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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
John Fusco (written by)
Release Date:
18 April 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
The path is unsafe. The place is unknown. The journey is unbelievable. more
Plot:
A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
4 nominations
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NewsDesk:
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A Nice Martial Arts Fantasy Story
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jet Li | ... | The Monkey King / The Silent Monk | |
| Michael Angarano | ... | Jason Tripitikas | |
| Jackie Chan | ... | Lu Yan / Old Hop | |
| Yifei Liu | ... | Golden Sparrow / Chinatown Girl | |
| Collin Chou | ... | Jade Warlord | |
| Juana Collignon | ... | Southie Girl | |
| Morgan Benoit | ... | Lupo | |
| Bingbing Li | ... | Ni Chang | |
| Jack Posobiec | ... | Southie | |
| Thomas McDonell | ... | Young Southie | |
| Zhi Ma Gui | ... | Old Woman | |
| Shen Shou He | ... | Farmer | |
| Bin Jiang | ... | Young Village Man | |
| Shaohua Yang | ... | Jade Soldier | |
| Yu Yuan Zeng | ... | Inn Keeper |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Gong fu zhi wang (China: Mandarin title)
Gong fu zi wong (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Jackie Chan/Jet Li Project (USA) (working title)
King of Kung Fu (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
Untitled J&J Project (USA) (working title)
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Gong fu zi wong (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Jackie Chan/Jet Li Project (USA) (working title)
King of Kung Fu (Hong Kong: English title) (literal title)
Untitled J&J Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.
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Runtime:
104 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Certification:
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Malaysia:U |
Hong Kong:IIA |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44223) |
Philippines:G (MTRCB) |
UK:12A |
Ireland:12A |
Portugal:M/12 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-13 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Iceland:12 |
Brazil:12
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Early in the film, the character Jason finds the DVD Guangdong shi hu xing yi wu xi (1980) in Hop's pawn shop. 'The Ten Tigers of Kwangtung' (English title) is often regarded by martial arts film experts as the ultimate Shaw Brothers martial arts film, because it features a star-studded cast of legendary martial arts actors including 'Ti Lung', 'Alexander Fu Sheng' and major and supporting actors from The Venom Mob (which includes all six principle actors from The Five Venoms). The film also featured a younger generation of Shaw Brothers actors and was meant as a way to "pass the torch" from then-veteran Shaw Brothers actors to the new generation of actors. Shaw Brothers films rarely featured so many star actors in one film, and 'The Ten Tigers of Kwangtung' was one of the few films to do so.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: The silent Monk tells Jason they should attack "In two nights, when the moon will be darker." But later that night in the balcony scene with Jason and Golden Sparrow the moon is clearly waxing, and will be almost half full in two nights - brighter not darker.
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Quotes:
Jason Tripitikas:
What do we do now?
Lu Yan: How good is your Gung-fu?
Jason Tripitikas: [puzzled look]
Lu Yan: He who speaks, does not Know; He who Knows, does not speak. Surely you're masterful.
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Lu Yan: How good is your Gung-fu?
Jason Tripitikas: [puzzled look]
Lu Yan: He who speaks, does not Know; He who Knows, does not speak. Surely you're masterful.
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Movie Connections:
References Da zui xia (1966)
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A Note Regarding SpoilersAre there any other movies with the Monkey King in them?
Why did Ni Chang have white hair?
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Jackie Chan returns in a Drunken Master (1978) role along with Jet Li in a more mysterious but delightful twisting role in this fantasy martial arts film that requires a leap of faith into myths, legends, and magic. In doing so, this adventure tale is compelling from the very beginning with a quick, fast martial art scene followed by some amazing opening credits. The martial art fights are prolonged and exciting and the storyline is although predictable, entertaining and worthy of an evening storytale. Not a classic, nor epic, not heavy, and never managing to enter into serious realm of award-winning, this movie is nevertheless a summer, adolescent family movie that is worth its admission price and both Jackie Chan and Jet Li offer up some good performances in a movie without any real failings. Eight out of Ten Stars.