FEATURE FILM

Kung Fu Hustle

7.5/10
TMDB3,404 votes
2004Original: cn99 min

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Cast: Stephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, Lam Tze-chung, Bruce Leung Siu-lung

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THE STORY & THE PEOPLE

About Kung Fu Hustle

So many gangsters… so little time.

Kung Fu Hustle (2004) is a film in the action, comedy, crime, fantasy genres. Directed by Stephen Chow. The cast includes Stephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, Lam Tze-chung.

Released
2004-02-10
Original language
cn
Runtime
99 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
China, Hong Kong
Production companies
Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment, Star Overseas, Beijing Film Studio, CP Film Production Asia, China Film Group Corporation
Directors
Stephen Chow
Writers
Stephen Chow, Tsang Kan-cheong, Xin Huo, Chan Man Keung

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Audience reviews

7.5/10 from 3,404 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

John Chard

TMDB member review

Quite an experience, and in a great way as well! Went into this one totally blind as to its contents, truth is, is that I was mooching round the shops yesterday and came across an Asian triple pack DVD at a bargain price, since one of the films was Jet Li starrer Unleashed, i thought it was worth the cheap price on offer. Got home and the write up on the back of the case didn't give much away as regards plot for…

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Quite an experience, and in a great way as well! Went into this one totally blind as to its contents, truth is, is that I was mooching round the shops yesterday and came across an Asian triple pack DVD at a bargain price, since one of the films was Jet Li starrer Unleashed, i thought it was worth the cheap price on offer. Got home and the write up on the back of the case didn't give much away as regards plot for Kung Fu Hustle, an Axe Gang, some guy named Sing wants to be in the gang, and that some creaky old residents in a place called Pig Sty Ally are tougher than they look. What I got was what I can only describe as a live cartoon full of class and style, the sort of flip side to the more arty Asian films that have (rightly) become massively popular in the subsequent decadse. Written, directed, produced and starring Stephen Chow (Sing), Kung Fu Hustle is a remarkably breathless piece of work, the plot is threadbare for sure, but it really matters not, because Chow has fused the grand old genre staple punch up with balletic comedy, it's quite something to behold. It's as loud as a face off between Motorhead & Iron Maiden, yet it's just so flipping tender at the same time! Incredible sequences will dazzle you one moment and then have you laughing the next, I'm quite annoyed that I didn't catch on to this film back in 2004, but even now some years later this film is still a breath of fresh air on the home format release. See it and roll with it, enjoy. 9/10

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What is Kung Fu Hustle about?

It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on the entire Axe Gang.

Who stars in Kung Fu Hustle?

Stephen Chow, Yuen Qiu, Yuen Wah, Lam Tze-chung, Bruce Leung Siu-lung, Eva Huang. See the cast cards above for character names.

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