Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002)

Original title

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

Directed by

Steve Oedekerk

Genre

parody film, martial arts film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 761 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man learns he is the Chosen One and must defeat a mysterious villain. This movie uses old martial arts footage and jokes about bad dubbing to make a comedy.

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What happens

Kung Pow! Enter the Fist is a 2002 American martial arts comedy spoof film that parodies Hong Kong action cinema. Written by, directed by and starring Steve Oedekerk, it uses footage from the 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film Tiger & Crane Fists (also called The Savage Killers) starring and directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, along with new footage shot by Oedekerk, who is also digitally inserted over Wang in many scenes, to create an original, unrelated plot. Despite a negative critical reception, the film was a moderate box office success, grossing $17 million worldwide against a $10 million budget. It has since been considered a cult classic for its off-the-wall humor and parodying of various dubbing tropes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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