Warriors of Virtue

Warriors of Virtue
US theatrical poster
Directed byRonny Yu
Screenplay byMichael Vickerman
Hugh Kelley
Based onCharacters by
Dennis K. Law
Ron Law
Christopher Law
Jeremy Law
Produced byRonald Law
Dennis K. Law
Christopher Law
Jeremy Law
Patricia Ruben
Lyle Howry
Yoram Barzlial
Starring
CinematographyPeter Pau
Edited byDavid Wu
Music byDon Davis
Production
companies
Distributed byMGM Distribution Co. (United States)
Release date
  • May 2, 1997 (1997-05-02)
Running time
101 minutes
CountriesUnited States
China
Hong Kong
Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million
Box office$6,524,620[1]

Warriors of Virtue is a 1997 martial arts fantasy film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Ronny Yu in his American English-language directorial debut, written by Michael Vickerman and Hugh Kelley, and starring Angus Macfadyen, Mario Yedidia, and Marley Shelton. The film was an international co-production between the United States, China, Hong Kong, and Canada. The film was based on a series of characters created by the Chinese-American Law brothers, four siblings who worked as physicians and had no prior filmmaking experience. The story follows a young boy who stumbles into a mystical world based on the Tao Te Ching, where he meets the titular Warriors of Virtue—anthropomorphic kangaroos who wield the powers of Tao and battle an evil warlord. The Irish band Clannad provided the original song "Forces of Nature".

The film was a critical and commercial failure. It was followed by a direct-to-video sequel, Warriors of Virtue: The Return to Tao, in 2002.

  1. ^ "Warriors of Virtue". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.