Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist is a 2002 action comedy directed by Steve Oedekerk. It runs 1 hour 21 minutes and earned $17 million worldwide on a $10 million budget. Critics gave it 13% on Rotten Tomatoes and 14 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 21m (81 min)
- Director
- Steve Oedekerk
- Original language
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English - Budget
- $10M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Kung Pow: Enter the Fist About?
The premise of Kung Pow: Enter the Fist without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A man raised as a farmhand discovers his extraordinary martial arts skills and must rise to the challenge of confronting formidable adversaries. This action-comedy playfully combines the style of classic Hong Kong action films with unique, humorous elements. Seamless visual effects and fresh comedy create a wildly entertaining and unconventional cinematic experience.
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- kung fu
- chosen one
- martial arts
- intentionally bad
- hero
- stylized violence
- comic violence
- deliberately bad dubbing
- redubbed with comedy soundtrack
- martial arts action
- spoof
- cult film
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- written and directed by cast member
- hand to hand combat
- showdown
- fistfight
- brawl
- violence
- martial arts gymnastics
- bullet time
- sequel mentioned during end credits
- dubbing
- five word title
- cow
- animal attack
- field
- waterfall
- claw
- chain
- martial artist
- martial arts master
- female martial artist
- slapstick comedy
- murder of a family
- younger version of character
- baby
- murder
- cabin
- death of parents
- film within a film
- edited from movie
- breast
- flash forward
- colon in title
- symbol
- childhood memory
- absurd comedy
- claw weapon
- villain
- arch villain
The Director of Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
Directed by Steve Oedekerk.
- Director Steve Oedekerk
More from Steve Oedekerk
More films directed by Steve Oedekerk, best-rated first: Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls and Barnyard.
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Kung Pow: Enter the Fist 13% on Rotten Tomatoes and 14 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.2/10.
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IMDb 6.2 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 13% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 69%
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Metacritic 14 Metascore
User score 8.2
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Plot Summary
What happens in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
The film centers around a character known as The Chosen One (Steve Oedekerk), who embarks on a quest filled with action and humor as he roams from town to town, searching for the man responsible for his family’s murder on the very night of his birth, a mission ordered by the enigmatic Evil Council. From a young age, he demonstrates remarkable martial arts skills, which only become more pronounced as he matures, granting him the ability to engage in legendary confrontations.
Full summary
The whole story of Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, scene by scene
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Box Office & Budget
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist grossed $17 million worldwide on a $10 million budget, 1.7 times what it cost. $16 million came from the US and Canada and $956,663 (6%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$17M
1.7× its budget
- US & Canada
- $16M
- International
- $956.7K
- Budget
- $10M
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Kung Pow: Enter the Fist.
How Well Do You Know Kung Pow: Enter the Fist?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is the name of the protagonist in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist?
Cars in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
1 car on screen: the 1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Sunliner.
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1958 Ford Fairlane 500 Sunliner Minor role
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist Also Known As
29 alternative titles, including “Kung Pow Enter the Fist” and “Kung Pow: El maestro de la kung fusión”.
- Also known as
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- Kung Pow Enter the Fist
- Kung Pow: El maestro de la kung fusión
- Kung Pau: Yumrukŭt na yarostta
- Kung Pow: Oi Orgisménes Grothiés
- Kung Pow: Enter the First
- Kung-Po: Narvis' na kulak
- Kung Pow: O Mestre da Kung-Fu-São
- كونغ باو! إنتر ذا فيست
- Kung Pow: A puñetazo limpio
- کونگ پو: مشت وارد میشود
- 퓨전 쿵푸
- クン・パオ!燃えよ鉄拳
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- Kung Pow - Enter the Fist
- Kung Pow: Punhos Loucos
- Kung Pow! I knytnævens kløer
- Ping-Pong: Az ököl színre lép
- Kung prásk: Smrtonosná smrt
- קונג פוי : שאגת הדרכון
- Кунг Пау: Юмрукът на яростта
- Кунг По: Нарвись на кулак
- 昆宝出拳
- Kung Pow - Nyrkki kidassa
- Kung Pow: Οι Οργισμένες Γροθιές
- Kung Pao
- Kung prásk: Smrtonosná smrť
- Dövüş Sanatı
- Кунг Пу: Кулак атакує
- Kung Pow: Wejście Wybrańca
- Kungfu Bò Sữa
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Kung Pow: Enter the Fist FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Kung Pow: Enter the Fist, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Kung Pow: Enter the Fist?
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist runs 1 hour 21 minutes (81 minutes).
When was Kung Pow: Enter the Fist released?
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist was released on January 25, 2002.
Who directed Kung Pow: Enter the Fist?
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist was directed by Steve Oedekerk.
More films by Steve Oedekerk How much did Kung Pow: Enter the Fist make at the box office?
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist grossed $17 million worldwide ($16 million domestic, $956,663 international) on a budget of $10 million.
How is Kung Pow: Enter the Fist rated?
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist has 6.2/10 on IMDb, 13% on Rotten Tomatoes and 14 on Metacritic.
Does Kung Pow: Enter the Fist have a post-credit scene?
No. Kung Pow: Enter the Fist has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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