Kung Fu Dunk (2008)

Original title

功夫灌篮

Directed by

Chu Yen-ping

Genre

comedy film, martial arts film, action comedy film

Country

Taiwan, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

12

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 257 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man with amazing martial arts and basketball skills joins a college team. He uses his kung fu to help them win games and face off against rival players.

fast-pacedzanylightheartedsillyenergeticcartoonishplayful

What happens

Kung Fu Dunk (traditional Chinese: 功夫灌籃; simplified Chinese: 功夫灌篮; pinyin: Gōngfū Guànlán), also known by its former title Slam Dunk, is a 2008 Chinese-language action comedy film. It was directed by Taiwanese director Kevin Chu and filmed in Taiwan and mainland China. The film was previously titled Slam Dunk, but the title was later changed to avoid confusion with the Slam Dunk manga and anime series which it was roughly based on despite the film itself having no association whatsoever. The filming, however, conveyed a strong flavour of Hong Kong films, reminiscent of movies like Shaolin Soccer. It features a list of pop stars from Taiwan and Hong Kong, along with well-known actors of Mainland China. In 2008, the theme song "周大俠" (Hero Chou), which was composed by Jay Chou (who also stars) with lyrics by Vincent Fang and performed by Yi Chuan, was nominated for Best Original Song at the 45th Golden Horse Awards, which is included as a bonus track on Jay Chou 2007 World Tour Concert Live. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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