女花碧蓮為救人而得罪賭棍萬三句(樊梅生 飾)，萬率眾圍殺碧蓮，幸得駱宏勛(陳亮 飾)趕來相救。萬之主人王倫(張佩山 飾)知悉一切後，重金收買知府，將宏勛打下冤獄。碧蓮往探監，見宏勛奄奄一息，遂隻身闖進王倫練武場，大戰眾強徒，並取下王倫助手首級。翌日，碧蓮把血淋淋的人頭掛在竹竿上，到市上去叫賣，結果驚動官差，被捉進衙門……

Eight demon swordsmen and their gang have spread menace across many sword teaching schools. The students seek the help of Fang who alone can combat them. Will Fang take up the challenge.

1970 film by Chang Cheh

梁山好汉攻打曾头市时，晁盖不慎被史文恭毒箭射中面颊身亡。为替他报仇，军师吴用和黑旋风李逢潜入大名府，企图说服卢俊义（丹波哲郎）入伙梁山，达到“用卢制史”的目的，但潜心习武的卢俊义一直犹豫不决。不料隔墙有耳，事情被与卢俊义妻子有染的管家李固闻悉，向官府告发后卢俊义被捕，不日将以“私通梁山贼寇”罪名被斩首示众。
卢俊义的心腹浪子燕青（姜大卫）前往梁山求救，宋江得信后立刻调派林冲（岳华）、武松（狄龙）等人去劫法场，一场梁山好汉与官府的大战就此展开。

耳熟能详的民间侠义故事。包拯（井淼）铁面无私，得罪庞太师，被项氏三雄行刺，幸被展昭（张翼）所救；展更因救永安公主有功，被赐以「御猫」雅号；怎知惹来陷空岛「五鼠」不满，「锦毛鼠」白玉堂（乔庄）与韩彰、徐庆、蒋平等四鼠大闹东京，盗去水晶香炉，此时花冲（罗烈）也暗至后宫奸杀宫女！宫庭发生命案，仁宗限包拯十日内破案，展昭直扑陷空岛，与五鼠恶斗！其后展昭发现奸杀宫女的是花冲，与五鼠前嫌尽释，更与丁月华（丁红）联手大战花冲，终将其刺毙！

武功高强的鹰王（狄龙 饰）于偶然之中遇见了身负重伤命不久矣的天一堂六舵主（游龙 饰），得知了大舵主洪擎天（张佩山 饰）杀死了堂主，企图谋权篡位。于是，鹰王被卷入了门派争斗的漩涡之中，遭到了洪勤天和颜冰儿（李菁分 饰）的追杀。
颜玉莲（李菁分 饰）是天一堂的七舵主，她在无意之间救了身陷险境的鹰王一命，两人就此相识。颜玉莲的侠肝义胆吸引了鹰王的注意，随着时间的推移，两人之间的距离越来越近。鹰王将颜玉莲的妹妹颜冰儿的所作所为如实相告，但颜玉莲却并不相信鹰王所言，直到她被颜冰儿重伤垂死之际，依然祝福鹰王不要伤害妹妹。

The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter kills the clan chief's son. The Green Dragon chief wounds family head Yu Yuan with his flying daggers, and kills many others who try to protect the noble family. Wandering swordsman Ying Qing saves the family in a fight, using his own flying dagger skills, but his allegiances and motives are unclear.

The plot involves patriots during the Sung Dynasty and their attempts to rescue a kidnapped prince from Ching troops who have invaded the north of China. The patriots are led by Ti Lung who recruits a mysterious but seemingly superhuman fighter played by David Chiang to find a way to cross a perilous bridge to enter an impregnable fortress to locate and rescue the imprisoned prince.

A young schoolgirl, Yuen Fong becomes caught in a tragic stranglehold of triad activity after she testifies in court over a triad beating. When this news reaches the triad leader Brother Smart, Yuen Fong must pay him protection money for what she has done as events begin to escalate.

Lei Li lost his right-arm in a sword duel with the master of a martial arts school, long ago. Now, he is able to defend himself well with just his left arm, and kung fu techniques. That he proves with just the help of his friend Chung-Chieng, when he crosses his path with a beautiful girl in need, Pao Chiao. Even against impossible odds, he will prove a great warrior.

During the Northern Song Dynasty, foreign tribes coveted the territory of the Great Song, creating a confrontational situation between the Han and non-Han ethnic groups. Qiao Feng (portrayed by Felix Wong), the leader of the Beggars' Sect, was falsely accused of being a descendant of the Khitans as revenge for rejecting the love of Kang Min (portrayed by Yim Wai-ming), the wife of the deputy leader. He was despised by martial artists in the Central Plains. Determined to clear his name, Qiao Feng searched everywhere for clues about his origin. During this period, he met Duan Yu (portrayed by Benny Chan), the prince of Dali, and the monk Xu Zhu (portrayed by Fan Siu-wong), and they became sworn brothers.

杨康的儿子杨过（古天乐 饰）自小被郭靖收养，郭靖希望他学好，于是送到了桃花岛跟黄药诗学习。杨过在桃花岛上整日被郭芙和大、小武欺负，一气之下独自出走了。杨过被古墓派的小龙女（李若彤 饰）收留，认她作姑姑，生活在活死人墓里跟小龙女学习武功，日久天长，两人渐渐互生情愫，决定今生今世结成夫妻，永远生活在古墓。可惜机缘巧合下，他们最终要走出活死人墓，去经历一番江湖恩怨，两人最后能否有情人终成眷属？