Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda is a 2008 American computer-animated wuxia action comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is the first installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. Directed by John Stevenson (in his feature directorial debut) and Mark Osborne, the film stars the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Ian McShane, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, David Cross, Randall Duk Kim, James Hong, Dan Fogler, Michael Clarke Duncan, and Jackie Chan. The film is set in a version of ancient China populated by anthropomorphic animals and revolves around a bumbling panda named Po, a kung fu enthusiast. When an evil kung fu warrior named Tai Lung is foretold to escape from prison, Po is unwittingly named the "Dragon Warrior", that was destined to defeat him.
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| Edited by | Clare Knight
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| Running time | 92 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Budget | $130,000,000 USD
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| Box office | $215,000,000 USD
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Oogway: The Dragon Warrior.
Tigress: Master, were you pointing at me?
Oogway: Him.
Po: Me?
(Moves around, Oogway's finger follows him)
Oogway: You.
Po: What?
Oogway: (Raising Po's arm with his stick) The universe has brought us the Dragon Warrior!
Po: What?
Tigress, Crane, Monkey, Mantis, Viper: What?
Shifu: What?
Mr. Ping: What?
- The individual fighting styles of the Furious Five members (Crane, Mantis, Tiger, Monkey and Viper) are actual martial art styles modeled after the particular animals.
- When Tai Lung asks Po, "What are you gonna do, big guy? Sit on me?" the question become prophetic. Later, when the two are tumbling down the stairs, Po does indeed sit on Tai Lung's head.
- According to the filmmakers, the rope bridge is 4 times longer than Viper.
- The filmmakers cite the martial arts films Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), Ying xiong (2002), House of Flying Daggers (2004) and most of all the action comedy Kung Fu Hustle (2004) as an influence on the film.
- The Kung-Fu/Wuxia convention where attacks on the correct nerve/Chi points can cause paralysis and other effects is adopted although it is not explained in the film, and the jade figurine topped sticks on the shell worn on the imprisoned Tai Lung are positioned at the traditional Chi energy points of the body. The sticks are intended to keep the villain from accessing the power from those points, which is why he was first concerned about removing them before attempting to break his chains.
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