If you love hip-hop & Kung Fu movies, or even just anime this show will make you laugh your ass off. They take old Kung Fu movies and dub them over with the voices of gangster rappers speaking ghetto slang. Thats the basis of the show. But it makes for some hilariously comedic moments. I can't speak for anybody else.. But personally, I could watch this show all day while stoned and be content. If you've ever wondered how faithful English dubs of foreign films and shows are, this show is sure to confuse you if you have no sense of humor and you don't realize its a joke... Also, if you're an extreme weaboo otaku this show might offend you. lol
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user-207-6090258 January 2015
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lanestayer27 February 2017This is a super fun series that was so far ahead of its time that it still feels engaging year after year. Tons of great music and creative editing ideas mixed with smart comedy and style while displaying obvious respect for classic kung fu films, comic book art and video game culture. I first saw episodes of Kung Faux being played at a memorable exhibition at the Studio Museum of Harlem and then again at a cultural exhibition at The Bronx Museum of the Arts. Its awesome to see entertaining television be treated as art when you least expect it.
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BandSAboutMovies28 December 2023Kung Faux was an action comedy TV series created by Mic Neumann that remixed martial arts movies with popular music and comic book style editing along with video game style visual effects and new storylines that had voice acting featuring contemporary art stars, hip hop personalities and pop culture icons.
Neumann described the creative process as treating the original films like a DJ treats records, "sampling the melting pot of music and demixing pop culture to assemble new collisions of sounds and palettes." Kung Faux first appeared publicly as a narrative collection of video art film stills derived from the series that exhibited at the original Ace Hotel alongside the works of such artists as Kaws and Shepard Fairey before becoming one of the first shows on FUSE.
As if that's not enough, the show had music and voiceovers from a diverse array of artists including De La Soul, Guru, Masta Ace, Queen Latifah, Biz Markie, Afrika Bambaataa, Eminem, Kaws, Eli Janney, Craig Wedren, Steve Powers, Aida Ruilova, Mark Ronson, Helena Christensen, Crazy Legs, MF Doom, Quasimoto, Mix Master Mike, Beastie Boys, Petter, Willi Ninja, Information Society, Elephant Man, Jean Grae, Mr. Len, Lord Sear, Roc Raida, Sadat X, Indo G, Ron Van Clief, Harold Hunter, Dimitri from Paris, Above The Law, Grooverider, Stetsasonic, Force MDs, Naughty by Nature, Scribe, P-Money, Curse, Gentleman, Assassin and Fannypack,
Here's a breakdown of the ten episodes. The descriptions come directly from the listings for the show:
Ill Master: A chronically challenged old homie schools a young gun on the ways of a dunny that has mastered the art of not having to pay protection money.
Boxcutta: A tight cat who exterminates suckas and reps for the real with a style as sharp as a blade until he gets straight gully with a Teflon-don-dadda. Taken from The King of Boxers.
Pinky: Herbs betta recognize a kick-ass kung fu chick named Pinky Jenkins who won't let anyone stand in the way of a mission to find her M. I. A. Master.
Mini Lee: A bi-curious Bruce Lee clone enters the dragon with his own personal psychic hotline which eventually connects him to a whacked-out links lovin' wanksta. Taken from Bruce Lee We Miss You.
Pimp Stick: Some haters make a move on an original mack's stack when he breaks north for the annual player's ball, but his game is tight and the streets is watchin'.
Honey Pie: A good old boy goes on a hunting trip and bags a little more than he bargained for with a sweet backwoods boo & her ill-billy clan. Remixed from Bruce Li in New Guinea.
Dirty Dee: An old school battle cat wrecks shop on the block, forcing the towns #1 break boy to get down on some dirty-deeds done dirt cheap. Original movie: Iron Fisted Warrior.
Funky Bottoms: The hip hop music biz is dog eat dog competition where punks jump up to get beat down, so don't hate the player, hate the game. The real movie is Amsterdam Connection.
Queenie: From around the way girl to killer queen bee, a local hoodrat has to grow up fast when a Japanese Elvis shakes the family tree with some Jailhouse Rock. The real movie is Life and Death.
Break Boy: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo lives on in this bizarro style tribute, when a hip hop hating heavy tries to squash the local community center run by an aspiring break master and his #1 pop lockin' student. This movie is actually Bruce Lee's Secret.
I've also found the soundtrack to the show on Futonrevolution's YouTube page, which is a wealth of information on this show.
Have you seen this show? What did you think? It doesn't always work for me but feels like it'd be fun to have on at parties.