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Shaolin Soccer (2001)
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After combining kung fu and cuisine in The God of Cookery, Stephen Chow turns to football in this cartoonish underdog comedy, which broke box-office records in his native Hong Kong. Opening with a monochrome flashback to a deliberately missed penalty, the action centres on the efforts of Ng Man Tat's disgraced, disabled ex-pro teaming with Chow's Shaolin monk to coach a side capable of defeating Patrick Tse's team of ruthless overachievers. The action is everything here, although Chow also tosses in some ingenious effects, the odd movie parody and several throwaway in-jokes (notably Cecilia Cheung and Karen Mok cameoing as excessively hirsute blokes). The result is fast, furious fun. DP
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Running time
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85min
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Country of origin
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HK / Chi / US
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Genre
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Sports Action Comedy
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Alternate title
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Kung Fu Soccer,
Shao Lin Ju Qiu,
Siu Lam Juk Kau,
Siulam Chukkau
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Original language
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Cantonese
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Screenplay
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Stephen Chow, Tsang Kan-Cheung
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Theatrical distributor
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Optimum Releasing
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UK cinema certificate
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12A
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UK cinema release date
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November 2004
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Dubbing information
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Cantonese dubbed into English
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