Kung Pow: Enter the Fist
“If you've got an ass...he'll kick it!”
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.
This film feels like a fever dream of martial arts cinema, relentlessly silly and joyously absurd. Its frenetic energy comes from its unique, irreverent editing style, turning classic kung-fu tropes into a non-stop barrage of gags. It's a truly singular, laugh-out-loud experience that embraces its own ridiculousness.
