There are martial arts films and there are slapstick spoofs. Then there is a film like Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle which takes both genres and throws the audience onto a mad rollercoaster! Surely the funniest kung fu movie you've ever seen, the film releases May 27.
Now, lets see if you have enough knowledge to qualify for the Kung Fu Hustle dojo.
1. What is lead star Stephen Chow's screen name in the film?
a. Sing
b. Hattori Hanzo
c. Ling
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Wrong!
The correct answer is A.
Did you know? Stephen Chow is the actor, director and writer of the film. Kung Fu Hustle is his homage to 1970s martial arts films. Born in Hong Kong, the young Chow had taken Wing Chun classes in the hope of emulating his hero, Bruce Lee and becoming a martial arts master. But at that time, a master only existed in the movies.
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Did you know? Stephen Chow is the actor, director and writer of the film. Kung Fu Hustle is his homage to the 1970s martial arts films. Born in Hong Kong, the young Chow had taken Wing Chun classes in the hope of emulating his hero, Bruce Lee and becoming a martial arts master. But at that time, a master only existed in the movies.
2. Which other martial arts director stepped in to direct two scenes in the film?
a. John Woo
b. Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
c. Yuen Woo-Ping
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The correct answer is B.
Did you know? Stephen Chow auditioned for a place in an acting course offered by a local television station. Rejected during the first round, a determined Chow managed to wangle his way into the night class and was assigned to host a children's program before finally graduating to a drama series.
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Did you know? Stephen Chow auditioned for a place in an acting course offered by a local television station. Rejected during the first round, a determined Chow managed to wangle his way into the night class and was assigned to host a children's program before finally graduating to a drama series.
3. Which veteran action star plays the fierce, chain-smoking, kung fu fighter landlady?
a. Michelle Yeoh [Images]
b. Yuen Qiu
c. Ziyi Zhang
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Wrong! The correct answer is C.
Did you know? Chow spent a lot of time trying to find the right person for this demanding physical role. He pictured her always with a cigarette in her mouth, and wanted someone adept at kung fu. One day, in the production office for a casting call, he saw this woman sitting outside reading the papers, with a cigarette in her mouth. Yuen Qiu had actually accompanied someone for casting and wasn't after a role herself. When Stephen Chow found out that she went to the same opera training school as Jackie Chan [Images] and Sammo Hung, he literally begged her to take the role.
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Did you know? Chow spent a lot of time trying to find the right person for this demanding physical role. He pictured her always with a cigarette in her mouth, and wanted someone adept at Kung Fu. One day, in the production office for a casting call, he saw this woman sitting outside reading the papers, with a cigarette in her mouth. Yuen Qiu had actually accompanied someone for casting and wasn't after a role herself. When Stephen Chow found out that she went to the same opera training school as Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, he literally begged her to take the role.
4. Which of these films was Stephen Chow's recent runaway success?
a. Internal Affairs II
b. Shaolin Soccer
c. Ringu
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Wrong! The correct answer is A.
Did you know? The martial arts choreographer for Kung Fu Hustle, Yuen Woo Ping, also did the fight choreography for The Matrix Trilogy of films and Quentin Tarantino's [Images] Kill Bill [Images] films. As of 2005, Kung Fu Hustle had the widest cinematic release in the US for a foreign language film.
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Did you know? The martial arts choreographer for Kung Fu Hustle, Yuen Woo Ping, also did the fight choreography for The Matrix Trilogy of films and Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill films. As of 2005, Kung Fu Hustle had the widest cinematic release in the US for a foreign language film.
5. What is the gang of villains in the film called?
a. The Axe Gang
b. The Crazy 88s
c. The Chain Gang
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Wrong! The correct answer is A.
Did you know? The film's celebrated action choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping does cameo as a homeless man. The movie opened at the number one slot in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, and is the number one movie of all time in Taiwan. In India, it has released in English, Tamil, Telegu and Hindi.
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Did you know? The film's celebrated action choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping does cameo as a homeless man. The movie opened at the number one slot in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, and is the number one movie of all time in Taiwan. In India, it has released in English, Tamil, Telegu and Hindi.
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Compiled by Patcy N
Image: Uday Kuckian
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