Hong Kong Synopsis
瘋猴
A disgraced former Kung Fu expert makes a living as a merchant with the help of a hot headed friend. When the men are harassed by gangsters, the merchant decided to teach his friend monkey boxing so they can defend their business.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Mad Monkey Kung Fu. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1978–1980 Hong Kong Window
Mad Monkey Kung Fu holds position #24 of 58 Hong Kong films in the 1978–1980 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Hong Kong, 122 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Mad Monkey Kung Fu premiered alongside 21 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 21 other Hong Kong films in 1979.
The 126th Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
33 audience reviews — more than 59% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (59th percentile) outruns trending popularity (30th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #243 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #153 of 516 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, Portuguese |
| Production Companies | Shaw Brothers |
| Runtime | 1h 56m |
| Release Date | October 5, 1979 |
| IMDb | tt0079147 |