Hong Kong Synopsis
瘦虎肥龍
“Two righteous detectives, Skinny and Fatty, infuriate their superior by ruining his wedding”
King-sized martial arts hero Sammo Hung stars in this wild and wacky blend of action and comedy. Skinny (Karl Maka) and Fatty (Sammo Hung) are a pair of police detectives who soon find themselves on the outs with their boss when they accidentally make a mess of his wedding while chasing Tak, a big league drug trafficker. Skinny and Fatty are forced to leave their jobs, but while on holiday in Singapore, they forget their troubles when they both find love with beautiful women. However, Tak is convinced the former cops are still a threat, and when he abducts their girlfriends, Skinny and Fatty swing into action to rescue them.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon itself).
The 1989–1991 Hong Kong Window
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon holds position #15 of 71 Hong Kong films in the 1989–1991 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon premiered alongside 27 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 27 other Hong Kong films in 1990.
The 300th 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
20 audience reviews — more than 42% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 34th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- partner · 2
- cop · 13
- vacation · 7
- martial arts · 369
- hong kong · 73
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #142 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (83rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #80 of 516 (top 16%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Cinema Capital Entertainments Ltd. |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | June 28, 1990 |
| IMDb | tt0100605 |