Shaolin Soccer

Original title: Siu Lam juk kau

2001
PG-13
1h 27m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

91K

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Martial Arts Soccer Action Comedy Fantasy Sport

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.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

91K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 12 wins & 19 nominations

Mui
(as Vicki Zhao)

Yat-Fei Wong

Iron Head (First Brother)
(as Wong Kai Yue)

Man-Tat Ng

Golden Leg Fung
(as Ng Mang Tat, Mang Tat Ng)

Yin Tse

Team Evil Coach Hung
(as Patrick Tse Yin)

Hui Li

Banana Peel Girl

Cecilia Cheung

Team Moustache Player 1

Karen Mok

Team Moustache Player 2

Vincent Kok

Team Puma Leader

Kai-Man Tin

Iron Shirt Tin (Third Brother)

Tze-Chung Lam

Light Weight (Small Brother)
(as Lam Tze Chung)

Danny Kwok-Kwan Chan

Lightning Hands (Fourth Brother)
(as Chan Kwon Kwan)

Meilin Mo

Hooking Leg (Second Brother)
(as Mei-Lin Mo)

Mingming Zhang

Little Hung

Pu Ye Dong

Little Fung

Shi Zi Yun

Team Evil Center

Hua Cao

Team Evil Goalie

Li Bin Hong

Team Evil Player 1

Storyline

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Trivia
Stephen Chow dubbed his own voice for the American release.

Goofs
Ball spin direction mismatch. In the final match, the goalie spins the ball at the tip of finger, using one hand using and then transfers the ball to other hand but spins it in the opposite direction.

Quotes
Sing: Phone home like ET, Mui. You don't belong on Earth.

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 #29.5 (2003)

Soundtracks
Kung-fu Fighting
Written by Carl Douglas
Performed by Bus Stop, featuring Carl Douglas

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Featured review

8/10

More fun than any soccer game I've seen!

Pure fun! Stephen Chow takes a classic martial arts storyline and puts it in a modern-day sports setting. This highly entertaining film kept me laughing the whole time.