
“Get ready to kick some grass!”
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
Release Date: 7/5/2001
Runtime: 113 minutes
Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin
Director: Stephen Chow
Budget: $10.0M
Revenue: $42.8M
Companies: Star Overseas, Universe Entertainment, Miramax
Countries: Hong Kong, China
r96sk
<em>'Shaolin Soccer'</em> is amusing! As someone who loves both film and football (soccer), it was about time I checked this one out. Of course, it holds little resemblance to actual footy but it still mixes the sport and the martial art impressively. It's funny, especially across the first half. I would say that the film overstays its welcome slightly, it does feel drawn out by the time that final match concludes. That isn't all that damaging mind you, because I'd consider this a fun time. Stephen Chow is entertaining, as are the rest of the cast to be fair; mostly so, Wong Yat-fei.
Sierbahnn
A quarter of a century on and this is still a highlight There was a slew of these movies in the late 90s and early noughts. Some of them have aged poorly but this one still holds up. Yes, it is silly, and yes, it is over the top, but that's sort of the point, and the charm. It is well acted, the effects have aged well, the visual and sound design is on point for what it is, and it is just an all-round good time.
Mui

Stephen Chow
Mighty Steel Leg / Sing

Richard Ng Man-Tat
Fung

Vicky Zhao Wei
Mui

Patrick Tse Yin
Hung

Karen Mok Man-Wai
Team Moustache Player #2

Wong Yat-Fei
Iron Head

Mo Meilin
Hooking Leg

Tenky Tin Kai-Man
Iron Shirt

Danny Chan Kwok-Kwan
Empty Hands

Lam Tze-Chung
Weight Vest

Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Team Puma Leader

Steven Fung Min-Hang
Team Gangster Leader
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