Kung Pow: Enter the Fist

6.4
  • Genre: ComedyAction
  • Run time: 81 min
  • Premiere: 2002. January 25.

A movie within a movie, created to spoof the martial arts genre. Writer/director Steve Oedekerk uses contemporary characters and splices them into a 1970s kung-fu film, weaving the new and old together. As the main character, The Chosen One, Oedekerk sets off to avenge the deaths of his parents at the hands of kung-fu legend Master Pain. Along the way he encounters some strange characters.

Discover

Steve Oedekerk

The Chosen One

Lung Fei

Master Pain (Betty) (archive footage)

Leo Lee

Young Master Pain

Hsieh Ling-ling

Ling (archive footage)

Lau Kar-Wing

Wimp Lo (archive footage)

Lin Yan

Dying Ling

Chen Hui-Lou

Master Tang (archive footage)

Ming Lo

Father

Peggy Lu

Mother

Tad Horino

Chew Fat Lip

Tori Tran

Peasant Woman

Simon Rhee

Young Master Pain's Henchman

Joon Kim

Henchman #2

Philip Tan

Grilled Face Fighter

Nasty Nes

Boom Box Henchman

Chad Stahelski

Masked Fighter

Michael Li

Stick Fighter #1

Jen Sung

Stick Fighter #2

Al Goto

Stick Fighter #3

Will Leong

Stick Fighter #4

Woon Young Park

Lone Fighter

Hiro Koda

Gang Fighter #1

Ron Yuan

Gang Fighter #2

David Wald

Gang Fighter #3

John Koyama

Gang Fighter #4

Jonathan Eusebio

Gang Fighter #5

Marcus Young

Gang Fighter with Hole in Stomach

Elsa Cancino

Bikini Fighter

James Wing Woo

Martial Arts Master #1

Charles Park

Martial Arts Master #2

Cary Y. Mizobe

Martial Arts Master #3

Art

Sean Mannion

Production Design

Hector Velez

Production Design

Pachilu Moreno

Set Decoration

Star Fields

Construction Coordinator

Camera

John J. Connor

Director of Photography

Ted Caloroso

First Assistant Camera

Francisco Hernandez

Second Assistant Camera

Juan Cruz

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Glenn Swaim

Best Boy Grip

Mark Fragale

First Assistant "B" Camera

Brian O'Connell

Additional Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Andy Clement

Prosthetic Supervisor

Shawnelle Cherry

Costume Design

Alexandrea A. Bouska

Makeup Artist

Annie Maniscalco

Key Makeup Artist

Daniel Herrera Arau

On Set Dresser

Crew

Al Goto

Stunts

Aimee Dominguez

Property Master

Matthew Ballard

Transportation Coordinator

Betsy Paterson

Digital Effects Supervisor

Daniel Nakamura

Sound Recordist

Dempsey Tillman

Video Assist Operator

Esteban Sanchez

Projection

John Laus

Post Production Supervisor

Todd Bryant

Stunt Coordinator

Christopher Campbell

Visual Effects Editor

Todd Bryant

Fight Choreographer

Leigh Hennessy

Stunt Double

Rene Morales Fong

Stunt Double

Luis Alvarez

Special Effects Technician

James Lew

Stunts

Directing

Steve Oedekerk

Director

Tony Schwartz

Second Assistant Director

Douglas E. Wise

First Assistant Director

Mike Gunther

Second Unit Director

Belén Giménez

Second Second Assistant Director

Editing

John Laus

First Assistant Editor

Todd Portugal

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Craig Martin

Electrician

Hector Corona

Best Boy Electric

Production

Tom Koranda

Producer

Steve Oedekerk

Producer

Efrain Lomeli

Production Accountant

Iram Collantes

Production Manager

Paul Marshal

Producer

Bonnie Foley

Production Supervisor

Bruce Devan

Co-Producer

Brent Morris

Unit Production Manager

Andrea Marvan

Production Coordinator

Matt Akey

Assistant Production Coordinator

Amy Carty

Production Assistant

Francisco Hernandez

Location Assistant

Hilary Liu

Executive Assistant

Sound

Robert Folk

Original Music Composer

Odin Benitez

Sound Effects Editor

Matthew Nicolay

Production Sound Mixer

Alexander Gruzdev

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David Grimaldi

Sound Designer

Jeff Carson

Music Supervisor

Thomas Vicari

Scoring Mixer

Brian Benison

Orchestrator

Michael Hilkene

Supervising Sound Editor

James Ashwill

Foley Mixer

Linda Lew

Foley Recordist

Writing

Vann Sengchanh

Storyboard

Art

Sean Mannion

Production Design

Hector Velez

Production Design

Pachilu Moreno

Set Decoration

Star Fields

Construction Coordinator

Camera

John J. Connor

Director of Photography

Ted Caloroso

First Assistant Camera

Francisco Hernandez

Second Assistant Camera

Juan Cruz

Additional Second Assistant Camera

Glenn Swaim

Best Boy Grip

Mark Fragale

First Assistant "B" Camera

Brian O'Connell

Additional Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Andy Clement

Prosthetic Supervisor

Shawnelle Cherry

Costume Design

Alexandrea A. Bouska

Makeup Artist

Annie Maniscalco

Key Makeup Artist

Daniel Herrera Arau

On Set Dresser

Crew

Al Goto

Stunts

Aimee Dominguez

Property Master

Matthew Ballard

Transportation Coordinator

Betsy Paterson

Digital Effects Supervisor

Daniel Nakamura

Sound Recordist

Dempsey Tillman

Video Assist Operator

Esteban Sanchez

Projection

John Laus

Post Production Supervisor

Todd Bryant

Stunt Coordinator

Christopher Campbell

Visual Effects Editor

Todd Bryant

Fight Choreographer

Leigh Hennessy

Stunt Double

Rene Morales Fong

Stunt Double

Luis Alvarez

Special Effects Technician

James Lew

Stunts

Directing

Steve Oedekerk

Director

Tony Schwartz

Second Assistant Director

Douglas E. Wise

First Assistant Director

Mike Gunther

Second Unit Director

Belén Giménez

Second Second Assistant Director

Editing

John Laus

First Assistant Editor

Todd Portugal

Assistant Editor

Lighting

Craig Martin

Electrician

Hector Corona

Best Boy Electric

Production

Tom Koranda

Producer

Steve Oedekerk

Producer

Efrain Lomeli

Production Accountant

Iram Collantes

Production Manager

Paul Marshal

Producer

Bonnie Foley

Production Supervisor

Bruce Devan

Co-Producer

Brent Morris

Unit Production Manager

Andrea Marvan

Production Coordinator

Matt Akey

Assistant Production Coordinator

Amy Carty

Production Assistant

Francisco Hernandez

Location Assistant

Hilary Liu

Executive Assistant

Sound

Robert Folk

Original Music Composer

Odin Benitez

Sound Effects Editor

Matthew Nicolay

Production Sound Mixer

Alexander Gruzdev

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David Grimaldi

Sound Designer

Jeff Carson

Music Supervisor

Thomas Vicari

Scoring Mixer

Brian Benison

Orchestrator

Michael Hilkene

Supervising Sound Editor

James Ashwill

Foley Mixer

Linda Lew

Foley Recordist

Writing

Vann Sengchanh

Storyboard