Shaolin Soccer
Shaolin Soccer (Chinese: ) is a 2001 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. The film revolves around a former Shaolin monk who reunites his five brothers, years after their master's death, to apply their superhuman martial arts skills to play soccer and bring Shaolin kung fu to the masses.
Plot
Sing is a master of Shaolin kung fu, whose goal in life is to promote the spiritual and practical benefits of the martial art to modern society. He experiments with various methods, but none bear positive results. He then meets "Golden Leg" Fung; a legendary Hong Kong soccer star in his day, who is now walking with a limp, following the betrayal of a former teammate, Hung, now a rich businessman. Sing explains his desires to Fung, who in turn offers his services to coach Sing in soccer. Sing is compelled by the idea of promoting kung fu through soccer, and agrees to enlist his former Shaolin brothers to form a team under Fung's management. Sing and Fung attempt to put together an unbeatable soccer team. After some failed attempts, Sing's brothers all agree to participate in the team. Fung invites a vicious team to play against them for a scrimmage, and the thugs proceed to give the Shaolin Team a literal beating. When all seems lost, the Shaolin disciples reawaken and utilize their special powers, dismantling the other team's rough play easily. The thugs then give up and ask to join Sing's team.
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author | Kan-cheung Tsang Stephen Chow |
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award | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Film |
contentLocation | Shanghai |
director | Stephen Chow |
editor | Kai Kit-Wai |
events | association football Shaolin Kung Fu |
genre | action comedy fantasy |
keywords | acne after hours amaze ban beat bowl bully department store dope drug football in hong kong forward hong kong hong kong soccer id mantou married meet modern society morning newspaper article rough play shave striker superhuman strength tai chi walk win world championship |
musicBy | Lowell Lo Raymond Wong Ying-Wah |
producer | Yeung Kwok-Fai |
productionCompany | Star Overseas Ltd Universe Entertainment Ltd |
publisher | Universe Entertainment Ltd. |
theme | action comedy kung fu martial arts sports comedy |