Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

PG-13

Released Jan 25, 2002

1h 21m

Comedy

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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

The 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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Miguel T

Kung Pow is one of those movies that only wants you to laugh by any means. If you liked Top Secret or Airplane!, you should watch it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Cooper T

Terrible movie, but HILARIOUS!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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E S

I did not expect to enjoy this movie. I watched it because my husband wanted to. But now I’m so sad there isn’t a sequel! We need the sequel! I don’t understand the critics score. The humor was so unexpected and there was even a little romance 😜

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Joel H

Is Kung Pow! Enter the Fist a completely ridiculous movie? Yes. Is it also highly entertaining and surprisingly clever? Also, yes. The fact that Steve Oedekerk digitally inserted himself into an old martial arts film to parody the genre and create something completely original is a strange kind of genius, and many of the visual effects still hold up. This movie is very quotable, too. While I find it to be enjoyable, I do know this kind of absurd humor would annoy some people, so I can’t recommend it to everyone, but those with a unique sense of humor should give Kung Pow! Enter the Fist a chance.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/04/25

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Megan K

This is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/25

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Omar F

A masterpiece. WHAAAAAAAAAAALE!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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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: O Entertainment, Fox Animation Studios
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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