The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Rob Minkoff

Writer (WGA):

John Fusco (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Warrior | Martial Arts | China | Kung Fu | American

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

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
Deshun Wang	...	Jade Emperor
XiaoLi Liu	...	Queen Mother
Xiao Dong Mei	...	Inn Keeper's Wife
Mathew Tang	...	Jade Officer #1
Jun Cheng Hong	...	Jade Officer #2
Alan Ng	...	Jade Officer #3
Michelle Du	...	Painted Girl
Yang Jun	...	Herald #1
Crystal Kung	...	Slave Girl
Jeffrey Kung	...	Herald #2
Jia Xu Wei	...	Tracker
Sheng Huang Ming	...	Cult Killer #1
Rui Li	...	Cult Killer #2
Long Zhang Fei	...	Cult Killer #3
Cheng Luo	...	Cult Killer #4
Xiao Zhou	...	Cult Killer #5
Bin Lin Hai	...	Cult Killer #6
Jie Zhi Hui	...	Cult Killer #7
Ju Shi Xiao	...	Golden Sparrow's Mother
Meng Guo	...	Young Golden Sparrow
Lu Cui Wen	...	Goat Herder
Yong Li Xiao	...	Young Monk #1
Zhen Zhang	...	Young Monk #2
Xiao Keng Ye	...	Abbot
Wan Zhao Zi	...	Medicine Monk
Matthew Grant	...	Paramedic
Alexis Bridges	...	Kam
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jason Chong	...	Lu Yan / Old hop
Kathleen LaGue	...	Mom (voice)
Tony Perisco	...	Lopo's right hand (voice)

Directed by
Rob Minkoff

Writing credits (WGA)
John Fusco		(written by)

Produced by
Nai Liang Chi	....	line producer
Raffaella De Laurentiis	....	executive producer
Scott Fischer	....	co-producer
Hester Hargett	....	line producer
Ryan Kavanaugh	....	executive producer
David U. Lee	....	co-executive producer
Philip Lee	....	associate producer
Jason C. Lin	....	co-executive producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Casey Silver	....	producer
Solon So	....	co-executive producer
Lynwood Spinks	....	executive producer
Mathew Tang	....	line producer
Zhongjun Wang	....	executive producer
Woo-ping Yuen	....	executive producer
Billy Badalato	....	line producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
David Buckley

Cinematography by
Peter Pau		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Eric Strand

Casting by
PoPing AuYeung
Nancy Foy

Production Design by
Bill Brzeski

Art Direction by
Eric Lam

Set Decoration by
Bin Lan
Yu Ci Wen

Costume Design by
Shirley Chan

Makeup Department
Tony Acosta Jr.	....	special makeup effects shop technician
Crist Ballas	....	special makeup effects artist
Steve Buscaino	....	special makeup effects shop technician
Mark Garbarino	....	prosthetic makeup designer
Mark Garbarino	....	special makeup effects designer
Mark Garbarino	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Rufus Hearn	....	prosthetic hair technician
Brian Hillard	....	special makeup effects shop technician: Mark Garbarino's Funhouse
Greg Johnson	....	special makeup effects shop technician
James Kagel	....	special makeup effects artist: sculptor
Missy R. Russell	....	special makeup effects coordinator
Shaun Smith	....	special makeup effects coordinator
Dave Snyder	....	prosthetic makeup assistant (as David Snyder)
Dave Snyder	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Connie Cheung	....	assistant production manager
Hester Hargett	....	unit production manager
Steve Lionetti	....	production supervisor
Johnny Wang	....	production manager
Billy Badalato	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Feitshans	....	key second assistant director
Crystal Kung	....	third assistant director
Sharon Lam	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Ming Ni	....	second assistant director
Jason Siu	....	third assistant director
Ken Siu	....	first assistant director
Dick Tso	....	first assistant director (as Dick Tso Kin Nam)
Woo-ping Yuen	....	action director
Cindy Zhang Jiawei	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Danielle Berman	....	set decoration buyer
Sherrie Dai	....	assistant art director
Andy Friend	....	storyboard artist
Delin Fu	....	set designer
Xiu Guo	....	assistant art director
David E. Harshbarger	....	prop buyer
Rong Hua	....	buyer
Hin Fat Hung	....	property master
Dao You Jiang	....	action props
Jeffrey Kong	....	associate art director
Kwok On Lau	....	assistant property master
Wai Ming Law	....	assistant property master
Tze Fung Li	....	on-set dresser
Zhi Kui Lu	....	set designer
Margo Kaczynska McKenzie	....	key scenic artist
Mark Pacella	....	storyboard artist
Domenico Reordino	....	head painter
Eduardo Sicangco	....	illustrator
Terry Siu	....	assistant art director
Ming Hua Tang	....	action props
Fu Kei Tse	....	assistant property master
Wei Min Wang	....	set designer
Wai Yan Wong	....	on-set dresser
Zhanjia Yang	....	key set designer
Yin Keung Yau	....	assistant property master
Wen Yi Zhang	....	assistant property master
Wu Jie Zhang	....	action props

