# What kung-fu movie has a scene where a guy takes a shuriken to the eye in a forest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 18, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490 "2005-05-18T22:44:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490/1 "2005-05-18T22:44:55Z")
One of my earliest memories of TV is of a scene in a kung fu-- or kung fu style-- movie where some people are fighting in a forest and then one guy takes a shuriken in the eye. This is followed by the man who was hit emitting a blood curdling scream while standing in place, motionless. This scene really disturbed me when I was 5. I know this isn’t much to go on, but can anyone hazard a guess as to what movie this is? ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490/2 "2005-05-18T23:27:25Z")
Not the same the movie (or could it be?) an early kung fu movie memory I have is of a fight at a playground and a guy getting a shruiken in the eye. Man, I loved TBS back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490/3 "2005-05-19T17:02:08Z")
\ (bad form, i know, sorry… but it’s been eating away at me for, like, 20+ years) ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490/4 "2005-05-19T17:04:51Z")
Hmmm, in a semi-recent South Park episode where the kids bought ninja weapons at a flea market and pretended to fight each other, Kenny accidentally threw a shuriken into Butters’ eye. It was pretty horrific (and sad and funny at the same time), but I wonder if Trey and Matt saw the same movies you’re referring to as inspiration for that scene. ---
**Author:** ![SlyFrog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@SlyFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlyFrog)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490/5 "2005-05-19T19:10:34Z")
“Pwotect ma’ ballllllllllls!” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490/6 "2005-05-19T19:49:24Z")
I’d be harder pressed to think of a kung-fu movie that _didn’t_ have a guy taking a shuriken to the eye. Those things are, like, eye-magnets. ---
**Author:** ![TheBloodPriest](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thebloodpriest/32/18520_2.png) [@TheBloodPriest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBloodPriest)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490/7 "2025-02-12T00:27:35Z")
Ok, please excuse my poor form on my first post. I offer my solemn vow, as a holy man, to never practice necromancy again. I just thought in this case it might be applicable for a chuckle: I too am in search of this film, and I know the pain. I know it had to have been an 80’s martial arts film, around the opening scene (I think) a guy is dragged into the woods. Each arm is outstretched and has a rope tied to it. At the end of each rope is other dudes pulling his arms spread eagle. As he struggles to free himself, the dudes hold him in place as third dude throws a shuriken from like 20 feet away and, with a precision that only Hollywood can offer, hits their prisoner right in the eye. He survives this and we get a one eyed ninja revenge film. This movie has haunted me since my childhood and I want to watch it so bad 😂 Google found this thread and it’s really good to know I’m not the only one it has truly vexed! Oh, and by the way, hello everyone, my name is Kansas, and I’m an alcoholic. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490/8 "2025-02-12T02:01:07Z")
> [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](#): > > South Park episode where the kids bought ninja weapons at a flea market and pretended to fight each other, Kenny accidentally threw a shuriken into Butters’ eye. Heh heh, yea. It’s a pretty funny scene in a funny episode but here’s the shuriken part. I wouldn’t be surprised, at all, if it was referencing an earlier movie or show. > **[Butters Gets a Ninja Star Lodged In His Eye - SOUTH PARK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=135%5D%28https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2F_SdpjexsU7M%3Ft%3D135%29&v=_SdpjexsU7M%5Bhttps%3A%2Fyoutu.be%2F_SdpjexsU7M&feature=youtu.be)** > > Professor Chaos battles the Japanese Warriors. Kenny unleashes his ninja star, right in Butters' eye."Good Times With Weapons" S08Subscribe to South Park: ht... ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kung-fu-movie-has-a-scene-where-a-guy-takes-a-shuriken-to-the-eye-in-a-forest/304490/9 "2025-02-12T20:43:21Z")
It was funny, even after somebody lost an eye.