Kung Fu Hustle

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1 Introduction 2 Title 3 Year 4 Cast 5 Director 6 Producer 7 Writer 8 Production 9 Duration 10 Genre 11 Summaries

Introduction

It's time for Kung Fu Hustle! Hong Kong king of comedy Stephen Chow returns with his latest - and possibly greatest - cinema comedy, which needed only one week to become Hong Kong's largest grossing film of 2004. A wildly entertaining blend of state-of-the-art special effects, dazzling martial arts (choreographed by master action director Yuen Woo Ping), hilarious slapstick comedy, and the inimitable screen charm of Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle easily earns its reputation as one of the most popular Hong Kong films ever! Kung Fu Hustle was an astounding box-office success all over Asia - and is sure to delight fans of Stephen Chow and Hong Kong Cinema worldwide!

Chow stars as Sing, a wannabe gangster in pre-war 1940s Shanghai, whose sole purpose in life is to be admitted into the toughest triad in the region: the Axe Gang. Sing and his sidekick (portly Lam Chi Chung of Shaolin Soccer) have to make a name for themselves first, and proclaim rundown Pigsty Alley to be their first official "territory." However, Sing is more futile than fearsome, and his antics only annoy the residents of Pigsty Alley - and attract the attention of the real Axe Gang, led by Brother Sum (Chan Kwok Kwan, also of Shaolin Soccer). But Pigsty Alley has its own secrets: unknown to Sing and the Axe Gang, hidden kung-fu masters prowl the poverty-stricken streets, ready to defend their turf to the bitter end! It's a clash of unexpected kung-fu titans and legendary martial arts styles in the hilarious, martial arts-filled Kung Fu Hustle!

Domestic: $17,108,591 17.2% + Overseas: $82,149,417 82.8% = Worldwide: $99,258,008

Title

English: Kung Fu Hustle

Chinese: 功夫

Year

2004

DOMESTIC

Release Dates: April 8, 2005 (limited) April 22, 2005 (wide)

Cast

• Stephen Chow
• Lam Tze-Chung
• Yuen Qiu
• Yuen Wah
• Eva Huang
• Chan Kwok-Kwan
• Tin Kai-Man
• Feng Xiaogang
• Dong Zhi-Hua
• Hsiao Liang
• Chiu Chi-Ling
• Leung Siu-Lung
• Xing Yu
• Lam Suet
• Zhang Yi-Bai
• Yuen Cheung-Yan
• Lam Chi-Sin
• Wellson Chin

Director

Stephen Chow

Producer

• Stephen Chow
• Chui Po-Chi
• Jeff Lau

Writer

• Stephen Chow
• Tsang Kan-Cheong
• Xin Huo
• Chan Man-Keung

Production

ERA Home Entertainment

Duration

99 Minutes

Genre

• Comedy
• Martial Arts

Summaries

《功夫》的故事發生在40年代的中國，周星馳飾演一忿無忯藥救的尿混混「阿星〿。愿志丿堅的他，在江湖打混多年仿一事無房。他一心渴望加入手段冷酷無情〿惡忿昭彰的斧頭幫，並夢想房為黑鿓中響噹噹的人物。此時斧頭幫正傾全幫之力鿟平唯一未收入勢力範圿的地頭 ---- 豬籠城寨，阿星鿂忑幫主自薦… 　　Set amid the chaos of pre-revolutionary China, small time thief, Sing, aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. 　　Stumbling across a crowded apartment complex aptly known as "Pig Sty Alley", Sing attempts to extort money from one of the ordinary locals, but the neighbors are not what they appear. 　　Sing's comical attempts at intimidation inadvertently attract the Axe Gang into the fray, setting off a chain of events that brings the two disparate worlds face-to-face. 　　As the inhabitants of the Pig's Cage fight for their lives, the ensuing clash of kung fu titans unearths some legendary martial arts Masters. Sing, despite his futile attempts, lacks the soul of a killer, and must face his own mortality in order to discover the true nature of the kung fu master.

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