''Dirty Tiger, Crazy Frog'' (), also known as Nutty Kickbox Cops, is a 1978 Hong Kong

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directed by

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, who also wrote the screenplay with

Eric Tsang Eric Tsang Chi-wai ( zh, t=曾志偉; born 14 April 1953) is a Hong Kong actor, film director, producer, and television host, best known for hosting the variety show ''Super Trio series'' on the Hong Kong television network Television Broadcasts ...

, produced with

Sammo Hung Samuel "Sammo" Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and Film director, director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a figh ...

and

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, who both starred in the lead roles. The film was one of two (along with ''

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'') produced by Gar Bo Motion Picture Company, a company formed by Hung, Maka and Lau created. The film also features cameos from

Yuen Biao Yuen Biao (born Ha Lingchun; 26 July 1957) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist and stuntman. He specialises in acrobatics and Chinese martial arts and has also worked on over 80 films as actor, stuntman and action choreographer. He was one o ...

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and Hsiao Ho.

Cast

as Frog *

as Tiger * Jason Pai as Smiling Tiger * Meg Lam as Muti hand chick *

Dean Shek Dean Shek (17 June 1949 – 20 September 2021), also known as Dean Shek Tin, was a Hong Kong film actor and producer with over 72 film credits to his name. Shek was perhaps best known as Professor Kai-hsien in the 1978 film ''Drunken Master'', ...

as Panther *

Hoi Sang Lee Lee Hoi-sang (April 15, 1941 – September 9, 2024) was a Hong Kong martial arts film actor and martial artist, known for his roles in ''The 36th Chamber of Shaolin'' (as Abbot Li Hai Sheng) (1978), '' Shaolin Challenges Ninja'' (1978), ''The In ...

as White Brow Monk *

as Sheriff * To Siu-ming as 3 Trick Kid *

as One of Panther's men * Chin Yuet-sang as Chicken *

Chung Fat Chung Fat is a Hong Kong–based actor, choreographer, producer, and director. He primarily stars in jiangshi fictions and martial art movies. Early life Chung was born on 2 December 1953. He is a native of Guangdong province and of Han et ...

as Chicken's blood brother * Cheng Kang-yeh as Coffin King * Fung King-man as Casino dealer * Fung Hak-on as Pimp *

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as 3 Trick Kid's partner *

Alan Chui Chung-San Chui Chung-San (often known as Shu Zhong Xin, Tsui Chung-San, Hsu Zhong-Xin or Alan Hsu; 16 August 1954 – 2 November 2022) was a Hong Kong actor, director, choreographer, martial artist and stuntman. He was known for being an action director ...

as Man getting pickpocketed at casino *

as Casino fighter * Hsiao Ho as One of Panther's men * Huang Ha as Chicken's blood brother * Billy Chan as One of Panther's men * Peter Chan as One of Panther's men * Tsang Choh-lam as Innkeeper *

Mang Hoi Mang Hoi ( zh, 孟海; 1 May 1958 – 9 October 2023) was a Hong Kong actor and action director. He won the Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Hong Kong Film Awards for ''Yes, Madam''. Personal life and death Mang dated American actress and mar ...

as Casino fighter * Lam Hak-ming as Casino fighter * Johnny Cheung as One of Coffin King's men * Lau Ka-yung as One of Coffin King's men * Ho Pak-kwong as Casino manager * Chan Lap-ban as Frog's wife * Pan Yung-sheng as Casino fighter * Ho Chi-wai as One of Coffin King's men

External links

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