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The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) -- A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) -- A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008) -- A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.

Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   30,511 votes
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Director:
Rob Minkoff
Writer (WGA):
John Fusco (written by)
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Release Date:
18 April 2008 (USA) more
Tagline:
The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable. more
Plot:
A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
User Comments:
A Nice Martial Arts Fantasy Story more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jet Li ... The Monkey King / The Silent Monk
Michael Angarano ... Jason Tripitikas

Jackie Chan ... Lu Yan / Old Hop

Yifei Liu ... Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl

Collin Chou ... Jade Warlord
Juana Collignon ... Southie Girl

Morgan Benoit ... Lupo
Bingbing Li ... Ni Chang
Jack Posobiec ... Southie
Thomas McDonell ... Young Southie
Zhi Ma Gui ... Old Woman
Shen Shou He ... Farmer
Bin Jiang ... Young Village Man
Shaohua Yang ... Jade Soldier
Yu Yuan Zeng ... Inn Keeper
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Gong fu zhi wang (China: Mandarin title)
Gong fu zi wong (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Jackie Chan/Jet Li Project (USA) (working title)
King of Kung Fu (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
Untitled J&J Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.
Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA | China
Language:
English | Mandarin
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

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Trivia:
Just before Sparrow throws the dart at the Jade Warlord, she says "Come Drink with Me" which is the English title of the old Cheng Pei Pei movie where she played a character named Golden Sparrow. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The folklore associated with the Monkey King only has Five Finger Mountain, not Five Element Mountain. The mountain depicted in the movie is even shaped like five fingers. Hence Five Element Mountain is a mistranslation. more
Quotes:
Golden Sparrow: She should have killed you, witch!
Ni Chang: Not if I kill you first, orphan bitch!
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Movie Connections:
References Batman Begins (2005) more

FAQ

Why did Ni Chang have white hair?
Is this movie based on a novel?
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50 out of 84 people found the following comment useful:-
A Nice Martial Arts Fantasy Story, 18 April 2008
8/10
Author: tabuno from utah

Jackie Chan returns in a Drunken Master (1978) role along with Jet Li in a more mysterious but delightful twisting role in this fantasy martial arts film that requires a leap of faith into myths, legends, and magic. In doing so, this adventure tale is compelling from the very beginning with a quick, fast martial art scene followed by some amazing opening credits. The martial art fights are prolonged and exciting and the storyline is although predictable, entertaining and worthy of an evening storytale. Not a classic, nor epic, not heavy, and never managing to enter into serious realm of award-winning, this movie is nevertheless a summer, adolescent family movie that is worth its admission price and both Jackie Chan and Jet Li offer up some good performances in a movie without any real failings. Eight out of Ten Stars.

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