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| Kung Pow! Enter the Fist | |
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| Directed by | Steve Oedekerk |
| Written by | Steve Oedekerk |
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| Cinematography | John J. Connor |
| Edited by | Paul Marshal |
| Music by | Robert Folk |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 81 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10 million |
| Box office | $17 million[2] |
Kung Pow! Enter the Fist is a 2002 American martial arts comedy film that parodies Hong Kong action cinema. Written, directed by and starring Steve Oedekerk, it uses footage from the 1976 Hong Kong martial arts film Tiger & Crane Fists (also called The Savage Killers) starring and directed by Jimmy Wang Yu, along with new footage shot by Oedekerk, who is also digitally inserted over Wang in many scenes, to create an original, unrelated plot.
Despite a negative critical reception, the film was a moderate box office success, grossing $17 million worldwide against a $10 million budget. It has since been considered a cult classic for its off-the-wall humor and parodying of various dubbing tropes.[3]
- ^ "Kung Pow - Enter the Fist". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "Kung Pow!: Enter the Fist - Awfully Good". March 19, 2020.