On The Subject: Is Kung Fu Hustle Cinema

Riffs and references fill this action comedy from 2004 , we the OTS crew decide if that makes it cinema. This episode is Kung Fu Hustle.

KUNG FU HUSTLE

In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf.

Director: Stephen Chow

Writers: Stephen Chow, Kan-Cheung Tsang (as Tsang Kan Cheong) | 2 more credits »

Stars: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen | See full cast & crew »

BOX OFFICE Released Dec 20th 2004

Budget: $20 Million

Cumulative:  $104 Million

Opening Weekend: $17 Million

Opened  5 runs 23 weeks

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  • #4 Sahara

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