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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

  • 20022002
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 21m
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6.2/10
46K
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Steve Oedekerk in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
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A rough-around-the-edges martial arts master seeks revenge for his parents' death.A rough-around-the-edges martial arts master seeks revenge for his parents' death.A rough-around-the-edges martial arts master seeks revenge for his parents' death.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
46K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Steve Oedekerk
  • Writer
    • Steve Oedekerk
  • Stars
    • Steve Oedekerk
    • Fei Lung(archive footage)
    • Leo Lee
Top credits
  • Director
    • Steve Oedekerk
  • Writer
    • Steve Oedekerk
  • Stars
    • Steve Oedekerk
    • Fei Lung(archive footage)
    • Leo Lee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 543User reviews
    • 55Critic reviews
    • 14Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Steve Oedekerk writes, directs and stars
    Steve Oedekerk in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
    Steve Oedekerk writes, directs and stars
    Steve Oedekerk in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
    Steve Lemme and Michael Weaver in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
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    Steve Oedekerk in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
    Steve Oedekerk in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
    Jennifer Tung in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
    Ling-Ling Hsieh in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)

    Top cast

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    Steve Oedekerk
    Steve Oedekerk
    • Chosen Oneas Chosen One
    Fei Lung
    Fei Lung
    • Master Pain (Betty)as Master Pain (Betty)
    • (archive footage)
    Leo Lee
    Leo Lee
    • Young Master Painas Young Master Pain
    Ling-Ling Hsieh
    • Lingas Ling
    • (archive footage)
    Lin Yan
    • Dying Lingas Dying Ling
    • (as Yan Lin)
    Chia-Yung Liu
    Chia-Yung Liu
    • Wimp Loas Wimp Lo
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Lau Kar Wing)
    Hui-Lou Chen
    Hui-Lou Chen
    • Master Tangas Master Tang
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Chen Hui Lou)
    Chi Ma
    Chi Ma
    • Master Doeas Master Doe
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Ma Chi)
    Jennifer Tung
    Jennifer Tung
    • Whoaas Whoa
    Escobar Tongue
    • Tongueyas Tonguey
    • (credit only)
    Ming Lo
    Ming Lo
    • Fatheras Father
    Peggy Lu
    Peggy Lu
    • Motheras Mother
    Tad Horino
    Tad Horino
    • Chew Fat Lipas Chew Fat Lip
    Tori Tran
    • Peasant Womanas Peasant Woman
    Simon Rhee
    Simon Rhee
    • Young Master Pain's Henchmanas Young Master Pain's Henchman
    Joon Kim
    Joon Kim
    • Henchman #2as Henchman #2
    • (as Joon B. Kim)
    Philip Tan
    Philip Tan
    • Grilled Face Fighteras Grilled Face Fighter
    Nasty Nes
    • Boom Box Henchmanas Boom Box Henchman
    • Director
      • Steve Oedekerk
    • Writer
      • Steve Oedekerk
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    Storyline

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    Kung Pow: Enter the Fist is a movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way, he encounters some strange characters, one of which is a cow trained in the martial arts. —kem
    • kung fu
    • chosen one
    • martial arts
    • intentionally bad
    • hero
    • 145 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • From The Director Of ''Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls''
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Comedy
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for comic violence, crude and sexual humor
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jennifer Tung (Whoa) dubbed herself. Steve Oedekerk dubbed all the other characters.
    • Goofs
      When the Chosen One talks to his friends while they're wounded in the field, he has a tattoo saying "Mouth" with an arrow on his right cheek. The tattoo is given to him by an old man in a deleted torture scene, and can't be seen in any other scenes in the film.
    • Quotes

      Master Tang: Pay no attention to Wimp Lo, we purposely trained him wrong... as a joke.

    • Crazy credits
      Outtakes from the film (some real, some faked) play through the first couple minutes of the credits.
    • Alternate versions
      Uses footage from Hu hao shuang xing (1976) with actors digitally inserted into original scenes, and new dialogue overdubbed.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Savage Killers (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      From Rusholme with Love
      Contains elements of "Acka Raga" from the Album "Indo-Jazz Fusions"
      Written by Neil Claxton, Chris Baker and John Mayer
      Performed by Mint Royale
      Courtesy of Faith and Hope Records/MCA Records
      John Mayer appears courtesy of Universal Classics and Jazz

    User reviews543

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Needs to be watched in the right mind-set
    I first saw Kung-Pow on DVD with friends who had seen it in the theater and loved it. But they said that people had been walking out of the theater, lots of people. Despite this, I still watched. Everyone around me knew the jokes, and knew when to laugh. I quickly picked up on Oedekerk's sense of humor in this movie, and I ended up loving the movie. If it hadn't been for my friends, I could easily see myself hating this movie too.

    There are so many things that seem like mistakes, but are done *on purpose* by Oedekirk. If it looks like a mistake, it's probably a joke. After all, it is a spoof type movie.
    helpful•66
    10
    • ari-gronning
    • May 17, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 25, 2002 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kung Pow! Enter the Fist
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • O Entertainment
      • Twentieth Century Fox Animation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $16,037,962
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,017,474
      • Jan 27, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,994,625
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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