About this movie
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Comedy, World Cinema
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:39:39
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2004
Cast & Crew
Cast
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Stephen Chow
Sing
- Xiaogang Feng
- Wah Yuen
- Kwok Kuen Chan
- Qiu Yuen
- Sheng Yi Huang
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Yuen Wah
Landlord
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Leung Siu Lung
The Beast
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Dong Zhi Hua
Donut
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Yuen Qiu
Landlady
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Chiu Chi-ling
Tailor
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Xing Yu
Coolie
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Chan Kwok Kwan
Brother Sum
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Huang Shengyi
Fong
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Fung Hark On
Harpist #2
Directors
- Stephen Chow
Producers
- Stephen Chow
- Po Chu Chui
- Jeffrey Lau
Writers
- Tsang Kan Cheong
- Xin Huo
- Chan Man Keung
- Stephen Chow
Kung Fu Hustle
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.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
90%
percent positive reviews
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David Ansen, Newsweek
So disarmingly eager to please that only a stone-faced kung fu purist could object.
– Full review
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Ken Tucker, New York Magazine
Chow's movie may seem nutty on the surface, but its slyness, its dreamy unfolding of so many moods and genres, becomes intoxicating.
– Full review
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Simon Crook, Empire Magazine
Invigorating, bombastic, out-there and very funny.
– Full review
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Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile
Kung Fu Hustle is made with such infectious humour and gee-whiz visuals it's easy to simply surrender all over again to Chow's brand of lunacy
– Full review
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Paul Arendt, BBC
Kung Fu Hustle is essentially one long computer-enhanced Looney Tunes punch-up - - and probably the most fun you'll have at the movies all year.
– Full review
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