Movie connections for
Kung fu (2004) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Kung Fu Hustle 2 (2010)

References

Top Hat (1935)
 -  A wall-sized poster.
Gone with the Wind (1939)
 -  The Landlady says, "Tomorrow is another day."
Casablanca (1942)
 -  As he lays dying, Donut says, "This could be the end of a beautiful friendship."
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
 -  "We shall see for whom the bell tolls."
West Side Story (1961)
 -  Entire opening musical sequence where the girlfriend of one gang leader is the sister of the leader of the rival gang.
Ma Yong Zhen (1972)
 -  Both films feature axe gangs that number in the hundreds, and also with one man fighting the entire gang
The Godfather (1972)
 -  The Beast says, "I will make you an offer you cannot refuse."
Meng long guo jiang (1972)
 -  The Landlady does the exact same "double knuckle crack" in front of the axe gang leader as Tang Lung did in front of "The Boss" in Meng long guojiang.
The Shining (1980)
 -  Blood flooding out the dungeon when Sing went to find the Beast is a homage to blood flooding out of the elevator in Shining
The Blues Brothers (1980)
 -  Two guys with black hats and black sunglasses who claim that they are "actually musicians"...
Raging Bull (1980)
 -  When The Beast is getting punched by the member of the Axe Gang and just responds to each punch by saying "Harder"
Ghost Busters (1984)
 -  During the break in into the mental hospital there is a portal above the building with lightning, just like in ghostbusters.
The Karate Kid (1984)
 -  The little boy who volunteers to fight is labeled "the karate kid."
The Untouchables (1987)
 -  The character Donut while dying gives Sean Connery's final line from The Untouchables, "What are you preparing [sic] to do?"
Forrest Gump (1994)
 -  after Sing defeats the Beast, he spins the flower up in the air, and it floats around until it lands near the mute girl, a'la the feather at the beginning of Forrest Gump
Siu lam juk kau (2001)
 -  The villain stomps a football flat and says "No more soccer!", a clear reference to director Stephen Chow previous film; Shaolin Soccer.
Spider-Man (2002)
 -  When Donut is dying, he says "with great power comes great responsibility" to the landlord and landlady, which Uncle Ben says to Peter Parker as he is dying in Spider-Man

Referenced in

Jeuk sing (2005)
 -  There is a female character with buck teeth called overbite jane, similar to buck-tooth jane in Gong fu
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V)
 -  Title shown on chart list
"The King of Queens: Mild Bunch (#9.9)" (2007)
 -  cover in video store
Detoroito Metaru Shiti (2008)
 -  DMC's Boss watches a performance while roughly shoving Alexander Jagi out of her face, just like the Axe Gang boss does to his accountant.

Featured in

"Troldspejlet: (#34.9)" (2005)
 -  DVD release reviewed + footage used
The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  clips
2006 MTV Movie Awards (2006) (TV)
 -  Nominated, clips shown.

Spoofs

"The Road Runner Show" (1966)
 -  When the woman is chasing the thin imposter Hatchet Gang member. Their legs move in blurred-fast-motion. She hits the billboard and slides down.
Meng long guo jiang (1972)
 -  When the land lady threatens the leader of the AXE gang...she is copying Bruce Lee when he threatens the leader of the gang in Return of the Dragon

Spoofed in

Da jeuk ying hung chun (2006)
 -  "Beggar" picks out a lollipop-eating boy as having strong bone structure and a powerful aura and offers to sell him a Mahjong Master manual for $20.
Cheung Gong 7 hou (2008)
 -  Parodies the flying scenes.

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