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Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (1978)

Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog poster
Original title
老虎田雞
Directed by
Karl Maka
Genre
action film
Country
Hong Kong
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
15
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two bumbling martial artists get mixed up in comedic adventures. They face off against thugs and each other in slapstick fight scenes.

comedicenergeticplayfulloosezanylightheartedfast-paced

What happens

Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog (Chinese: 老虎田雞), also known as Nutty Kickbox Cops, is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Karl Maka, who also wrote the screenplay with Eric Tsang, produced with Sammo Hung and Lau Kar-wing, who both starred in the lead roles. The film was one of two (along with Odd Couple) produced by Gar Bo Motion Picture Company, a company formed by Hung, Maka and Lau created. The film also features cameos from Yuen Biao, Lam Ching-ying and Hsiao Ho. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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