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. Over the years the film has grown as a cult film.
Plot
"Golden Leg" Fung, a Hong Kong soccer star, beats and berates his teammate Hung when the latter offers him a cheque to lose the game, claiming to be the middleman. But Fung takes the cheque in the end and loses the game. Angry spectators beat him and break his leg.
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| author | Kan-cheung Tsang Stephen Chow Steven Fung Min-Hang |
|---|---|
| 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 beat bowl build cheat claim department store dope drink drug end exaggerated football in hong kong forward game hong kong hong kong soccer id kung fu master mantou one take shave striker superhuman strength tai chi win world championship |
| musicBy | Lowell Lo Raymond Wong |
| producer | Yeung Kwok-Fai |
| productionCompany | Star Overseas Ltd Universe Entertainment Ltd |
| publisher | Universe Entertainment Ltd. |
| theme | action comedy martial arts sports comedy trick |