The Kid with the Golden Arm

Original title: Jin bi tong

1979
R
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

Action Drama

Director Chang Cheh reunites the Five Venoms in his second biggest cult hit in the West. It's Lo Meng's most memorable performances whose showdown with fellow Venom Kuo Chue is artistically ... Read allDirector Chang Cheh reunites the Five Venoms in his second biggest cult hit in the West. It's Lo Meng's most memorable performances whose showdown with fellow Venom Kuo Chue is artistically violent while being graphically artsy.Director Chang Cheh reunites the Five Venoms in his second biggest cult hit in the West. It's Lo Meng's most memorable performances whose showdown with fellow Venom Kuo Chue is artistically violent while being graphically artsy.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.8K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
All entries contain spoilers

Goofs
When Iron Robe signals his distress flare (just before his fight with Hai Toh), fishing line can clearly be seen suspending the lit flare in mid-air.

Quotes
Yin Chu: Golden Arm is as good as they say. With just his bare arms, he beat all of us. And if he had weapons...
Iron Feet Yang Hu Yun: Golden Arm never uses weapons. He claims he doesn't need them, and that using his bare arms is best. And, he's probably right.

Alternate versions
11 minutes of footage was removed for the international version. Some scenes were even re-ordered to make this cut. The recent remastered version is based on the uncut Hong Kong print.

Connections
Featured in Trailer Trauma Part 4: Television Trauma (2017)

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Good film of that period

Although the martial arts choreography isn't as snazzy as it is in modern martials arts film, the movie has a few interesting twists to it.

I was mildly surprised at the end and which was rather novel and refreshing. My only grouse is that the love interest isn't developed more. I would have loved to see a more concrete expression of development, but the portrayal in this film is probably more accurate of the period in which women were not expected to express feelings of love.

If you're a wuxia fan, you will probably add this to your collection as a comparison to modern wuxia. There are enough suspense in it to make it interesting too. Worth a watch.