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.
- Awards
- 12 wins & 19 nominations
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)
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)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaStephen Chow dubbed his own voice for the American release.
- GoofsBall 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.
- Crazy creditsOuttakes are shown before the credits.
- Alternate versionsThe U.S. version removes several scenes, including:
- the early concert performance
- the scene where Mui gets her new look
- ConnectionsFeatured in Troldspejlet: Episode #29.5 (2003)
- SoundtracksKung-fu Fighting
Written by Carl Douglas
Performed by Bus Stop, featuring Carl Douglas
Featured review
Best sports comedy ever?
Wow, I was really surprised by this movie. It is totally unique, I've never seen anything else like it. There is a very charming love story, and the effects are really cool. The idea of combining kung fu with soccer is very original.... even though it's so bizarre, you'll find yourself asking why nobody has done anything like this before. I laughed constantly throughout this movie and went out and bought it a few days after I first saw it.
I would recommend it to everyone I know. This is the best Asian comedy since the heyday of Jackie Chan and "Fighting Benny"! Go see it, buy it, whatever, just make sure you do see this film.
I would be surprised if there is not a sequel. This film should have been released theatrically in the US; I've heard Miramax handled it. Sorry guys you lost millions of dollars, this film would have been a smash hit. They probably just didn't think that soccer would sell in America, but word of mouth would have sold this movie very well.
I would recommend it to everyone I know. This is the best Asian comedy since the heyday of Jackie Chan and "Fighting Benny"! Go see it, buy it, whatever, just make sure you do see this film.
I would be surprised if there is not a sequel. This film should have been released theatrically in the US; I've heard Miramax handled it. Sorry guys you lost millions of dollars, this film would have been a smash hit. They probably just didn't think that soccer would sell in America, but word of mouth would have sold this movie very well.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Đội Bóng Thiếu Lâm
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $489,600
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $39,167
- Apr 4, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $42,776,760
- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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