Rating: R
Genre:
Action
Theatrical Release: 04/08/2005(USA
Release Date: 07/31/2007
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DS
Run Time: 100 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Sony Pictures
The work of international superstar
Stephen Chow,
Kung Fu Hustle is a humorous, special-effects-filled, action-packed
martial arts epic set in early '40s China. A bumbling thief named
Sing (
Stephen Chow) desires to be the toughest member of the dreaded gangster hit squad known as The Axe Gang, but to completely join the gang he has to commit murder. When
Sing attempts to rob a crowded run-down apartment complex known as Pig Sty Alley, the locals begin to defend themselves with some high-flying kung fu skills, and a tiny war erupts between the local masters and the axe-wielding gang. After the gang busts the ancient kung fu king known as
The Beast (
Leung Siu Lung) out of jail, tensions reach a boiling point as Pig Sty Alley's landlady (
Yuen Qiu) leads an all-out attack against the gang and
Sing discovers his true heroic fate.
Kung Fu Hustle, which set box-office records across Asia during its December 2004 release, also stars
Yuen Wah and
Xing Yu, and features fight choreography by legendary masters of
martial arts cinema
Yuen Woo Ping and
Sammo Hung.
~ Jason Gibner, All Movie Guide
;)
