Shou hu fei long (1990)

Director:

Chia Yung Liu

Genre:

Action | Comedy

Cast

Irene Britto		(as Irene Brito)
Mark Houghton	...	Killer
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Fatty
Chia Yung Liu	...	Wing
Karl Maka	...	Skinny
Carrie Ng	...	Lai
Jackson Ng	...	First Robber
Kuang Ni	...	Fatty's dad
Po Tai	...	Johnny
Ridley Tsui	...	Ah Pak (henchman)
Gabriel Wong	...	Burglar
Fung Woo	...	Inspector Ng
Xin Xin Xiong	...	Second Robber (blue jacket)
Wanda Yung	...	Lanky (Skinny's girlfriend)

Also Known As:

Nutty Kickbox Cops
Skinny Tiger and Fatty Dragon (Hong Kong: English title)

Runtime:

Hong Kong:100 min (uncut)

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M

Trivia:

When the film first started production, it was given the false title "Tiger On The Beat 3." The first two "Tiger on the Beat" films, as well as this film, were produced by Cinema City. This movie had been titled "Tiger on the Beat 3" because another company wanted to make another sequel to the "Tiger On The Beat" Series, starring Conan Lee (the star of the previous two films). Cinema City did not want this to happen so they titled this movie "Tiger On The Beat 3," forcing the rival company to abandon the project. After the rival company dropped out of the plan, Cinema City retitled this movie to "Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon."

Movie Connections:

Version of Running Scared (1986)

Violence against Women

I would have rated this higher as Sammo and Karl make a good team and the fighting is awesome but none of the other reviews note the high level of violence against women (and the two lady-boy's dressed as women) in this film which made me uneasy. For whatever reason, I have never seen it explained, Sammo does an excellent job of imitating Bruce Lee including use of Nunchaku's. There are several very funny, classic scenes such as gradually destroying Tak's Mercedes car and wrecking the Commissioner's wedding. Some of the other humour doesn't work so well. Sammo Hung and Karl Mak are obviously relaxed and comfortable in one anothers company and this comes through well. My Homg Kong Legends DVD copy has some good extras.