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66% Critic Match
Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon
“Two righteous detectives, Skinny and Fatty, infuriate their superior by ruining his wedding”
6.6 / 10• 1990• 1h 44m•NR• cn
ActionComedyCrime
Storyline
Fatty and Baldy, a pair of undercover detectives, infiltrate a Triad drug syndicate but are put on a leave of absence after apprehending the kingpin, Tak, in the middle of the police commander's wedding. They return to find that Tak has been bailed out and has hired a team of assassins to exact revenge.
Cast & Crew
Sammo Hung Kam-bo
Fatty Dragon
Lead
Karl Maka
Baldy Mak Sui Fu
Carrie Ng Ka-lai
Lai
Wanda Yung Wai-Tak
Tall Girl
Lung Ming-yan
Prince Tak (Ted)
Woo Fung
Officer Wu
Ni Kuang
Dragon's Father
Lau Kar-Wing
Wing
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lau Kar-Wing's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
