Hong Kong Synopsis
三十六迷形拳
When a young man's village is destroyed by a band of thugs, he seeks help from a great kung-fu master, but his real lessons come from a drunk old man, he basically learns kung fu by accident and seeks his revenge.
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 The 36 Crazy Fists itself).
The 1976–1978 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1976-1978 Hong Kong release window, The 36 Crazy Fists sits at #50 of 52. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 The 36 Crazy Fists premiered alongside 11 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 11 other Hong Kong films in 1977.
The 78th 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
13 audience reviews — more than 21% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 45th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #773 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.2 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #488 of 516 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
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| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | United Enterprise (H.K.) Corp. |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | January 1, 1977 |
| IMDb | tt0076661 |