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Overview

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Director:
Peter MacDonald
Writer (WGA):
David Henry Hwang (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 March 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
Reluctant hero, beautiful goddess, three days to save the world. more
Plot:
American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Thomas Gibson ... Nicholas Orton

Ling Bai ... Kwan Ying
Russell Wong ... Monkey King

Ric Young ... Confucius

Kabir Bedi ... Friar Sand

Eddie Marsan ... Pigsy

Randall Duk Kim ... Shu
Henry O ... Wu
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annette Badland ... Confusion's 4th Wife

Inday Ba ... Elizabeth

Terence Beesley ... Prince of Confusion
Simon Bernstein ... Umbrella King
Jacqui Chan ... Mother Superior
Cecil Cheng ... Monkey
Anthony Chinn ... Citizen 1

James Faulkner ... Marcus Harding

Turbo Kong ... Big Demon (as Turbo)
Burt Kwouk ... Professor Sheng

Hossan Leong ... Spectacles Demon
Stiven Liang ... Terracotta warrior II
Pik Sen Lim ... Granny monkey
Kwong Loke ... Imperial Crier
Richard Ng ... Communist Official
Olga Sosnovska ... Linda
Chia Suan ... Whitesnake

Hon Ping Tang ... Nine Inch Nail Demon
Picasso Tan ... Pointy Head Demon
Gregory Teo ... Chef 1
Hua Chung Ting
Ian U'Chong ... Rat Demon
Yuka Uto ... Maiden 2
Teo-Wa Vuong ... Maiden (as Teo Wa)
Teo Wa ... Maiden 1
Ozzie Yue ... Citizen 2
Sai-Kit Yung ... Jade Emperor (as Stuart Ong)
Jeremy Zhang ... Barman
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Monkey King (UK) (USA) (working title)
Monkey King - Ein Krieger zwischen den Welten (Germany)
The Lost Empire: The Legend of the Monkey King (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Brazil:150 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Finland:K-11 | USA:Unrated

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Loosely based on the story from classical Chinese Literature "Journey to the West". more
Movie Connections:
References The Fly (1958) more

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4 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Prime entertainment, 5 November 2002
10/10
Author: Sentinel-15 from Antwerp, Belgium

This is like a post-modern take on the legend of the Monkey King, where a modern human gets involved with saving the book that contains the original story.

First of all, it is FUN!

There are lots of interesting characters, lots of action, heroic characters fighting the Good Fight... what more do you want?

Just keep in mind that this is NOT the original legend(s) - whatever those were about - and it doesn't even try to be, so don't criticize it for that.

This is good old-fashioned entertainment, with lots of imagination and heroics. Enjoy!

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