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The Foot Fist Way (2006) -- This is the theatrical trailer for The Foot Fist Way, directed by Jody Hill.
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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.
The Foot Fist Way (2006) -- US Home Video Trailer from Paramount Vantage
The Foot Fist Way (2006) -- After he attacks the man who slept with his wife, a tae kwon do instructor goes on a downward spiral that ultimately causes him to escape his feelings by going on a pilgrimage with his buddy and two of his students to see his hero, Chuck "The Truck" Walla

Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   3,165 votes
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Director:
Jody Hill
Writers:
Ben Best (written by)
Jody Hill (written by)
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Release Date:
26 September 2008 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
An inept karate instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow karate enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Williams. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Not as funny as it could be, but there's potential here more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Danny McBride ... Fred Simmons
Ben Best ... Chuck 'The Truck' Wallace
Mary Jane Bostic ... Suzie Simmons
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ken Aguilar ... Rick
Tyler Baum ... Armand
Sean Baxter ... Roy Powers
Bruce Cameron ... Bruce
Erin Fisher ... Ticket Girl #1
Libertad Green ... Drunk Model

Juan-Carlos Guzman ... Carlos
Jody Hill ... Mike McAlister
Jeff Hoffman ... Dr. Love
Danielle Jarchow ... Connie
Deborah Loates ... Marge
Carlos Lopez ... Henry Harrison (as Carlos Lopez IV)
Spencer Moreno ... Julio Chavez
Erica Owens ... Mrs. Fisher
Nicholas Stanley ... Lil' Stevie Fisher
Chris Walldorf ... Shane

Collette Wolfe ... Denise
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
USA:85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | UK:15
Company:
MTV Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The title is a literal English translation of Tae Kwon Do. more
Quotes:
Fred Simmons: Julio, of course, is up to nothing. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Observe and Report (2009) more

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Not as funny as it could be, but there's potential here, 10 July 2009
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Author: scchait from IL, USA

Surprise hit comedies are generally the ones that feature a relatively under-exposed actor with great comedic talent in a central role. That is what Danny McBride as Fred Simmons is supposed to be. It's not a bad movie, but it scratches the surface of what it could be. It feels like "The Foot Fist Way" is the very long pilot of a TV series that didn't get picked up: like there was something more that needed to happen and characters that needed to be developed.

The film is a small character-driven comedy created by a trio of friends who have been nurtured by the Will Ferrell and Adam McKay screwball character movie teat. Danny McBride, the star, Jody Hill, director and supporting actor and Ben Best, supporting actor, all wrote the story of Simmons, a tae kwan do instructor in Alabama who's full of himself yet humbly insecure.

There's really no plot until halfway through the movie, giving it that episodic "this should be broken up into smaller, fleshed out parts" feel. Supporting characters jump in and out rather than contribute to a flowing narrative. The only thing that stays solid is the rocky relationship subplot between Simmons and his tall-built bimbo wife (a rather untalented Mary Jane Bostic).

Admirably, these three amigos try and create a character for McBride that is both a verbal machine gun of ridiculous phrases and someone who uses that same egotistical technique to work out his emotional problems. In other words, someone who is supposed to be hilarious but self-revealing at the same time -- a complex goofball. Their first trial run is hit or miss on the comedic end and just short on creating a meaningful character. McBride is capable, but they don't really push the concept hard enough.

A glorified TV episode might be all it is, but there's talent in this group of aspiring comedy filmmakers.

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