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| Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Hustle is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. But at the same time, it’s like lots of things you’ve seen before. It’s very Eastern, yet it’s very Western. It’s like a traditional martial arts movie, yet it isn’t. It’s a drama, it’s a comedy. It’s touching, it’s ridiculous. Getting even more specific, this film—at various times and in various ways—has traces of Chicago, The Matrix, spaghetti westerns, Sin City, Looney Tunes, wire-fu flicks like Hero et al, Tarantino, Dragonball Z, Bruce Lee movies, old-school Hollywood, and more. |
(2005) Film Review |
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| CREDITS |
| Directed by Stephen Chow
Screenplay by Tsang Kan Cheong, Xin Huo, Chan Man Keung and Stephen Chow
Cast (in credits order)
Stephen Chow .... Sing
Wah Yuen .... Landlord
Qiu Yuen .... Landlady
Kwok Kuen Chan .... Brother Sum
Siu Lung Leung .... The Beast
Dong Zhi Hua .... Donut
Chiu Chi Ling .... Tailor
Xing Yu .... Coolie
Chi Chung Lam .... Sing's Sidekick
Kai Man Tin .... Axe Gang Advisor
Hak On Fung .... Harpist No. 2
Xiaogang Feng .... Crocodile Gang Boss
Shengyi Huang .... Fong
Suet Lam .... Axe Gang Vice General
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hsiao Liang .... Axe Gang Leader
Produced by
Bill Borden .... executive producer
Stephen Chow .... producer
Po Chu Chui .... producer
Rita Fung .... associate producer
David Hung .... executive producer
Jeffrey Lau .... producer
Zhonglei Wang .... executive producer
Connie Wong .... line producer
Hai Cheng Zhao .... executive producer
Original Music by Raymond Wong
Non-Original Music by Pablo de Sarasate (from various works)
Cinematography by Hang-Sang Poon
Film Editing by Angie Lam
MPAA: Rated R for sequences of strong stylized action and violence.
Runtime: 95 min
For rating reasons, go to FILMRATINGS.COM, and MPAA.ORG.
Parents, please refer to PARENTALGUIDE.ORG
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| TRAILERS AND CLIPS |
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| SYNOPSIS |
 Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves around a hapless wannabe gangster who aspires to become a member of the notorious "Axe Gang." Other characters include an obnoxious landlady and her apparently frail husband who exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.
Set amid the chaos of pre-revolutionary China, small time thief, Sing, aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. Stumbling across a crowded apartment complex aptly known as “Pig Sty Alley,” Sing attempts to extort money from one of the ordinary locals, but the neighbors are not what they appear. Sing’s comical attempts at intimidation inadvertently attract the Axe Gang into the fray, setting off a chain of events that brings the two disparate worlds face-to-face. As the inhabitants of the Pig Sty fight for their lives, the ensuing clash of kung fu titans unearths some legendary martial arts Masters. Sing, despite his futile attempts, lacks the soul of a killer, and must face his own mortality in order to discover the true nature of the kung fu master. |
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I can safely say, without a hint of hyperbole, that Stephen Chow’s Kung Fu Hustle is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. But at the same time, it’s like lots of things you’ve seen before. It’s very Eastern, yet it’s very Western. It’s like a traditional martial arts movie, yet it isn’t. It’s a drama, it’s a comedy. It’s touching, it’s ridiculous. Getting even more specific, this film—at various times and in various ways—has traces of Chicago, The Matrix, spaghetti westerns, Sin City, Looney Tunes, wire-fu flicks like Hero et al, Tarantino, Dragonball Z, Bruce Lee movies, old-school Hollywood, and more. Still, despite the menagerie of influences, Kung Fu Hustle, to me, is pretty simple at its core. With its simple storyline, its simple and well-acted characters, and its simple themes, this movie is simply a great time at the theater.
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