Sound Department
Xia Ai	....	foley editor: Beijing (as Ai Xia)
Danielle Barron	....	foley editor (as Danii Barron)
Paul Timothy Carden	....	dialogue editor (as Paul Carden)
Tom Caton	....	boom operator
Justin Flynn	....	mix assistant
Will He	....	sound effects editor: Beijing
Hongrui Ji	....	sound effects editor: Beijing
Yagmur Kaplan	....	adr mixer
Sylvain Loiseau	....	post-production audio manager
Robert Mackenzie	....	re-recording mixer (as Rob Mackenzie)
Robert Mackenzie	....	sound effects editor: Australia (as Rob Mackenzie)
Ian McLoughlin	....	re-recording mixer
Peter Mills	....	sound effects editor
Jiajia Mok	....	sound effects editor
Glenn Newnham	....	sound effects editor
Roger Savage	....	re-recording mixer
Christopher Sheldon	....	adr supervisor (as Chris Sheldon)
Jing Tao	....	sound supervisor
Terry Tu	....	sound effects editor
Terry Tu	....	sound premixer
Fifi Wang	....	sound editing assistant: Beijing
Rainbow Wang	....	sound effects editor: Beijing
Sam Wang	....	special sound effects editor
Andy Wright	....	re-recording mixer
David Wyman	....	sound mixer
Yanchao Yang	....	foley editor: Beijing
Tian Yong	....	sound editing assistant: Beijing (as Tian Yong)

