Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writer:

Justin Marks (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

Some fight for power. Some fight for us.

Plot:

When a teenager, Chun-Li witnesses the kidnapping of her father by wealthy crime lord M. Bison. When she grows up, she goes into a quest for vengeance and becomes the famous crime-fighter of the Street Fighter universe.

Plot Keywords:

Chun Li | Mobster | Street Fighter | Kidnapping | Crime Lord

Cast

Kristin Kreuk	...	Chun-Li
Chris Klein	...	Charlie Nash
Neal McDonough	...	Bison / Vega (Japan)
Robin Shou	...	Gen
Moon Bloodgood	...	Det. Maya Sunee
Josie Ho	...	Cantana
Taboo	...	Vega / Balrog (Japan)
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Balrog / Bison (Japan)
Pei-pei Cheng	...	Zhilan (as Pei Pei Cheng)
Edmund Chen	...	Xiang
Inez Yan	...	Chun-Li (5 yrs)
Elizaveta Kiryukhina	...	Rose
Emilze Junqueira	...	Jeanne Xiang
Katherine Pemberton	...	Chun-Li (10 yrs)
Siri Sirijane	...	Liu
Krystal Vee	...	Lucy
Thamapat Seengamrat	...	Secretary Tong (as Thanapat Si-Ngamrath)
Tim Man	...	Yung
Jeremy Thana	...	Korean Boss
Sami Vayrynen	...	European Boss
Jean-Jacques Vélicitat	...	Russian Boss
Arash Sharifi	...	Pakistani Boss
Chuchok Ritnok	...	Chinese Boss
Norio Suzuki	...	Japanese Boss
Anis Cheurfa	...	Thug # 1 in Alley
Kulnadda Pachimsawat	...	Thai News Reporter
Brahim Achabbakhe	...	Thug in Tenement House (as Brahime Achabbakhe)
Sahajak Boonthanakit	...	Thai Detective
Brendan Miller	...	Young Bison
Pei Pei Wang	...	Chun-Li (10 yrs) Double
Hannah Tan Mei Lin	...	Chun-Li Transition Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erik Markus Schuetz	...	Kantana's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writing credits
Justin Marks		(screenplay)

Produced by
Patrick Aiello	....	producer
Ashok Amritraj	....	producer
Manu Gargi	....	line producer
David Harfield	....	executive producer
Keiji Inafune	....	executive producer
Russell D. Markowitz	....	co-producer
Toshi Tokumaru	....	executive producer
Haruhiro Tsujimoto	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Endelman

Cinematography by
Geoff Boyle

Film Editing by
Derek Brechin
Niven Howie

Casting by
Nutjaporn 'Bow' Swasdiprom

Production Design by
Michael Z. Hanan

Art Direction by
Suchartanun 'Kai' Kuladee
Arlan Jay Vetter

Set Decoration by
Suzanne Caplan Merwanji

Costume Design by
Shirley Chan

Production Management
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor
Raweeporn 'Non' Srimonju	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas A. Keith	....	second assistant director
Dion Lam	....	action director
Sylvia Liu	....	first assistant director
Inthira Sawantrat	....	first assistant director
Fei Wong	....	first assistant director: action unit

Art Department
Ted Boonthanakit	....	storyboard artist
Sirimas Gamm Chaimeeklin	....	art runner
Pattamawan Chaiwattananan	....	art coordinator
Sarawut Chincharoen	....	property master
Marjorie Eber	....	set dresser
Sorayuk Mookleemas	....	assistant property master
Samavee Pummoung	....	set dressing coordinator

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Odin Benitez	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Clark	....	sound mixer
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Levent Erdogan	....	foley editor
Arthur Farkas	....	sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	adr editor
Jason Gaya	....	sound recordist
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Eric Gillingham	....	sound effects editor
Corey J. Grasso	....	foley mixer
Aaron J. Green	....	manager: sound services
Darrell Hanzalik	....	adr & dialogue supervisor
Annop Jaikaew	....	boom operator
Richard Kitting	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Kwiatkowski	....	dialogue editor
Cliff Latimer	....	dialogue editor
Tiffany Lentz	....	assistant sound editor
John Leveque	....	supervising sound editor
Zach Michaelis	....	foley recordist
Rory Oleson	....	additional sound effects
Paul D. Poduska	....	sound librarian
Charles W. Ritter	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Todd Toon	....	sound effects editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Warendorp	....	first assistant sound editor
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Gabriel Bloomberg	....	visual effects assistant
Sean Findley	....	digital supervisor
Jason Gottlieb	....	visual effects artist
Shahen Jordan	....	supervising matte artist
Shant Jordan	....	digital effects supervisor
Kareem K.H.	....	digital compositor
Kris Kelley	....	digital artist
Marc Kolbe	....	visual effects producer
Marc Kolbe	....	visual effects supervisor
Claudia Lari	....	visual effects artist
James Payfer	....	rotoscope artist
Karthik Ramasamy	....	digital paint artist
Karthic Ramesh	....	digital paint artist
Davis Reynolds	....	visual effects editor
V. Samundeswari	....	senior compositor
Shobanbabu	....	cg supervisor
Stephen Wilson	....	digital compositor
Panneer Selvam	....	compositor: Imageworks India (uncredited)

Stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	....	co-fight choreographer
Xianglong Ge	....	stunts
Sam Hargrave	....	stunt double: Neal McDonough (re-shoots )
Yick Tin Hung	....	first assistant stunt coordinator
Seng Kawee	....	stunt coordinator: Thailand (as Kawee Sirikhanaerut)
Supoi Khaowwong	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Thailand
Dion Lam	....	fight choreographer
Dion Lam	....	supervising stunt coordinator
Chongchong Liu	....	stunts
Junwei Liu	....	stunts
Yujing Liu	....	stunts
Sui Wa Tang	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Tang Sui Wa)
Jon Valera	....	co-fight choreographer: reshoots
Xia Wang	....	stunts
Zhang Zhiye	....	stunts
Yuanzhang Zhuang	....	stunts (as Zhuang Yuanzhang)
Brahim Achabbakhe	....	stunts (uncredited)
Anis Cheurfa	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Matt Cho	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jared S. Eddo	....	utility stunts: re-shoots (uncredited)
Cullet Eric	....	stunts (uncredited)
Justin Rodgers Hall	....	fight stunts (uncredited)
Anton Kalinitchenko	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Erik Markus Schuetz	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunt double: Moon Bloodgood (uncredited)
Ming Qiu	....	stunt double: Kristin Kreuk (uncredited)
Marc Redmond	....	stunts (uncredited)
Charlie Ruedpokanon	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Smithsuth 'Pop' Chesda	....	gaffer
Kenny Groom	....	first assistant camera
Ossie Jung	....	gaffer
Zak Katz	....	video assist: main unit
Christopher TJ McGuire	....	Steadicam operator
Christopher TJ McGuire	....	camera operator
Igor Meglic	....	director of photography: action unit
Shaun Mone	....	gaffer: action unit
Ryan Nguyen	....	camera operator: Los Angeles Unit
Bridger Nielson	....	director of photography: Los Angeles
Suriyun Santitharangkun	....	video assistant
Picha Srisansanee	....	camera operator: action unit

Casting Department
Gregory T. Eismin	....	casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Tanawat Punya	....	extras casting
Supattra 'Pum' Punyadee	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Corinne Bogdanowicz	....	digital intermediate colorist
Gilbert Carreras	....	color timer
Ben Howdeshell	....	first assistant editor
Matthew W. Johnson	....	digital intermediate editor
Betsy Solorzano	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Avner Dorman	....	conductor
Avner Dorman	....	orchestrator
Mason Kaye	....	assistant orchestrator
Christopher Kennedy	....	music editor
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
Tyler Westen	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Amornwich Emeim	....	transportation captain: action unit
Ronnarit Kowanich	....	fuel man: action unit
Chidchanok Plodripu	....	transportation coordinator
Patima Thampirak	....	transportation assistant
Prawat Ui	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Russell Geoffrey Banks	....	stand-in
Nattinee Buapong	....	assistant to line producer
Lloyd Bunnak	....	voice-over artist
Thanadda Donkitphai	....	production secretary
Mike Dougherty	....	assistant to Ashok Amritraj
Sue Field	....	script supervisor
Tracey Grimes	....	account executive: Post Logic Studios
Aaron Horwitz	....	epk director
Jim Lau	....	adr loop group
Kimi Porter	....	production coordinator
Plinn Pratoommas	....	production assistant
Robert Rothenborg	....	double (as Vega)
Robert Rothenborg	....	stand-in: Chris Klein
Jason Ruitenbach	....	digital restoration
Surawit Sae Kang	....	adr voices
Somchai Santitharangkun	....	location manager
Asakorn Sirisujarittham	....	choreographer
Vasit Suchitta	....	prosthetic effects
Mattana Suthammasa	....	assistant production coordinator
Don Thai Theerathada	....	voice-over artist (as Don Tai)
Natthawan Uapahurat	....	production accountant
Chanida 'Chompoo' Yasiri	....	assistant: director
Ron Yuan	....	voice

Production Companies

• Hyde Park Entertainment (presents)
• Capcom Company (as Capcom) (presents)
• Adlabs Films (in association with)
• Legend Films

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Albania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Croatia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Kosovo) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Republic of Macedonia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Montenegro) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Poland) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Serbia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Slovenia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti (CDI) (2009) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2009) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Innoform Media (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Pinema (2009) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Belga Home Vidéo (2010) (Belgium) (DVD)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2009) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paradise Group (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2009) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Veronica (2011) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Vicol Entertainment (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Vicol Entertainment (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Forge VFX

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Post Logic Studios  post-production facilities
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Studio 8 Sound  sound post-production
• VS Service Ltd.  grip and lighting equipment
• VS Service Ltd.  star trailers

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and martial arts action, and some sensuality

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Canada | India | USA | Japan

Language:

English | Hindi | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44978) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:B15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Brazil:16 | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating) | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Hyde Park Entertainment

Trivia:

According to an on-line interview with MTV, Jean-Claude Van Damme was originally offered the chance of re-praising his role as Guile for this film. He would've been the only original cast member from the original film to return, but Van Damme turned down the offer.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the funeral scene of Chun-Li's mother, Chun-Li is wearing black. It's customary in Chinese funerals for the family members to wear white since white is symbolic of death.

Quotes:

Chun-Li:[to Vega] No wonder you wear a mask.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: BMB Spoony Experiment: Tekken (#3.21)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Get Em Up

Not worth the time

This movie was terrible to put it simply. I wasn't expecting it to be great, but I wasn't expecting it to be as bad as it was. It seemed that they took a really bad, wannabe Kung-Fu movie added some Street Fighter names and thought that would good enough to pass it off as a Street Fighter movie. Horrible, almost nonexistent plot, bad acting, and terrible fight scenes make this movie not worth the time it takes to watch it. At times it was funny though, but not intentionally. When certain characters try to be serious or they throw out some line they think would be good catch phrase you can't help but laugh at how poor the acting was.