Shaolin Soccer

Original title: Siu Lam juk kau

20012001
PGPG
1h 53min

Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Trailer

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A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.

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Awards
- 12 wins & 19 nominations

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Shaolin Soccer

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Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow and Yat-Fei Wong in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow and Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow and Wei Zhao in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow and Wei Zhao in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow and Wei Zhao in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

Mighty Steel Leg Singas Mighty Steel Leg Sing

Muias Mui

Iron Head (First Brother)as Iron Head (First Brother)

Golden Leg Fungas Golden Leg Fung

Team Evil Coach Hungas Team Evil Coach Hung
(as Patrick Tse Yin)

Banana Peel Girlas Banana Peel Girl

Team Moustache Player 1as Team Moustache Player 1

Team Moustache Player 2as Team Moustache Player 2

Team Puma Leaderas Team Puma Leader

Iron Shirt Tin (Third Brother)as Iron Shirt Tin (Third Brother)

Light Weight (Small Brother)as Light Weight (Small Brother)
(as Lam Tze Chung)

Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan

Lightning Hands (Fourth Brother)as Lightning Hands (Fourth Brother)
(as Chan Kwon Kwan)

Hooking Leg (Second Brother)as Hooking Leg (Second Brother)
(as Mei-Lin Mo)

Ming Ming Zhang

Little Hungas Little Hung

Little Fungas Little Fung

Team Evil Centeras Team Evil Center

Team Evil Goalieas Team Evil Goalie

Team Evil Player 1as Team Evil Player 1

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After a fateful mistake costing his career, an ex-soccer player bum meets a shaolin kung fu student trying to spread the word of kung fu. The ex-soccer player helps reconcile with his five brothers, and teaches them soccer, adding shaolin kung fu as a twist. —ravedragon

Taglines
- Kick some grass!
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for martial arts action and some thematic elements
Parents guide

Trivia
This film is banned in mainland China because it did not await certification before being released in Hong Kong.

Goofs
In the English dub the team "mo gui dui" is translated into "Team Evil", even though that has nothing to do with the original name, a better translation is "Devils" or "Demons".

Quotes
[talking to a TV camera]
Sing: I want to say hello to my parents and my Kung Fu master, but they're all dead.

Crazy credits
Outtakes are shown before the credits.

Alternate versions
The U.S. version removes several scenes, including:
the early concert performance
the scene where Mui gets her new look

Connections
Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #30.5 (2003)

Soundtracks
Kung-fu Fighting
Written by Carl Douglas
Performed by Bus Stop, featuring Carl Douglas

Top review

9/10

Amazing!!

Or: the funniest movie I've seen this decade! I was expecting a moderate little asian comedy worthy about an IMDB 7 TOPS, but at the end, I was forced to give this 9 points! See, no other comedy has actually brought me to tears laughing in recent history! Either mr. Chow is a genius or he's one lucky sonova. See, "Shaolin soccer" just happens to press all the right buttons, and in right places! In the little "relief" spots it's as dramatic as it's supposed to be, and the rest, it's big, big, BIG laughs all the way. HIGHLY recommended! P.S. If you don't like this movie, your heart must be made of stone and you have absolutely NO sense of humour. My condolences.

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Jun 17, 2004

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Release date
- July 5, 2001 (China)
Countries of origin
- Hong Kong
- China
Official sites
- metrofilms.com (France)
- miramax.com (United States)
Languages
- Cantonese
- Mandarin
Also known as
- Đội Bóng Thiếu Lâm
Filming locations
- Shanghai, China
Production companies
- Star Overseas
- Universe Entertainment
See more company credits at IMDbPro

Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $489,600
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $39,167
- Apr 4, 2004
Gross worldwide
- $42,776,760

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 1h 53min
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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