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Kung Fu Hustle

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
157K
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Stephen Chow, Siu-Lung Leung, Qiu Yuen, and Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan in Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
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In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

  • Director
    • Stephen Chow
  • Writers
    • Stephen Chow
    • Kan-Cheung Tsang
    • Xin Huo
  • Stars
    • Stephen Chow
    • Wah Yuen
    • Qiu Yuen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    157K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,308
    285
    • Director
      • Stephen Chow
    • Writers
      • Stephen Chow
      • Kan-Cheung Tsang
      • Xin Huo
    • Stars
      • Stephen Chow
      • Wah Yuen
      • Qiu Yuen
    • 489User reviews
    • 337Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 25 wins & 47 nominations total

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    Top cast31

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    Stephen Chow
    Stephen Chow
    • Sing
    Wah Yuen
    Wah Yuen
    • Landlord
    Qiu Yuen
    Qiu Yuen
    • Landlady
    Siu-Lung Leung
    Siu-Lung Leung
    • The Beast
    Xiaogang Feng
    Xiaogang Feng
    • Crocodile Gang Boss
    • (as Feng Xiao Gang)
    Zhihua Dong
    Zhihua Dong
    • Donut
    • (as Zhi Hua Dong)
    Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan
    Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan
    • Brother Sum
    • (as Danny Chan)
    Tze-Chung Lam
    Tze-Chung Lam
    • Bone (Sing's Sidekick)
    • (as Lam Tze Chung)
    Kai-Man Tin
    Kai-Man Tin
    • Axe Gang Advisor
    Kang Xi Jia
    • Harpist #1
    Fung Hak-On
    Fung Hak-On
    • Harpist #2
    • (as Hark-On Fung)
    Shengyi Huang
    Shengyi Huang
    • Fong
    Suet Lam
    Suet Lam
    • Axe Gang Vice General
    Cheung-Yan Yuen
    Cheung-Yan Yuen
    • Beggar
    • (as Cheng Yan Yuen)
    Chi Ling Chiu
    Chi Ling Chiu
    • Tailor
    Xing Yu
    Xing Yu
    • Coolie
    Yibai Zhang
    • Inspector Chan
    • (as Zhang Yi Bai)
    Si Lu Ren
    • Suzie
    • Director
      • Stephen Chow
    • Writers
      • Stephen Chow
      • Kan-Cheung Tsang
      • Xin Huo
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Bruce Lee Tribute: When the Landlady is seated between the Boss and his assistant, she faces the boss, and mimics the gestures Bruce Lee used while also facing a crime boss in Return of the Dragon. She wags her finger at him, then closes both fists, then just the right (while knuckles cracking can be heard), she jerks her head up, and the boss nods he understands, then she thumbs her nose, exactly like Bruce Lee.
    • Goofs
      When Coolie takes on the Axe Gang alone, before the tailor joins in, an Axe Gang member takes a perfect unblocked swing at Coolie's back, realizes that Coolie can't block it, and runs away.
    • Quotes

      Barber: Why don't you train us to be top fighters... and we'll avenge them!

      Landlady: Becoming a top fighter takes time, unless you're a natural-born kung-fu genius, and they're 1 in a million.

      Barber: [Does martial arts routine] It's obvious I'm the one.

      Landlady: [immediately punches him in the face] Don't think so.

    • Alternate versions
      The version released in Spain took a few artistic licenses when it was dubbed. Giving each character a different accent from each region of Spain or from other parts of the world.
      • Sing has a Madrid accent and also the street slang.
      • His partner has Catalan accent.
      • The landlord and his wife have an Andalusian accent.
      • The Ax Gang Vice General has an Argentine accent.
      • The Crocodile Gang Boss has a Mexican accent.
      • Donut has the accent of a Chinese person trying to speak in Spanish.
      • The Two Harpist have a French accent.
      • The Beast has an Italian accent.
      • And some neighbors of "Pig Sty Alley" have a Galician accent.
      After its theatrical release in Spain, the dubbing turned the film into a cult classic, among some groups thanks to the funny dubbing that, although it varied some jokes or added of its own, did not change the story. However, he also obtained his group of detractors who consider that the dubbing completely ruined the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Sahara/Eros/Kung Fu Hustle/Winter Solstice/Mondovino (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Zhi Yao Wei Ni Huo Yi Tian
      Composed by Liu Jie Chang

      Lyrics by Lin Huang Kun

      Performed by Huang Sheng Yi

      Arranged by Ying-Wah Wong (as Raymond Wong)

    User reviews489

    Featured review
    9/10

    Fantastic

    This is one of the most richly imaginative, creative, downright enjoyable movies I've ever seen. I haven't enjoyed myself this much since Pulp Fiction.

    It took me a while to figure out who the hero was. First I thought it was the barber guy who got himself constantly smacked about by the landlady. I suppose it's because he looked so dim, he therefore had to be a kung fu master in disguise. I've read some of the other posts, and everyone seems to think the knife scene was the funniest. I didn't expect to come to this movie for a laugh, but the knife scene almost killed me. Luckily it was just me and my friend in the movie theatre, so I could let it all out.

    If you go to the movies to free your imagination, then this is the movie for you. Stay away from people who say it's far-fetched and unrealistic. If they want realism, they should go to the laundromat.
    • baboos
    • Oct 17, 2005
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 22, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • China
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures (United States)
    • Languages
      • Mandarin
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Kung Fusión
    • Filming locations
      • Shanghai, China
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia
      • Huayi Brothers Media
      • Taihe Film Investment Co. Ltd.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,108,591
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $269,225
      • Apr 10, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $104,882,445
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1
      • 2.35 : 1

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