The Oily Maniac

Original title: You gui zi

1976
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

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Superhero Action Crime Horror

A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.A cripple takes revenge on criminals by using a magic spell that transforms him into an oily monster/superhero.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Based on the Malaysian legend of the orang minyak, or oily man, a supernatural creature born of crude oil and fueled by vengefulness towards those who wronged him, the film is a highly fictionalized take on the myth by Shaw Brothers studios, combined with elements from Hollywood slashers popular in Asia at the time. There had been at least three Malaysian film versions of the story prior: a trilogy comprising Curse of the Oily Man (1956), Orang Minyak (1958) and Serangan Orang Minyak (1958). He would turn up again many years later in Orang minyak (2007) and Pontianak vs. Orang Minyak (2012), the latter pitting the oily man against another figure from Malay folklore, a vengeful ghost woman.

Connections
References Jaws (1975)

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Much better than it looks

This is a great alternative to the crazy "Toxic Avenger", best acted with better actors and also makes you laugh more without all that nonsense vulgarity.

Shaw Brothers are a guarantee if you want to spend an hour and a half having fun in front of a good, completely recreational audiovisual product and above all without getting bored for a second.

Very well written, well acted, great photography, the monster is a bit of a cardboard, but it creates its mystical atmosphere all the same.

Undoubtedly best of all the various Troma, Jess Franco and other pieces of junk that today are acclaimed by fans for no reason.