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Brighton Wok: The Legend of Ganja Boxing

  • 20082008
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
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The official Brighton Wok movie poster, artwork by Glenn Fabry
Ninjas. Ganja. Kung Fu. UK's first Kung-Fu comedy.
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Vafan Cuolo the Italian Ninja takes over Brighton with his milita of kung-fu fighters. Ryu, a young man just out of a care home, is surprised to discover that he is Brighton's last hope. Ryu... Read allVafan Cuolo the Italian Ninja takes over Brighton with his milita of kung-fu fighters. Ryu, a young man just out of a care home, is surprised to discover that he is Brighton's last hope. Ryu is the Chosen One and he must find The Ganja Master, learn the ancient mystical art of Ga... Read allVafan Cuolo the Italian Ninja takes over Brighton with his milita of kung-fu fighters. Ryu, a young man just out of a care home, is surprised to discover that he is Brighton's last hope. Ryu is the Chosen One and he must find The Ganja Master, learn the ancient mystical art of Ganja Boxing and defeat Vafan; liberating Brighton.

IMDb RATING
5.2/10
182
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  • Director
    • Gabriel Howard
  • Writer
    • Nigel Howard
  • Stars
    • Richard Forsyth
    • Samson Byford-Winter
    • Randolph Barrington
  • Director
    • Gabriel Howard
  • Writer
    • Nigel Howard
  • Stars
    • Richard Forsyth
    • Samson Byford-Winter
    • Randolph Barrington
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    Richard Forsyth
    • Ryu
    Samson Byford-Winter
    • Vafan Cuolo
    Randolph Barrington
    • The Ganja Master…
    Laura Byford-Winter
    • Bella Brown
    Ruari Barratt
    • The Crazy Old Man
    • (as Rue Barratt)
    Nathan Bellringer
    • Tom the Hippy
    Frederic Croizon
    • Freddie the Frenchman
    Sonny Hartney
    • Young Ryu
    Daniel Iliskovic
    • Vafan's Spy
    Geoff Lee-Megan
    • Ryu's Father
    Theodore Majendie
    • Ninja No. 2
    Philip J Willett
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    • Director
      • Gabriel Howard
    • Writer
      • Nigel Howard
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    7/10
    Recommended also for non-Brighton folks!
    as you can only find review by people either in the movie or at least from Brighton (or .uk) i thought it could be useful to some to hear what someone from Austria has to say about it! as a big time obscure KungFu fan (my favorites being "buddhas palms" "shaolin drunkard" "taoism drunkard" and many more from shaw brothers collection, Chang Cheh or Godfrey Ho) and pretty much your typical stoner i just had to buy this title. the story is like any other Hong Kong flick in the big KungFu era (i must avenge my family!) and if it weren't for the round-eyes and location you cannot tell the difference! it goes by faster than one would think and always feels like a mix of British humor, stoner humor, straight KungFu action and the cinematic skills of Godfrey ho (for those of you who really love the bad flicks, oddly enough i don't see any ninja headbands)! it will not win any price for best production but in my life as a movie-geek i've seen many flicks with much higher budget that won't even come close to this. its really well done, cool settings, funny dialogs and has this lovely Troma like love to it. the people involved in this obviously enjoyed doing it and you definitely feel that! all i have to say is give that flick a try if you're into what i just wrote... it really doesn't cost much and the shipping to Europe is extremely low! also to my surprise this is a pretty pro-done DVD with nice cover, inlay and the best disc-label i've ever seen on a pressed disc (no DVD-R!) recommend, greetings Christoph
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    • Release date
      • July 11, 2008 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
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    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Filming locations
      • Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Convict Films
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      1 hour 30 minutes
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      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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