Shaolin Soccer
Sing is a master of Shaolin kung fu, whose goal in life is to promote the spiritual and practical benefits of the martial art to modern society. He experiments with various methods, but none bear positive results. He then meets "Golden Leg" Fung; a legendary Hong Kong soccer star in his day, who is now walking with a limp, following the betrayal of a former teammate, Hung, now a rich businessman. Sing explains his desires to Fung, who in turn offers his services to coach Sing in soccer. Sing is compelled by the idea of promoting kung fu through soccer, and agrees to enlist his former Shaolin brothers to form a team under Fung's management. Sing and Fung attempt to put together an unbeatable soccer team. After some failed attempts, Sing's brothers all agree to participate in the team. Fung invites a vicious team to play against them for a scrimmage, and the thugs proceed to give the Shaolin Team a literal beating. When all seems lost, the Shaolin disciples reawaken and utilize their special powers, dismantling the other team's rough play easily. The thugs then give up and ask to join Sing's team.
MPAA Rating: | PG |
Genre: | Action, Comedy, Sports, Fantasy |
Country: | China, Hong Kong |
Produced By: | Stephen Chow, Daniel Lam, Kwok-Fai Yeung |
Directed By: | Stephen Chow |
Written By: | Wei Lu, Kan-Cheung Tsang, Stephen Chow, Chi Keung Fung, Min Hun Fung, Marc Handler |
Cast: | Steve Pinto, Wen Hui He, Steve Kramer, Chi-Sing Lam, Jessica Straus, Li Bin Hong, Elisa Gabrielli, Susan Marque, Brian Tochi, Skip Stellrecht, Nicholas Tse, Emil Lin, Richard Steven Horvitz, Ming Ming Zhang, Karen Mok, Kirk Thornton, Hua Cao, Kai Man Tin, Ping Wu, Randall Montgomery, Stephen Chow, Kwok-Kwan Chan, Shi Heng Jiang, Mei Lin Mo, Cecilia Cheung, Stephen Apostolina, Bridget Hoffman, Hui Li, Min Hun Fung, Shi Zi Yun, Yat-Fei Wong, Vincent Kok, Richard Cansino, Stuart Robinson, Wei Zhao, Man-Tat Ng, Wai-Man Mok, Steve Bulen, Chi-Wah Tse, Zhao Yong, Kin-Yan Lee, Yin Tse, Xian Jian Rong, Ming-Kin Wong, Bai Ling, Tom Romero, Lucy Lin, Tze Chung Lam, Ron Yuan, Pu Ye Dong |
In Theaters: | Jul 12, 2001 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 27 minutes |
Production: | Star Overseas, Universe Entertainment |
Budget: | $10,000,000 |
Box Office: | $489,600 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |