The Foot Fist Way (2006)

An inept karate instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow karate enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Williams.

Director:

Jody Hill

Writers:

Ben Best, Jody Hill,

Stars:

Danny McBride, Mary Jane Bostic, Ben Best

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Danny McBride	...	Fred Simmons
Mary Jane Bostic	...	Suzie Simmons
Ben Best	...	Chuck 'The Truck' Wallace
Spencer Moreno	...	Julio Chavez
Carlos Lopez	...	Henry Harrison (as Carlos Lopez IV)
Jody Hill	...	Mike McAlister
Ken Aguilar	...	Rick
Collette Wolfe	...	Denise
Jeff Hoffman	...	Dr. Love
Deborah Loates	...	Marge
Danielle Jarchow	...	Connie
Juan-Carlos Guzman	...	Carlos
Nicholas Stanley	...	Lil' Stevie Fisher
Erica Owens	...	Mrs. Fisher
Sean Baxter	...	Roy Powers

Storyline

Small town Tae Kwon Do instructor Fred Simmons relishes the power that comes from being the king of a small kingdom. A former champion, Mr. Simmons fancies himself one in the same as his hero, Chuck "The Truck" Wallace, a B-movie Martial Arts film star. Mr. Simmons openly boasts about his self-proclaimed status as "king of the demo" [Tae Kwon Do demonstration], even though he can't nail one to save his life. His only vulnerability lies in his adoration of his wife Suzie - a weakness that comes bubbling to the surface when Mr. Simmons discovers Suzie has cheated on him with her new boss. When Suzie leaves him, Mr. Simmons finds himself slipping into a crushing downward spiral. He struggles to keep "the power" by abusing anyone who challenges him. After losing students and making a fool out of himself, he finds allies in Julio Chavez, his nine-year-old apprentice, and Henry Harrison, one of his students with an "obvious confidence problem." When his bizarre best friend Mike McAllister ...

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Plot Keywords:

party | martial arts | small town | unhappy marriage | masturbation | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (UK)

Also Known As:

A pancser harcművész

Filming Locations:

Concord TaeKwonDo -745 Concord Parkway, Concord, North Carolina, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$36,391 (USA) (30 May 2008)

Gross:

$233,637 (USA) (8 August 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTV Films, Gary Sanchez Productions, You Know I Can't Kiss You

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Jody Hill is a third degree black belt in taekwondo.

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Quotes

Fred Simmons: Well, I rebuilt the engine about a year ago. New tires, new brakes. Gotten this baby up to 157 on the open highway, plus there were 2,000 rpm's left. It's a very special car. It means a lot to me. And sure I wanna sell it, I wanna get rid of it, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna unload it on any little yahoo that comes in here off the street, thinking this car's neat-o. I wanna check your credentials. I gotta know what kind of man you are. Why don't you tell me a little bit about yourself?
Man Who Buys Car: Well, ...
[...]

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Connections

Referenced in Observe and Report (2009)

User Reviews

Actually a very real, human-like movie

I like The foot fist way very much. The reason for this is simple; it's very realistic and human-like. Normally all movies are cool slick Hollywood movies. Where everybody is perfect, and the good guy always gets the beautiful girl in the end and every fight scene lasts 20 minutes,....well not in my life.

The main character of The Foot Fist Way is actually very easy to recognize in the first place. Many people ARE like him, and many people probably can identify with the main character. I know I can. Hell, maybe people say I'm a loser for admitting this, but I know my life more resembles 'the foot fist way' than it does 'Casino Royale' or 'Die Hard'.

I practice karate, and although this movie is about Tea Kwon Do (these sports are very similar), I can tell you that the exaggerations are real. And there are people out there that are made off no more than hot air.

Anyway, the 'crappy' filming makes this movie almost a documentary. And the fact that the actors are so simple, and not famous is very refreshing. I like real life, and I like movies that represent real-life. The Hollywood fairy tales are awful, in my opinion. The pace of the movie is good, and I thought is was short....I was really entertained. And real martial arts isn't as spectacular as we get to see in Hollywood movies, its as crappy as presented in this film. (in the sense of 'normal' people that practice martial arts).

In my opinion the producers were successful in creating a funny movie about things in life we all can relate to.