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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

2002 · 81 min

A gleefully silly, joke-a-second spoof that plays like a fever dream of badly dubbed kung fu, best enjoyed with friends and low expectations.

Tagline: If you've got an ass...he'll kick it!
Overview: A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, whimsical and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Revenge, family, obsession, violence
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
family
obsession
violence
identity
Places: small town
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: teen
Form: mockumentary
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild