Kung Fu Hustle Movie Review 2004

Writer/director Chow casts himself as the lead in this goofy kung-fu comedy. Sing (Chow), a good-natured con man, desperately wants to join the evil Axe Gang. Posing as a gangster, Sing tries to shake down the poor residents of Pig Sty Alley, but a number of hapless martial arts masters have retired to the slum. Sing's scam starts an all-out war between the Axe Gang and Pig Sty Alley, resulting in a series of larger-than-life, CGI-enhanced battles that more closely resemble Looney Tunes than Bruce Lee. While the unrelenting action might cross cultural borders, Chow's sense of humor doesn't seem to. In Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 99 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Action-Comedy, Period Piece: 1940s, China, Hong Kong, Gangs, Genre Spoofs, Martial Arts

Screenplay

Stephen (Chiau) Chow, Kan-Cheung (Sammy) Tsang, Chan Man-keung, Lola Huo

Cast

Stephen (Chiau) Chow, Yuen Wah, Chan Kwok Kwan, Feng Xiao Gang, Lam Suet, Leung Siu Lung, Dong Zhi Hua, Chiu Chi Ling, Yuen Qui, Xing Yu, Huang Sheng Yi, Lam Tze Chung

Cinematography

Poon Hang-Seng

Director

Stephen (Chiau) Chow

Music

Raymond Wong

Other

Leung Chi-tat, Angie Lam, Second Chan, Shirley Chan, Oliver Wong

Producer

Stephen Chow, Chui Po-Chu, Jeff Lau, Columbia Film Production Asia, Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment Co., Sony Pictures Classics