The Crippled Masters

The Crippled Masters - Severin Films Blu-ray
Severin Films Blu-ray May 26, 2026 Releases in 77 days

More than four decades ago, "one of the strangest and most shocking martial arts movies ever witnessed" (DVD Talk) drove 42nd Street audiences into a stunned frenzy. Today it remains an "amazing" (Severed Cinema), "genuinely jaw-dropping" (High-Def Digest) "undisputed masterpiece" (Grindhouse Database), and is officially licensed on disc for the first time ever: When a cruel crime boss chops off the arms of a peasant (Sung-Chuan Shen aka Frankie Shum, who was born with Thalidomide Syndrome) and acid-dissolves the lower limbs of a henchman (Chao-Ming Kang aka Jackie Conn, born with small, deformed legs), the two disabled men train under a mysterious master to combine themselves into one unstoppable fighting machine and battle their way to vengeance. Chung Chien Li (THE GUY WITH THE SECRET KUNG FU) and Mu-Chuan Chen (THE IRON MONKEY) co-star in "the FREAKS of martial arts cinema" (1000 Misspent Hours) directed by Chi Lo aka Joe Law (THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN), newly scanned in 4K from the interpositive with 3 hours of revealing Special Features produced exclusively for this release.

Special Features

Audio Commentary With Frank Djeng, Co-Producer Of ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE

Audio Essay By Cult Cinema Critic Lovely Jon

Unleashing The Legends: The Godfathers Of Kung Fu Distribution - Interview With Temple Of Schlock's Chris Poggiali

Original Trailer

New Line Cinema U.S. Trailer
Bonus Materials
Audio Commentary With Frank Djeng, Co-Producer Of ENTER THE CLONES OF BRUCE
Audio Essay By Cult Cinema Critic Lovely Jon
Unleashing The Legends: The Godfathers Of Kung Fu Distribution – Interview With Temple Of Schlock's Chris Poggiali
Original Trailer
New Line Cinema U.S. Trailer