Special Effects by
Yun Feng Cao	....	special effects technician
Wai Yin Ching	....	special effects technician
Wei An Huang	....	special effects technician
Guo Shou Lu	....	special effects technician
Kwok Ching Pang	....	special effects technician
Yick Hang Pang	....	special effects technician
Gerard Slaven	....	special effects technician
John Slaven	....	special effects technician
Wing Hung Tam	....	special effects technician
Ya Lin Wang	....	special effects supervisor
Wang Zhan Xiang	....	special effects technician (as Wang Zhan Xiang)
Zheng Yang	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Brian Adler	....	visual effects supervisor
Susan Alexander	....	DI producer
Jordan Bahat	....	visual effects assistant
Jeremy Ball	....	visual effects coordinator
Melissa Best	....	digital compositor
Tommy Chin Wing Cheung	....	visual effects artist: Asia Legend (as Tommy Cheung)
Vanessa Cheung	....	matte painter
Tim Christensen	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Ge Chu	....	visual effects producer: Xing Xing Digital
Patrick Conaty	....	compositor: Frantic Films
Steve Cummings	....	sequence supervisor: Stingray VFX
Enid Dalkoff	....	digital compositor
Shane Davidson	....	visual effects supervisor: Frantic Films
Peter Demarest	....	digital compositor
Charles Ellison	....	visual effects artist: modeling and texturing, Stingray VFX
Kent Estep	....	digital effects supervisor
Karin Eunson-Ross	....	visual effects production manager: Frantic Films
Collin Fowler	....	visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts
Mathew Giampa	....	digital compositor
Rocco Gioffre	....	visual effects supervisor: Svengali FX
Fu Guo	....	visual effects supervisor: Xing Xing Digital
Steven Hahn	....	visual effects executive producer: Korea
Alan Hwang	....	animator: Macrograph
Jeong Jaehoon	....	3D artist: Footage
Jeong Jaehoon	....	visual effects artist
Wonjo Jeong	....	visual effects coordinator: Macrograph
Youngho Je	....	visual effects production manager: Macrograph
Karin Joy	....	visual effects producer
Jin-Chul Jung	....	previsualization artist
Ki-young Jung	....	effects artist: DTI
Ko Eun Koni Jung	....	visual effects coordinator
Ko Eun Koni Jung	....	visual effects coordinator: footage (as Ko-eun Jung)
Dana Jurcic	....	visual effects production coordinator: Frantic Films
Ming-ji Kai	....	visual effects artist: Asia Legend (as Kai-ming Ji)
Hyung Kim	....	compositor: DTI
Janghyung Kim	....	senior effects technical director: Macrograph
Jong Sung Kim	....	visual effects coordinator
Jung-hoon Kim	....	visual effects supervisor
Jung-hoon Kim	....	visual effects supervisor: Macrograph
Mira Kim	....	digital compositor: Macrograph
Wook Kim	....	visual effects producer: DTI
Jinny Ko	....	effects technical director: Macrograph
Mark A. Kolars	....	visual effects supervisor: Xing Xing Digital (as Mark Kolars)
Andrew H. Leung	....	digital artist: Svengali
Andrew H. Leung	....	matte painter: Svengali FX
Ricky Leung	....	compositing supervisor: Asia Legend
Marcus LeVere	....	senior visual effects artist
Gan Lin	....	visual effects artist: Asia Legend
Jason Madigan	....	visual effects supervisor: Footage
Charlene Mason	....	matchmover: Stingray VFX
Michele Moen	....	concept illustrator: Svengali VFX
Michele Moen	....	matte painter: Svengali VFX
Nicole Montemayor	....	visual effects coordinator
Kevin Moseley	....	visual effects producer
Andrew Mumford	....	compositor: Stingray VFX
Youngkwan Oh	....	visual effects coordinator: Macrograph
Eric Pang	....	visual effects artist: Asia Legend
Kiju Park	....	visual effects producer: Macrograph
Mary Park	....	compositor: Footage
Sungyong Park	....	3D artist: Footage
Sungyong Park	....	visual effects artist: Footage
Young Park	....	digital compositor: Macrograph (as Young 'Dragon' Park)
Jason Pelham	....	visual effects editor
Brennan Prevatt	....	compositing supervisor: Digiscope
Marc D. Rienzo	....	compositor: Stingray VFX (as Marc Rienzo)
Federico Rivia	....	texture artist
Marc-Andre Samson	....	matte painter: Svengali
Nabil Schiantarelli	....	senior compositor
Ira Shain	....	animator: Stingray VFX
Eugene Shin	....	compositor: Footage
Randal Shore	....	visual effects producer: Frantic Films
Ron Simonson	....	senior visual effects supervisor
Christopher Stack	....	imaging supervisor: Digiscope
George Stankevich	....	technical supervisor: Asia Legend
Mary Stuart-Welch	....	visual effects executive producer: Digiscope
Mark Sullivan	....	matte painter: Svengali
Vin Sung	....	compositor: Footage
Elaine Essex Thompson	....	visual effects producer
Hugo Tong	....	visual effects artist: Asia Legend
Stefano Trivelli	....	compositing supervisor: Svengali FX
Jamie Venable	....	visual effects producer: Svengali FX
Sarah Vinson	....	visual effects coordinator: Los Angeles
Robert Grigsby Wilson	....	visual effects production assistant (as Rob Wilson)
Tao Wu	....	compositor: Xing Xing Digital
Long Lin Xiao	....	visual effects artist: Asia Legend (as Xiao-long Lin)
Emil Yeung	....	visual effects artist: Asia Legend
Yong Yin	....	compositor: Xing Xing Digital
Donald Yip	....	assistant production supervisor: Asia Legend
Danyo Donghyun Yoon	....	pre-visualization artist
Chui-Ying Yu	....	visual effects artist: Asia Legend
Jin Yu	....	compositor: Xing Xing Digital
Junshik-Raul Yun	....	assistant visual effects editor
Simon Xiao Wen Zhao	....	previsualization artist (as Simon Zhao Xiao Wen)

Stunts
Siu Wah Chan	....	stunts (as Chan Siu Wah)
Huan-Chiu Ku	....	assistant action choreographer (as Ku Huen Chiu)
Guohai Li	....	stunts
Chi Wah Ling	....	stunts (as Ling Chi Wah Tony)
Fung Wai Lun	....	stunts
Georgi Manchev	....	stunt double
Hyun Jin Park	....	stunt double: Jackie Chan
Tengfei Tang	....	stunts
Gang Wu	....	stunt double: Jackie Chan
Cheung-Yan Yuen	....	assistant action choreographer (as Yuen Cheung Yan)
Woo-ping Yuen	....	action choreographer (as Woo-ping Yuen)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Aupetit	....	dollyman: "b" camera
Edmond Chan	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Luen Wai Chan	....	dollyman: "a" camera
You Liang Chen	....	focus puller: "e" camera
Sung Fai Choi	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jimmy Fok	....	key grip: "a" camera
Kwong Yu Fung	....	focus puller: "d" camera
Patrick Ho	....	camera operator
Patrick Ho	....	grip
Louis Jong	....	key grip: "b" camera
Chan Heung Kong	....	gaffer: "b" camera
Jason Kwan	....	camera operator: "e" camera
Kenny Lam	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tak-Shing Lee	....	chief gaffer
Wing Hong Leung	....	focus puller: "c" camera
Wing Hong Leung	....	loader: "c" camera
Shen Song Long	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Felipe Perez-Burchard	....	HD coordinator
Wing-Hung Wong	....	director of photography: additional photography (as Horace Wing Hang Wong)
Qing Zhang Xiao	....	best boy electrician: "b" camera
Wu Hua Zhang	....	best boy electrician: "a" camera

