| Kung Fu Dunk | |
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 Poster featuring Jay Chou as lead actor | |
| Directed by | Kevin Chu |
| Produced by | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Starring | Jay Chou Eric Tsang Charlene Choi Chen Bolin |
| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Edited by | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Music by | Jay Chou |
| Distributed by | Shanghai Film Group Corporation (China) Emperor Motion Pictures (Hong Kong) MediaCorp Raintree Pictures (Singapore) |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Countries | Taiwan Hong Kong China |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese |
Kung Fu Dunk (traditional Chinese: 功夫灌籃; simplified Chinese: 功夫灌篮; pinyin: Gōngfū Guànlán), also known by its former title Slam Dunk, is a 2008 Chinese-language action comedy film. It was directed by Taiwanese director Kevin Chu and filmed in Taiwan and mainland China. The film was previously titled Slam Dunk, but the title was later changed to avoid confusion with the Slam Dunk manga and anime series[1] which it was roughly based on despite the film itself having no association whatsoever. The filming, however, conveyed a strong flavour of Hong Kong films, reminiscent of movies like Shaolin Soccer. It features a list of pop stars from Taiwan and Hong Kong, along with well-known actors of Mainland China.
In 2008, the theme song "周大俠" (Hero Chou), which was composed by Jay Chou (who also stars) with lyrics by Vincent Fang and performed by Yi Chuan, was nominated for Best Original Song at the 45th Golden Horse Awards,[2] which is included as a bonus track on Jay Chou 2007 World Tour Concert Live.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (16 May 2007). "Emperor scores rights to "Kung Fu Dunk"" (Web article). Variety Asia Online. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
- ^ (in Chinese) Golden Horse Awards official homepage 44th Golden Horse Awards winners and nominees list Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2011-06-15