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Kung Fu Dunk

2008 · 98 min

A goofy, energetic sports comedy where martial arts and basketball collide in over-the-top, feel-good fun.

Directed by
Kevin Chu
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Jay Chou, Charlene Choi Chuek-yin, Eric Tsang Chi-wai
Overview
Shi-Jie is a brilliant martial artist from the Kung Fu School. One day, he encounters a group of youths playing basketball and shows off how easy it is for him, with his martial arts training, to do a Slam Dunk. Watching him was Chen-Li, a shrewd businessman, who recruits him to play varsity basketball at the local university.

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Directed by
Kevin Chu
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Jay Chou, Charlene Choi Chuek-yin, Eric Tsang Chi-wai
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sport
  • identity
  • found family
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour7
Realism2
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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action, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Kevin Chu
Written by
Kevin Chu, Lam Chiu-Wing, Wang Yu-chen
Starring
Jay Chou, Charlene Choi Chuek-yin, Eric Tsang Chi-wai, Wang Gang, Chen Bolin, Richard Ng Man-tat, Baron Chen, Bryan Leung Kar-yan
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Runtime
98 min
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