Kung Phooey! (2003)
1h 27m
Running Time
March 11, 2003Release Date
Plot.
The plot follows Art Chew's (a pun of the sound one makes when sneezing) quest to retrieve the ancient peach. The movie starts with Art Chew traveling to America, as well as showing Art's training at the Shur-li temple (a play on words with the child actor Shirley Temple), showing many kung-fu clichés such as grabbing the pebble from the masters hand (which Art succeeds without effort), fighting on trees in this case small potted palms and "listing" for elements (Earth, Wind and Fire play a funky tune). After the montage is shown Art meets up with his cousin Wayman (A parody on the way Chinese pronounce r as w) a Chinese adult who tries to act American so he isn't embarrassed by stereotypes and foster cousin Roy Lee, an African American who sincerely believes he is a reincarnation of Bruce Lee.
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Details.
Release DateMarch 11, 2003
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 27m
Content RatingPG-13
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Wiki.
Kung Phooey! is a 2003 independent film directed and produced by Darryl Fong. Fong also co-stars in the movie, alongside Michael Chow and Colman Domingo. The movie is about a monk who tries to find a mysterious lost "Fountain of Youth" (an ancient magic peach). He travels to British Columbia, and, with a new band of friends, tries to retrieve the stolen artifact.
The movie is an affectionate parody of old Kung fu film tropes. For instance, one of the running jokes is about how all the bad guys make "Hi-yah!" sounds. The filming actually took place in the San Francisco Bay Area, poking fun at movies like Rumble in the Bronx that disguise British Columbia locations to look like cities in the United States.