Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
dir. Steve Oedekerk
48
7 sourcesSynopsis
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.
Critics consensus
A short sketch's worth of jokes stretched into a full-length feature.
Directed bySteve Oedekerk
StarringSteve Oedekerk, Lung Fei, Leo Lee, Hsieh Ling-ling, Lau Kar-Wing, Lin Yan
Written bySteve Oedekerk
CinematographyJohn J. Connor
EditingPaul Marshal
MusicRobert Folk
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
2002 · PG-13 · 1h 21m
Comedy, Action
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.
Our Verdict
48
Critics Consensus
A short sketch's worth of jokes stretched into a full-length feature.
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