Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

PG-13

Released Jan 25, 2002

1h 21m

Comedy

List

13%

Tomatometer

54 Reviews

69%

Audience Score

50,000+ Ratings

Writer-director Steve Oedekerk acquired the little known 1976 Hong Kong karate flick "Savage Killers," then seamlessly blended portions of the film with new material he has directed to create a wild, off-the-wall, comedy feature film. Oedekerk wrote, directed and stars in "Enter The Fist," placing himself digitally into the old film, re-dubbing the characters, as well as shooting new scenes.

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Critics Consensus

A short sketch's worth of jokes stretched into a full-length feature.

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Boston Globe

Rated: 2/4

Dec 31, 2005

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Frank Scheck

Hollywood Reporter

Naturally, much fun is made of the poorly synchronized dialogue inherent in kung fu flicks, but the gag pales with repetition, especially since Billy Crystal and Robin Williams did it better years ago.

Oct 15, 2002

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Robert K. Elder

Chicago Tribune

Not since Freddy Got Fingered has a major release been so painful to sit through.

Jul 20, 2002

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

Its best gags are great, but they make up something like 5% of the whole, and its middle-tier gags are pretty mediocre.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 19, 2017

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Betsy Bozdech

DVDJournal.com

Steve Oedekerk's ode to bad '70s Hong Kong cinema is a gleefully bizarre combination of loving homage and merciless satire, bad special effects and unexpected jokes.

Rated: 3.5/4

Nov 9, 2006

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Jean-François Vandeuren

Panorama

Totalement con et absurde, mais aussi totalement hilarant.

Rated: 8/10

Oct 29, 2005

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Audience Member

Don't go off the critic reviews for this. This movie is a JOKE MOVIE. It is MEANT to be silly. I saw this as a teen with some friends and immediately fell in love with it. Its so quotable and we would constantly quote things to one another. Its one of those movies where if you quote it out in public and someone knows what you are talking about you have probably just made a new best friend. Chicken go cluck cluck, cow go moo!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Jonathan G

I'm a big fan of "stupid comedies" and an even bigger fan of Steve Oedekerk! I laughed more at this show when I watched it in the theater than I have at any show I've ever seen. Just relax, watch it on a Saturday night (very late) and prepare for a stupid comedy that will seriously make you laugh. Just ... enjoy. *sadly, while at the theater, 1/3 of the audience got up and walked out!!!! The good news was that the four of us who stayed had the whole theater to ourselves!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/24/24

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Marco T

A hidden masterpiece. Bad scores, I understand if its not your jam. However my daughter and I watched this movie many times together, and laughed at it and each other everytime. And from now on, refer to me as Betty.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/24

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Kevan G

THAT'S A LOT OF NUTS! What do you get when you cross an owl with a bungee cord? This movie. Kung Pow started my fetish for curly Q's and uniboobs. 10/10

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Audience Member

I honestly loved it. If I had watched it without MJ the first time, I'm not sure how I would feel about it, but this movie is perfect for a Friday night and some strong brownies.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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Mediocre S

This movie is way better than the 2009 animated feature film '9'. You will laugh.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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Synopsis

Writer-director Steve Oedekerk acquired the little known 1976 Hong Kong karate flick "Savage Killers," then seamlessly blended portions of the film with new material he has directed to create a wild, off-the-wall, comedy feature film. Oedekerk wrote, directed and stars in "Enter The Fist," placing himself digitally into the old film, re-dubbing the characters, as well as shooting new scenes.

Director: Steve Oedekerk
Producer: Steve Oedekerk, Tom Koranda, Paul Marshal
Screenwriter: Steve Oedekerk
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Fox Animation Studios, O Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Humor|Crude Humor|Comic Violence)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 25, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $16.0M
Runtime: 1h 21m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, DTS, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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