Casting Department
Ted E. Duran	....	casting assistant
Bryan Riley	....	casting associate
Dorothy Szymanska	....	casting associate: Vancouver

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pik Kwan Lee	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Susan Alexander	....	digital intermediate producer (as Sue Alexander)
Regan Copeland	....	digital conformist
Zach Fine	....	second assistant editor
John Nicolard	....	digital intermediate supervisor
David Rosenblatt	....	first assistant editor
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Don Shore	....	post-production coordinator
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Kirk Bennett	....	orchestrator
Josh Evans	....	second score engineer
Nick Glennie-Smith	....	additional music arranger
Nick Glennie-Smith	....	conductor
Harry Gregson-Williams	....	score producer
Thomas Hewitt-Jones	....	assistant to composer
Tricia Holloway	....	music team
Scott Johnson	....	assistant music editor
Kory Kruckenberg	....	protools engineer
Jamie Luker	....	music scoring engineer
Malcolm Luker	....	music scoring mixer
Abhay Manusmare	....	digital score recordist
Hugh Marsh	....	musician: electric violin
Judson McDowell	....	orchestrator
Hal Oppenheim	....	composer: stock music
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
David Sabee	....	conductor
David Sabee	....	orchestrator
Gingger Shankar	....	playback singer
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music editor (as Adam Smalley)
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music supervisor (as Adam Smalley)
Brian Valentino	....	score engineer

Transportation Department
Mladen Cernjak	....	transportation coordinator
Nai Zeng Chi	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Unjoo Lee Byars	....	title producer: main titles (as Linjoo Lee Byars)
Yi Song 'Scarlet' Chen	....	action unit script supervisor
Shauna Cho	....	assistant accountant
Luca Cianchetta	....	production assistant
Luo San Claire	....	assistant: director
Jia Qi Du	....	production assistant
Milena Dzambasovic	....	production assistant
Jack W. Haddox	....	production controller
Victor A. Haddox	....	accountant
Peter Hric	....	horse master (as Peter 'Andy' Hric)
'Rebecca' Qin Jiang	....	script supervisor (as Rebecca Jiang)
Alison Klayman	....	assistant: Liu Yifei
Andy Krieger	....	dialogue coach
Alyssa Lam	....	assistant to producers
Jian Jun Liang	....	production assistant
Michael Lichtenegger	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Lichtenegger	....	shipping coordinator
Ling Yun Li	....	assistant accountant
Hilde Odelga	....	production coordinator
Bruce Schluter	....	title designer
Casey Silver	....	presenter
Jason Siu	....	production assistant
Mitch Spacone	....	system support: FotoKem
Chao-Bin Su	....	mandarin dialogue
Davina To	....	production secretary
Huan Wang	....	assistant accountant
Fred Wei	....	production assistant
Katherine Wood	....	production coordinator
Dale Wyatt	....	dialogue coach
Jun Xu	....	production assistant
Wei Xu	....	production assistant
Xia Yang	....	production accountant
Woo-ping Yuen	....	action choreographer
Cheng Hua Zhang	....	production assistant
Jian De Zhang	....	location manager
Zhi Tian Zhang	....	researcher
Jack W. Haddox	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
David Magdael	....	publicist (uncredited)

Thanks
Mona May	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Casey Silver Productions
• China Film Co-Production Corporation
• Huayi Brothers
• Relativity Media

