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18 Fingers of Death!

2006 · 87 min

A silly, affectionate spoof of low-budget martial arts films that keeps you laughing with its mockumentary antics.

Directed by
James Lew
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Pat Morita, Shane Aaron, Erik Betts
Overview
The "buzz" in Hollywood is that, "18 FINGERS OF DEATH!" will kick the butt out of the low budget martial arts movies genre and knocks us down to the ground laughing! This funny "sockumentart" of the world of Chop sockey, kung fooey, ninja poo poo, karate kidding croutching tiger stuff takes you on the journey of making martial arts movies at it's lowest.

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Directed by
James Lew
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Starring
Pat Morita, Shane Aaron, Erik Betts
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • media
  • ambition
  • art
  • celebrity
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • mockumentary
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action6
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
action, adventure, comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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