Computer generated special effects have seldom been so giddy as in Shaolin Soccer, a gleeful fusion of kung fu and a classic Bad News Bears sports story. A former soccer star--whose "golden leg" was broken by a hired mob--assembles a team of former students of Shaolin martial arts, whose assorted skills (indicated by their nicknames, like Mighty Steel Leg and Iron Head) lend themselves to the swift interplay of the world's most popular game. Along the way, the team's leader (Hong Kong comic superstar Stephen Chow) meets a sticky bun baker (Vicki Zhao) whose kung fu is the equal of any of his teammates. Shaolin Soccer is supremely silly--in the final match, their opponents are called Team Evil--but that's part of the fun. American movies rarely achieve this perfect balance of the absurd and the sincere. A delight. --Bret Fetzer

Product details

Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1

Is discontinued by manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No

Language ‏ : ‎ Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese

Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19 x 13.6 x 1.2 cm; 80 g

Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ 5060034571742

Director ‏ : ‎ Stephen Chow

Media Format ‏ : ‎ PAL

Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 27 minutes

Release date ‏ : ‎ 14 Mar. 2005

Actors ‏ : ‎ Man Tai Ng, Patrick Tse, Stephen Chow, Vicki Zhao

Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English

Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1)

Studio ‏ : ‎ Studiocanal

Producers ‏ : ‎ Daniel Lam, Stephen Chow

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0006M4S28

Writers ‏ : ‎ Stephen Chow

Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1