# Please ID this martial arts movie: people form into a giant crossbow, shoot fighters at foe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-martial-arts-movie-people-form-into-a-giant-crossbow-shoot-fighters-at-foe/734157 "2015-10-10T15:49:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-martial-arts-movie-people-form-into-a-giant-crossbow-shoot-fighters-at-foe/734157/1 "2015-10-10T15:49:35Z")
I probably saw it in the 80s, but I’d guess it was from the 70s. Pretty sure it’s an import with dubbed soundtrack. During a fight scene a bunch of guys all formed Voltron-like into a giant crossbow, or maybe a bow, and shot dudes at their opponent(s). Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-martial-arts-movie-people-form-into-a-giant-crossbow-shoot-fighters-at-foe/734157/2 "2015-10-10T16:48:02Z")
I meant “movie”, not “move”, in the title. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-martial-arts-movie-people-form-into-a-giant-crossbow-shoot-fighters-at-foe/734157/3 "2015-10-10T19:51:09Z")
I’ve seen a lot of old time Kung Fu movies and don’t recall that one. But now I’d like to see it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-martial-arts-movie-people-form-into-a-giant-crossbow-shoot-fighters-at-foe/734157/4 "2015-10-10T23:12:17Z")
It’s much more recent than described in the OP, but it sounds like something from _Enthiran_, except there was no crossbow or bow in that movie. Snakes, giant balls with guns, a huge robot made out of human-shaped robots, but no crossbow. **Tripolar** , you’re not alone: I’ve also seen hundreds and own dozens of old kung fu movies, but I don’t recall that scene. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-martial-arts-movie-people-form-into-a-giant-crossbow-shoot-fighters-at-foe/734157/5 "2015-10-11T20:02:36Z")
I’m sure I saw it _way_ before 2010, which is when Enthiran (which I never saw) came out. It was probably on a Saturday afternoon “Kung Fu Theater” thing on TV in Phoenix, AZ between 1980 and 1985. Or, I dreamed it, which is totally possible. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-id-this-martial-arts-movie-people-form-into-a-giant-crossbow-shoot-fighters-at-foe/734157/6 "2015-10-12T15:02:42Z")
lemme bump this for Monday’s readers