Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

"If you've got an ass...he'll kick it!"

2002 1h 21m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 823

ComedyActionAdventure

Synopsis

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A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.

“If you've got an ass...he'll kick it!”

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Cast

Steve Oedekerk
The Chosen One
Lung Fei
Master Pain (Betty) (archive footage)
Leo Lee
Young Master Pain
Hsieh Ling-ling
Ling (archive footage)
Lau Kar-Wing
Wimp Lo (archive footage)
Lin Yan
Dying Ling
Chen Hui-Lou
Master Tang (archive footage)
Jennifer Tung
Whoa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Steve Oedekerk
Writers: Vann Sengchanh, Steve Oedekerk
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Steve Oedekerk, shot by John J. Connor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Robert Folk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul Marshal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Steve Oedekerk and Lung Fei and Leo Lee carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "If you've got an ass...he'll kick it!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0240468 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Steve Oedekerk directs. John J. Connor behind the camera. Robert Folk scores. Paul Marshal cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Directed by Steve Oedekerk, shot by John J. Connor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Robert Folk. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Paul Marshal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Steve Oedekerk and Lung Fei and Leo Lee carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "If you've got an ass...he'll kick it!".
8IMDB entry: tt0240468 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
10Released under 12 different titles around the world.