Kung fu (2004)
Movie: Kung fu (2004)
“Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing’s actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}”
- Director: Stephen Chow
- Release Date: 22 April 2005 (USA)
- Run Time: 95 min | Philippines:99 min
- Country: China , Hong Kong
- Genre: Action , Comedy , Crime , Fantasy
- MPAA: Rated R for sequences of strong stylized action and violence.
Tagline: A new comedy unlike anything you have seen before
Trivia: Three scenes are not directed by Stephen Chow. One, the fight that reveals the three Pig Stye Masters, is directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo. The “Burly Brawl” parody where the One fights the thousand men in black suits, and the fight in the night, where the three masters face the two musicians were directed by Woo-ping Yuen.
Goofs: Revealing mistakes: When Coolie takes on the Axe Gang alone, before the tailor joins in on the fight, an Axe Gang member is seen taking a perfect unblocked swing at Coolie’s back and then realizes that Coolie couldn’t block it so he runs away.