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By Hook or By Crook

1980 · 94 min

A breezy, slapstick kung fu romp full of silly disguises, cheerful fights, and amiable scoundrels.

Overview
'FLOWER KID' was a 'Robin Hood' type of hero who robs the rich and gives the poor. He was adored by many people especially a kid named 'FATSO', who considered himself as 'FLOWER KID jr.' Madam Bee, a woman of guts and evil hated 'FLOWER KID' because he once refused to kill her husband. She then married a rich 'Big Shot' and used his money and power to hire a bounty hunter called 'SKINNY'. Skinny caught the imitating hero 'Fatso'. They fought, understood, became good friends and went on look for 'Flower Kid'...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • justice
  • class
  • deception
  • redemption
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Karl Maka
Written by
Raymond Wong Pak-Ming
Starring
Sammo Hung Kam-bo, Wu Ma, Karl Maka, Dean Shek Tin, Paul Chung Fat, Tang Ching, Lam Ching-ying, Eric Tsang Chi-wai
Cinematography
Manny Hoh Ming
Runtime
94 min
Country
Hong Kong
Languages
Cantonese

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