Kung Phooey (2003)

Original title

Kung Phooey!

Directed by

Darryl Fong

Genre

parody film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A monk sets out to find a stolen magic peach that grants youth. He travels to British Columbia and teams up with new friends to get it back. The film spoofs old kung fu movie cliches.

sillylightheartedcheerfulgoofyparodicplayfulself-awarecomedic

What happens

Kung Phooey! is a 2003 independent film directed and produced by Darryl Fong. Fong also co-stars in the movie, alongside Michael Chow and Colman Domingo. The movie is about a monk who tries to find a mysterious lost "Fountain of Youth" (an ancient magic peach). He travels to British Columbia, and, with a new band of friends, tries to retrieve the stolen artifact. The movie is an affectionate parody of old Kung fu film tropes. For instance, one of the running jokes is about how all the bad guys make "Hi-yah!" sounds. The filming actually took place in the San Francisco Bay Area, poking fun at movies like Rumble in the Bronx that disguise British Columbia locations to look like cities in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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