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Shaw Brothers' sleaziest anthology asks: what fresh hell can teenagers stumble into tonight?
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The Criminals, Part 5: The Teenager's Nightmare (1977)

Grindhouse sleazeMoral panic cinemaCautionary tale gone wrong

Overview

DramaHorrorCrime

Shaw Brothers Exploitation Flick, 5th installment in "The Criminals" series.

Flag of HKHKCantonese
Content warning

Standout Aspects

Direction

Kuei's unflinching sleaze meets Mou's nihilistic edge

Practical Effects

Pre-CGI nastiness that actually hurts to watch

Production

Shaw Brothers slumming it in the gutter beautifully

Best for:Solo: Late-night viewing when judgment's already questionable·Rewatch: Spotting which Shaw Brothers actors survive this one
Heads up:Violence: Teenagers suffer graphic consequences for bad decisions·Sexual Content: 1970s exploitation content, aged very badly
Kuei Chih-Hung

Director

Kuei Chih-Hung

ReleasedNov 11, 1977
Runtime1h 39m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Shaw Brothers

Top Cast

Wong Chung

Wong Chung

Chan Sum

Lam Fai-Wong

Lam Fai-Wong

Biker / Pervert

Lily Li

Lily Li

Ah Fun

Ai Fei

Ai Fei

He Keung

Fung Ging-Man

Fung Ging-Man

Ah Chat

Chung Chi-Keung

Chung Chi-Keung

Officer Li Tat

Yang Chi-Ching

Yang Chi-Ching

Sergeant Liang

Eddie Koo Koon Chung

Eddie Koo Koon Chung

Ah Choi

Chow Kin-Ping

Chow Kin-Ping

Policeman

Gam Biu

Gam Biu

Inspector

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Kara Hui Ying-Hung

Schoolgirl

Teresa Ha Ping

Teresa Ha Ping

Victim's Mother

Chan Lap-Ban

Chan Lap-Ban

Grandmother

Mama Hung

Mama Hung

Chan Sum's Mother

Mak Wa-Mei

Mak Wa-Mei

Bathing Woman

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Deep Dive

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Cultural

Part of Hong Kong's 1970s 'social education' exploitation wave, ostensibly warning youth but reveling in their destruction.

Trivia

Kuei Chih-Hung directed this between his cult classics The Killer Snakes and Bamboo House of Dolls, cementing his reputation as Shaw's resident provocateur.

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