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Shaolin Soccer

Original title: Siu Lam juk kau
  • 20012001
  • PGPG
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
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A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
79K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Stephen Chow
  • Writers
    • Stephen Chow
    • Kan-Cheung Tsang
    • Min-Hun Fung
  • Stars
    • Stephen Chow
    • Wei Zhao
    • Yat-Fei Wong
Top credits
  • Director
    • Stephen Chow
  • Writers
    • Stephen Chow
    • Kan-Cheung Tsang
    • Min-Hun Fung
  • Stars
    • Stephen Chow
    • Wei Zhao
    • Yat-Fei Wong
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 273User reviews
    • 242Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 19 nominations

    Videos3

    Shaolin Soccer
    Trailer 1:17
    Shaolin Soccer
    Shaolin Soccer
    Trailer 1:17
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    Trailer 1:47
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    Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow and Yat-Fei Wong in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow and Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow and Wei Zhao in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow and Wei Zhao in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow and Wei Zhao in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)
    Stephen Chow in Siu Lam juk kau (2001)

    Top cast

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    Stephen Chow
    Stephen Chow
    • Mighty Steel Leg Singas Mighty Steel Leg Sing
    Wei Zhao
    Wei Zhao
    • Muias Mui
    Yat-Fei Wong
    Yat-Fei Wong
    • Iron Head (First Brother)as Iron Head (First Brother)
    Man-Tat Ng
    Man-Tat Ng
    • Golden Leg Fungas Golden Leg Fung
    Yin Tse
    Yin Tse
    • Team Evil Coach Hungas Team Evil Coach Hung
    • (as Patrick Tse Yin)
    Hui Li
    • Banana Peel Girlas Banana Peel Girl
    Cecilia Cheung
    Cecilia Cheung
    • Team Moustache Player 1as Team Moustache Player 1
    Karen Mok
    Karen Mok
    • Team Moustache Player 2as Team Moustache Player 2
    Vincent Kok
    Vincent Kok
    • Team Puma Leaderas Team Puma Leader
    Kai-Man Tin
    Kai-Man Tin
    • Iron Shirt Tin (Third Brother)as Iron Shirt Tin (Third Brother)
    Tze-Chung Lam
    Tze-Chung Lam
    • Light Weight (Small Brother)as Light Weight (Small Brother)
    • (as Lam Tze Chung)
    Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan
    Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan
    • Lightning Hands (Fourth Brother)as Lightning Hands (Fourth Brother)
    • (as Chan Kwon Kwan)
    Meilin Mo
    • Hooking Leg (Second Brother)as Hooking Leg (Second Brother)
    • (as Mei-Lin Mo)
    Ming Ming Zhang
    • Little Hungas Little Hung
    Pu Ye Dong
    • Little Fungas Little Fung
    Shi Zi Yun
    • Team Evil Centeras Team Evil Center
    Hua Cao
    • Team Evil Goalieas Team Evil Goalie
    Li Bin Hong
    • Team Evil Player 1as Team Evil Player 1
    • Director
      • Stephen Chow
    • Writers
      • Stephen Chow
      • Kan-Cheung Tsang
      • Min-Hun Fung
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      In the Italian version, all main characters are dubbed by professional soccer players (Damiano Tommasi, Vincent Candela, Marco Delvecchio, Sinisa Mihajlovic, Giuseppe Pancaro, and Angelo Peruzzi.)
    • Goofs
      In the English dub the team "mo gui dui" is translated into "Team Evil", even though that has nothing to do with the original name, a better translation is "Devils" or "Demons".
    • Quotes

      [talking to a TV camera]

      Sing: I want to say hello to my parents and my Kung Fu master, but they're all dead.

    • Crazy credits
      Outtakes are shown before the credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The U.S. version removes several scenes, including:
      • the early concert performance
      • the scene where Mui gets her new look
    • Connections
      Featured in Troldspejlet: Episode #30.5 (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Kung-fu Fighting
      Written by Carl Douglas

      Performed by Bus Stop, featuring Carl Douglas

    User reviews273

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Great entertainment
    Stephen Chow writes, directs and stars in probably his funniest and most accessible (to Western audiences, at least) film to date.

    Sing (Chow) is trying to find a way to encourage his countrymen to re-embrace their Shaolin kung fu heritage. When he meets down-at-heel ex-soccer coach Fung (Ng), the pair hatch a plan to form a soccer team with Sing's Shaolin brothers. Unfortunately, these guys have lost their kung fu skills. Sing resolves to help his brothers regain their dignity, then lead them into a championship showdown with the seemingly unstoppable Evil Team. He also finds time to fall in love with Tai-Chi baker Mui (the usually lovely Vicki Zhao), who gets some of the funniest scenes in the movie.

    As a non-Chinese speaker, my experience with Chow's previous films is patchy, his wordplay humour rarely making a decent transition to subtitles. The comedy here though is mostly physical, possibly even deliberately geared more towards a Western market. The plot - however clichéd - is a pleasing tale of underdogs made good, and the movie has a definite feelgood feel and uplifting ending. Even the CG is impressive and well used. It's the most entertaining movie I've seen in ages.

    I was watching the Universe DVD. Subs are decent enough, without too many typos, and the 'making of' and other extras have English subs also.
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    • Mike Astill
    • Jan 6, 2004

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 5, 2001 (China)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hong Kong
      • China
    • Official sites
      • metrofilms.com (France)
      • miramax.com (United States)
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Đội Bóng Thiếu Lâm
    • Filming locations
      • Shanghai, China
    • Production companies
      • Star Overseas
      • Universe Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $10,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $489,600
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $39,167
      • Apr 4, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $42,776,760
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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