10 FACTS UNIQUE FILM ABOUT THE SHAOLIN SOCCER

10 FACTS UNIQUE FILM ABOUT THE SHAOLIN SOCCER

Have you ever imagined playing football using the techniques of kung fu? That is trying to show by Shaolin Soccer, a Hong Kong-based comedy that worked on Stephen Chow. In the film lasted 1 hour 27 minutes of this, Chow also sits as a producer and lead actor. The story, Chow acted as Sing, a kung fu expert working to promote this martial art. Once when he met Fung, a former top footballer. Long story short, they unite to form a unique super soccer team who jumped into a large prize competition.

Well, let's look at some facts about this funny movie.

1. Not only in Hong Kong, Shaolin Soccer also reap success in many countries. With a capital of 10 million US dollars, Stephen Chow and his friends managed to gain up to 42.8 million US dollars.

2. Shaolin Soccer was breaking box office records grossing Hong Kong film of all time there. The record was broken by the passing Stephen Chow comedy action movie, Kung Fu Hustle, in 2004.

3. In North America, the film is watched by many people who get it through piracy and downloading on the Internet. The reason, the film is never done an official release.

4. In China, Shaolin Soccer banned because Stephen Chow does not wait for certification before being released in Hong Kong. All forms of circulation, ranging from cinema to DVD / VCD, the Chinese government blocked.

5. Shaolin Soccer prevail about the award. This film mastering some appreciation event films, ranging from the Blue Ribbon Awards, the Golden Horse Awards, Golden Bauhinia Awards, to the Hong Kong Film Awards. Stephen Chow got four awards, both for penyutradaan and acting.

Shaolin Soccer Players

6. On one occasion, Stephen Chow describes himself inspired to make this film from the Japanese TV series that is also the theme of football, Captain Tsubasa. In the series, a lot of football scene super-acrobatic made the characters. Captain Tsubasa when it is so popular in Hong Kong.

7. Stephen Chow filling her own voice for the American version of Shaolin Soccer, while for the Italian version, some professional footballers from Marco Delvecchio, Damiano Tommasi, Angelo Peruzzi, Vincent Candela, until Sinisa Mihajlovic was assigned to be voiced.

8. Effect "bullet time" in this film is done only with two cameras.

9. The film received sponsorship from Puma. Throughout the film, Puma put their products. Almost all of football boots worn by the film players branded Puma, as well as with a costume ball and ads for Puma countless. Even effect kicked the ball so hard that will be transformed into a flaming Puma.

10. In the United States, Miramax Films distributes DVDs of this film as well as remove 23 minutes of scenes from the original film. Miramax even plans to change the title of this film becomes Kung Fu Soccer dialogue dubbing, but Stephen Chow objected to it.