Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon

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Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon
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Directed by	Lau Kar Wing
Produced by	Wellington Fung
Written by	Chang Gwok Tsz
Starring	Sammo Hung Karl Maka
Distributed by	Cinema Capital Entertainement Cinema City & Films Company
Release date(s)	1990
Running time	105 min
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Gross revenue	HK$10.271 million
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Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon (traditional Chinese: 瘦虎肥龍) aka Skinny Tiger & Fatty Dragon aka Nutty Kickbox Cops is a 1990 Hong Kong action film directed by Lau Kar Wing (Liu Chia Yung), starring Sammo Hung and Karl Maka. The trio had worked together in the late 1970s, making two films for Lau and Hung's short-lived Gar Bo Motion Picture Company. Whilst Lau continued to appear in Hung's films for Golden Harvest througout the 1980s, Maka had gone on to co-run Cinema City. Skinny Tiger, Fatty Dragon was therefore something of a reunion for the three actors.

Much of the film was recorded in Singapore, and it featured two former winners of the Miss Singapore Universe competition. The films climax was filmed in the New Territories, Hong Kong and featured two Thai "ladyboys".

In the film, the main characters played by Hung and Maka are known by the nicknames "Fatty" and "Baldy", respectively. Despite the film's title, Maka's character is never referred to as "Skinny". In one scene, the pair are referred to by a work colleague as "Crazy Tiger and Mad Dragon".