Distributors

• Encore Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Mongkol Film Company (2008) (Thailand) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Croatia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Poland) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Serbia and Montenegro) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Slovenia) (all media)
• Castello Lopes Multimedia (2008) (Portugal) (all media)
• Emperor Motion Pictures (2008) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Huayi Brothers (2008) (China) (theatrical)
• Huayi Brothers (2008) (Hong Kong) (theatrical) (co-distributor)
• Independent Films (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• MEED Films (2008) (Lithuania) (theatrical) (Baltic states)
• Maple Pictures (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Pinema (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• SP Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment AB (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Scanbox Sweden (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Shochiku Company (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Top Film (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Asia Legend (wire and object removal)
• Digiscope (additional visual effects)
• Digital Tetra (additional visual effects) (as DTI)
• Dream T&S (3D scanning)
• Eastar (Xing Xing) Digital (additional visual effects) (as Xing Xing Digital Corp.)
• Footage (visual effects)
• Frantic Films (additional visual effects)
• Illusion Arts Digital (additional visual effects) (additional matte paintings)
• Macrograph (cgi)
• Stingray VFX (additional visual effects)
• Svengali Visual Effects (visual effects) (as Svengali)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance provided by
• American Express  American Express card signage courtesy of
• Bastyr University  score recorded at
• Boston Globe  Boston Globe logos & photos courtesy of
• China Eastern Airlines  travel services provided by
• City of Boston EMS and Police Depertment  the producers would like to thank the following for their participation in the making of this film
• Clay Lacy Aviation  aerial cloud photography
• Concord Moon  Bruce Lee and the Bruce Lee image are trandemarks and copyrights of
• Cosco International Travel  travel services provided by
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  international publicity
• Departure Studios  sound post-production
• Digital Film Tree  Final Cut Pro consulting and editorial support (as Digitalfilm Tree)
• Dougado  additional adr facilities
• Element Productions  production services: Boston visual effects plate shoot
• Firstar Films  bridge financing
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  digital intermediate by
• Fujian Province Wuyishan City Tourist Board Association  the producers would like to thank the following for their participation in the making of this film
• Fujian Province Wuyishan Sight-Seeing Management  the producers would like to thank the following for their participation in the making of this film
• Gansu Province Dunhuang City Mogao Hotel  the producers would like to thank the following for their participation in the making of this film
• Gansu Province Dunhuang City Publicity Board & Tourist Association  the producers would like to thank the following for their participation in the making of this film
• Javelin Pictures  production services company in china
• Keypoint & Cinerent Studio  Chinese version production
• Lionsgate Records  soundtrack
• MBS Studios  additional adr facilities
• Major League Baseball Properties  Major League Baseball trademarks depicted in this motion picture were licensed by
• Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd.  subtitles: Hong Kong version (uncredited)
• MasterCard International  MasterCard signage courtesy of
• Northwest Sinfonia  orchestra
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  main and end titles by
• Po Yo Po Costume  costumes supplied by
• Salon Films  Chapman camera dollies
• Salon Films  Panavision Genesis cameras and lenses serviced by
• Salon Films  equipment provided by
• Salon Films  lighting and grip equipment
• Salon Films  technocrane
• Sanwa Video Center  additional adr facilities
• Searchworks  clearance services
• Shanghai Film Studios  additional adr facilities
• Soundfirm Beijing Co. Ltd.  sound post-production
• Soundfirm  sound post-production
• TransAsia Lawyers  legal services: China
• Travel Bees  travel services provided by
• Trinity General Insurance Company  insurance provided by
• Wavecrest Studios  score mixed at
• Xianju Tourist Board  the producers would like to thank the following for their participation in the making of this film
• Zhe Jiang Province Tai Zhou City Xianju District Tourist Board  the producers would like to thank the following for their participation in the making of this film

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)

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

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Hong Kong:IIA | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44223) | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-13 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Anji bamboo forest, Jiangsu, China

Company:

Casey Silver Productions

Trivia:

The filmmakers intentionally used the traditional Chinese phrase "Gung Fu" in the movie. This created problems for Jackie Chan, who was used to saying the Anglisized "Kung Fu."

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.

Quotes:

Jade Warlord: Martial art is based on deception, my friend.

Movie Connections:

References Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

good but Jackie Chan/Jet Li deserves better

I have been a big fan of Jet Li/ Jackie Chan since I can remember. All I have to say is that they deserve better. A movie that consists of both these remarkable actors should be incredible and unforgettable, but, in my opinion, this movie can only be remembered probably because it's their first tandem. I don't know what the writers in this movie are thinking. They should have watched the old movies of these two and studied it. They should have written a story that will compliment both their strengths in the screen (not just their martial arts techniques), and the tone of the movie is well-off. Needless to say, if you want to see a feel-good, relatively entertaining then this movie is definitely your cup-of- tea.