Chi Ma, Chia Yung Liu, Fei Lung

When a highly skilled martial artist known as "the chosen one" sets out to avenge his family's death, he faces his greatest challenges yet: a cow with a deadly udder and a warlord who insists everyone...( read more  read more... ) call him "Betty." Writer-director-actor Steve Oderkirk inserts himself into old chop-socky film footage and redubs the result into a parody of those 1970s Hong Kong classics, where everybody was kung fu fightin'!

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PG-13, 81 min.

Directed by: Steve Oedekerk

Release Date: January 25, 2002

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DVD Release Date: July 23, 2002

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  • September 29, 2009
    Nice effects when Oedekerk inserts himself into old film footage! Some funny scenes, but most of the lower budget original kung fu movies are humorous enough by themselves.
  • May 9, 2009
    Kung Pow! Enter the Fist is a film you either get, or don't. It's incredibly stupid and simple, but it works. To view the trailer is to watch the worst parts of the movie, parts that should have been cut out. The kung-fu cow and the woman with one breast are really out of place a...( read more)nd distract from Oedekerk's surreal genius of simply overdubbing an existing film. Technologically it's also impressive, inserting Oedekerk into an existing film seamlessly. Kung Pow also has some great characters which are all voiced by Oedekerk. Whether it's squeaky shoes or the ventriloquists, there's plenty here to love. Let's not forget the quoteability "THAT'S A LOT OF NUTS".
  • January 23, 2009
    please don't tell anyone i watched this...please.
  • November 20, 2008
    I feel so guilty rating this with 3 stars, but Im gonna be honest its so freakin daft that youll just have to laugh! Its mindless, but its not like one of those forced comedy movies that gives you a migrane or a headache.

    Right, just to defend myself from yall, I didnt watch th...( read more)is out of curiosity, I got forced to watch it, lol!
  • June 24, 2008
    its still funny, but not good
  • November 6, 2009
    I don't care what you think, this movie is hilarious
  • October 28, 2009
    One of my favorite movies, stupid or not.
  • October 23, 2009
    In a place of mysterious ancient secrets, the greatest hero the world has known is about to kick his first butt...IT'S A 1970s HONG KONG FILM SPOOF! Kung Pow! Enter The Fist, with its badly dubbed dialogue, imagery edits, and comedic quality remade over an old kung-fu film...( read more), reminds me a lot of the old 1970s Jackie Chan films and even made its seriousness better. Watching this really made me laugh off! :-D When a highly-skilled martial artist known as "The Chosen One" sets out to avenge his family's death, he faces his greatest challenges yet: a cow with a deadly udder and a warlord who insists everyone call him "Betty". Written, directed, and starring the great acting performance of Steve Oedekerk, who inserts himself into the old chop-socky film footage.
  • September 25, 2009
    I was told of this film by a good friend who shares the same silly sense of humour that I do and I have to admit I was a little sceptical at first. There have been other films that have tried the format that Kung Pow have and have failed miserably in my opinion so I wansn't reall...( read more)y expecting any different. How wrong I was.
    From the very beginning I was on the floor crying with laughter. By the end I was in need of an ambulance as my ribs had not only cracked from merciless mirth but had removed themselves from my body and gone out looking for a punchup and come back smashed to bits. I missed alot of the film as I couldnt hear myself think or see the screen for the tears. It is just too silly for words and takes the proverbial p**s out of itself all the way through. There are some cracking lines that will have you chuckling long after its finished. In fact my mate and me use them as catchphrases now which annoys everyone else we know.

    If you laugh at people falling over or people with speech impediments then you have the right stupid sense of humour for this film. Buy it, it's gotta LOTTA NUTS!!
  • September 24, 2009
    Stupid, but hilariousness makes up for that.

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  • archerdude
    August 29, 2008
    this movie was insain
  • actingaj
    June 3, 2007
    This is definately one of my all time favorites!
  • jred21
    May 31, 2007
    Hi peeps i would love some computer wiz to make a kung pow skin plese!!!
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  • RevengeOfMyGhost
    May 4, 2007
    its so good .. have seen it hundreds of times.. my name is betty hahaha isnt betty a womens name? haha .. XD i dont like him lets kill him .. in your dreams .. XD
  • snazzalicious
    April 16, 2007
    Funniest movie in the world!!
  • nexacu
    April 6, 2007
    best movie ive ever seen man
  • andyinatlantis
    March 4, 2007
    i absolutely love this movie! i die laughing every time i watch it! LMAO!!!
  • Donegal
    November 12, 2006
    I know that it's stupid, and I probably shouldn't like it, at least as much as I do. But I love this movie! I pretty much piss my pants every time I watch it!
  • marv7602000
    September 7, 2006
    Well There Was Some Laughts ,.,.But Overall It Was A Big Put Down To The Old Kung Fu Movies,.,.
  • maestersaj
    July 16, 2006
    love it! cant wait till no 2 :D

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