The 36 Crazy Fists
1977 1h 30m movie Film Hong Kong

The 36 Crazy Fists

三十六迷形拳

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.

The 1976–1978 Hong Kong Window

52 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The 36 Crazy Fists sits at position #50.

  1. The Contract
    #1

    The Contract

    ★ 7.7 · 1978

  2. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
    #2

    The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

    ★ 7.5 · 1978

  3. Drunken Master
    #3

    Drunken Master

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  4. Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
    #4

    Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  5. Heroes of the East
    #5

    Heroes of the East

    ★ 7.3 · 1978

  6. Warriors Two
    #6

    Warriors Two

    ★ 7.2 · 1978

  7. Enter the Game of Death
    #7

    Enter the Game of Death

    ★ 7.0 · 1978

  8. Clan of Amazons
    #8

    Clan of Amazons

    ★ 7.0 · 1978

The 1970s Hong Kong Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The 36 Crazy Fists premiered. 122 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.1
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

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
Original Language Chinese
Production Companies United Enterprise (H.K.) Corp.
Runtime 1h 30m
Release Date January 1, 1977
IMDb tt0076661

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