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Gong fu guan lan (2008)

| Comedy, Sport | 7 February 2008 (Hong Kong)
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Fang Shijie is found as a baby in the garbage and raised at a martial arts academy. With the help of a man, he gets into college and is promoted to the basketball championship as he searches for his real parents.

Director:

Yen-Ping Chu

Writers:

Takehiko Inoue (comic), Yen-Ping Chu | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Jay Chou, Eric Tsang, Gang Wang | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Jay Chou ... Fang Shijie (as Chieh-lun Chou)
Eric Tsang ... Zhen Li (as Chi-wai Tsang)
Gang Wang ... Wang Biao
Charlene Choi ... Lily (as Cheuk-yin Choi)
Bo-lin Chen ... Ting Wei
Chu-he Chen ... Xiao Lan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lan Cheung Lan Cheung
James Z. Feng James Z. Feng ... First Univ. Teammate
Bo Huang ... Master Huang
Eddy Ko ... Fang's Master
Li-Chun Lee ... Bi Tianhao (as Lichun Lee)
Ka-Yan Leung ... Master Fei
Ken Lin ... Team captain
Will Liu ... Li Tian
Man-Tat Ng ... Master Wu
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Storyline

Fang Shijie is found as a baby in the garbage and raised at a martial arts academy. With the help of a man, he gets into college and is promoted to the basketball championship as he searches for his real parents.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick comedy | martial arts | basketball | nightclub | chop socky | See All (33) »

Genres:

Comedy | Sport

Certificate:

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Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [France] | Official site [Japan]

Country:

China | Hong Kong | Taiwan

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin

Release Date:

7 February 2008 (Hong Kong) See more »

Also Known As:

Shaolin Basket See more »

Filming Locations:

Shanghai, China See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$22,994,406
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Emperor Motion Pictures, Chang Hong Channel Film & Video, Shanghai Film Group See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Master Chou
Music by Jay Chou
Lyrics by Vincent Fang
Performed by Jay Chou & Funky Tu
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Chou's no Chow.
22 November 2011 | by BA_Harrison – See all my reviews

Clearly inspired by the success of Stephen Chow's Shaolin Soccer, Kung Fu Dunk, starring Jay Chou, is another slick sports/martial arts mix-up full of wire-enhanced action and CGI; but where Chow's film regularly bangs 'em in the back of the net, Dunk is far less reliable, the ball frequently rolling around the rim but failing to go in.

The 'pure' basketball scenes work well enough—expertly choreographed and hyper-energetic, they are the highlight of the film; likewise, the kung fu is fairly impressive when it happens. However, unlike Shaolin Soccer, which effectively combined its sports action with its crazy comic-book fantasy fighting, Kung Fu Dunk fails to make the two elements gel, the result being a film which switches awkwardly from one genre to the other. Similarly, the film's dramatic content lacks fluidity, director Yen-ping Chu clumsily juggling his over-sentimental themes of unrequited love, petty rivalry, and the importance of friendship and team spirit over individual wealth and success.

On a purely aesthetic note, the special effects are absolutely dazzling (standout scene; the players and crowd at a basketball match are quite literally frozen in time), and Charlene Choi is as appealing as ever, but some well rendered icicles and one cute-as-a-button 'twin' isn't quite enough to make this a winner.

5.5 out of 10, rounded up to 6 for IMDb.
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