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12 July 2001 (Hong Kong) moreTagline:
Kick some grass! morePlot:
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
13 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Call it 'Blood Simple', But Funnier (From CinemaSpy. 3 November 2009, 10:25 PM, PST)
Chow Quits As Green Hornet Director
(From WENN. 31 December 2008, 12:12 AM, PST)
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Great entertainment more (234 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Stephen Chow | ... | Mighty Steel Leg Sing | |
| Man Tat Ng | ... | Golden Leg Fung (as Ng Man Tat) | |
| Wei Zhao | ... | Mui | |
| Yin Tse | ... | Team Evil Coach Hung (as Patrick Tse Yin) | |
| Hui Li | ... | Banana Peel Girl | |
| Cecilia Cheung | ... | Team Moustache Player 1 | |
| Karen Mok | ... | Team Moustache Player 2 | |
| Vincent Kok | ... | Team Puma Leader | |
| Kai Man Tin | ... | Iron Shirt Tin (Third Brother) | |
| Chi Chung Lam | ... | Light Weight (Small Brother) | |
| Kwok-Kwan Chan | ... | Lightning Hands (Fourth Brother) | |
| Chi Ling Chiu | ... | Hooking Leg - Second Brother | |
| Ming Ming Zhang | ... | Little Hung | |
| Pu Ye Dong | ... | Little Fung | |
| Shi Zi Yun | ... | Team Evil Center |
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Shaolin Soccer (International: English title) (UK) (USA)Shao lin zu qiu (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
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Rated PG for martial arts action and some thematic elements.Parents Guide:
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113 min | Hong Kong:102 min (DVD version) | USA:87 min | Argentina:89 minLanguage:
CantoneseColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15 (re-rating) | South Korea:All (original rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:PG | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (2004) | USA:PG (original rating) | USA:UnratedFilming Locations:
Shanghai, ChinaFun Stuff
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The line "It's only an illusion, you can't scare me!" said by the Team Puma Leader (Vincent Kok) is in reference to Stephen Chow's earlier film Sik san (1996) in which Kok also says this line to Chow. moreSoundtrack:
Mens' Courage moreFAQ
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Stephen Chow writes, directs and stars in probably his funniest and most accessible (to Western audiences, at least) film to date.
Sing (Chow) is trying to find a way to encourage his countrymen to re-embrace their Shaolin kung fu heritage. When he meets down-at-heel ex-soccer coach Fung (Ng), the pair hatch a plan to form a soccer team with Sing's Shaolin brothers. Unfortunately, these guys have lost their kung fu skills. Sing resolves to help his brothers regain their dignity, then lead them into a championship showdown with the seemingly unstoppable Evil Team. He also finds time to fall in love with Tai-Chi baker Mui (the usually lovely Vicki Zhao), who gets some of the funniest scenes in the movie.
As a non-Chinese speaker, my experience with Chow's previous films is patchy, his wordplay humour rarely making a decent transition to subtitles. The comedy here though is mostly physical, possibly even deliberately geared more towards a Western market. The plot - however clichéd - is a pleasing tale of underdogs made good, and the movie has a definite feelgood feel and uplifting ending. Even the CG is impressive and well used. It's the most entertaining movie I've seen in ages.
I was watching the Universe DVD. Subs are decent enough, without too many typos, and the 'making of' and other extras have English subs also.