THERE'S A LITTLE BIT of every underdog sports comedy you've ever seen in "Shaolin Soccer," including each iteration of the "Air Bud" franchise (assuming you've been so unlucky to have seen one or more ...

After all the mounting hysteria among Sinophiles about how it would turn out -- including a rumored retitling to "Kung-Fu Soccer" -- Miramax's cut and English-dubbed version of Stephen Chow's ...

Shaolin Soccer: Action comedy. Starring Stephen Chow, Ng Man Tat, Vicki Zhao. Directed by Chow. Written by Chow and Tsang. Kan Cheung (PG-13. In Cantonese with English subtitles. 87 minutes. At the ...

Live-action anime adaptations are one of those golden tickets that mainstream Hollywood is still trying to crack. Netflix has certainly taken a swing or two at adapting huge properties, resulting in ...

“Shaolin Soccer” is light, silly, goofy and deranged — part “Enter the Dragon,” part “Hoosiers,” and part “Naked Gun.” It may not always choose the right parts, but at least it tries. Stephen Chow, ...

Ng Man-tat, the star Shaolin Soccer and frequent collaborator of Kung Fu Hustle filmmaker Stephen Chow, has died. The iconic Hong Kong actor, accompanied by his wife and children, died peacefully on ...

"Shaolin Soccer" is a high-concept goal in one. Seamlessly integrating extensive digital effects with Stephen Chow's distinct brand of double-take comedy, this wacky blend of kung fu, soccer and an ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Shaolin Soccer makes me giddy. More then any film I've seen in the past three years it fills me ...

Shaolin Soccer isn't just a sports movie, it is a sports movie that redefines the term. Part footy film, part comedy, part mystical fantasy, part martial arts action movie and part musical, that's ...

Shaolin Soccer is one of Stephen Chow's extravagant and very funny martial-arts spoof movies. In this outing, Chow plays Sing, an impoverished monk and kung fu master who scrapes by in modern China ...

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Most people believe that shaolin kung-fu skills have few applications in mundane, everyday life. But if the pleasingly crazy Hong Kong comedy Shaolin Soccer is to be believed, they're wrong: Early on, ...