Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Siu Lam juk kau (original title)

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PG
1h 53min
Action, Comedy
05 Jul 2001 (China)
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A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage.

Director:

Stephen Chow

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

12 wins & 19 nominations.
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Still of Hua Cao (I) in Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Still of Wei Zhao (I) in Shaolin Soccer (2001)

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Cast

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	Stephen Chow	...	Mighty Steel Leg Sing
	Man-Tat Ng	...	Golden Leg Fung (as Ng Mang Tat, Mang Tat Ng)
	Wei Zhao	...	Mui (as Vicki Zhao)
	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)
	Yat-Fei Wong	...	Iron Head (First Brother) (as Wong Kai Yue)
	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
	Zhao Yong	...	Team Evil Player 2
	Shi Heng Jiang	...	Team Evil Player 3
	Shi Heng Jie	...	Team Evil Player 4
	Hu Shao Qi	...	Team Evil Player 5
	Chi-Sing Lam	...	Team Gangster Player 1 (as Lam Tsz Sin)
	Xiao Long Yuan	...	Team Gangster Player 2
	Siu-Lung Yuen	...	Team Gangster Player 2
	Ming-Kin Wong	...	Team Gangster Player 3 (as Wong So Hing Kin)
	Hoi-Ying Lo	...	Team Gangster Player 4 (as Hoi Ying Lo)
	Xian Jian Rong	...	Team Gangster Player 5
	Ma Jun Long	...	Team Gangster Player 6
	Yao Xu	...	Team Gangster Player 7
	Kin-Yan Lee	...	Manny (as Lee Kin Yan)
	Min-Hun Fung	...	Team Gangster Leader
	Na Tsyi	...	Sweetie
	Wai-Man Mok	...	Hung's Driver (as Mok Wai Man)
	Sun Chang Meng	...	Hung's Assistant
	Nang Yang	...	Butcher (as Yeung Lun)
	Wen Hui He	...	Street Singer
	Lu Wei	...	Reporter
	Chi-Wah Tse	...	General Manager of Karaoke (as Tse Chi Wah)
	Samson Sun	...	Manager (as Sun Chi Wing)
	Yan Kit Wong	...	Referee
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Steve Apostolina	...	Announcer #2 (voice) (as Stephen Apostolina)
	Steve Bulen	...	Golden Leg Fung (voice)
	Richard Cansino	...	Hotel Guy (voice)
	Elisa Gabrielli	...	Team Moustache Players (voice)
	Bridget Hoffman	...	Mui's Boss (voice)
	Richard Steven Horvitz	...	Team Gangster Leader (voice)
	Steve Kramer	...	Hung's assistant (voice)
	Emil Lin	...	Mighty Steel Leg Sing (voice)
	Lucy Lin	...	Reporter (voice)
	Bai Ling	...	Mui (voice)
	Susan Marque	...	Banana Peel Girl (voice)
	Randall Montgomery	...	Iron Head (voice)
	Steve Pinto	...	Iron Shirt Tin (voice)
	Stuart Robinson	...	Hooking Leg (voice)
	Tom Romero	...	Iron Head (voice)
	Skip Stellrecht	...	Lift Man (voice)
	Jessica Straus	...	Mui (voice)
	Kirk Thornton	...	Announcer #1 / Coach Hung (voice)
	Brian Tochi	...	Mighty Steel Leg Sing (voice)
	Ping Wu	...	Bulldog (voice)
	Ron Yuan	...	Referee (voice)
	Nicholas Tse	...	Young Hung (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stephen Chow

Written by

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Stephen Chow	...	() &
Kan-Cheung Tsang	...	() (as Tsang Kan Cheong) and
Min-Hun Fung	...	() (as Steven Fung) &
Chi-Keung Fung	...	()

Marc Handler	...	()

Wei Lu	...	()

Produced by

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Stephen Chow	...	executive producer
Daniel Lam	...	executive producer (as Daneil Lam)
Kwok-Fai Yeung	...	producer

Music by

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Ying-Wah Wong

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(as Raymond Wong)

Cinematography by

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Pak-Suen Kwan	...	(as Kwen Pak Huen)
Ting-Wo Kwong

Editing by

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Kit-Wai Kai

Editorial Department

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Dan Edelstein

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editorial consultant: english version

Art Direction by

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Cyrus Ho

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(as Kim Hung Ho)

Costume Design by

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Hilda Choy

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(as Choy Yim Man)

Makeup Department

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Kuo-Hsiung Chen	...	makeup artist (as Kwok-Hung Chan)
Ching-Kwan Chu	...	makeup artist
Gloria Lam	...	hair stylist
Ching Lam Lee	...	hair stylist
Michelle Wong	...	makeup artist

Production Management

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Lik-Chi Lee	...	production supervisor (as Lee Lik Chee)
Dede Nickerson	...	supervising executive: Miramax
Wai Ling So	...	assistant production manager
Kai-Man Tin	...	production supervisor
Chi-Wah Tse	...	assistant production manager
Connie Wong	...	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Wai-Him Wong	...	assistant director (as Stephen Wong)
Feng-Hsuen Yao	...	assistant director (as Paco Yiu)
Man-Kei Yiu	...	assistant director
Rui Zhao	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Kwai Wong

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props

Sound Department

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Felix Sze Ming Chung	...	assistant mix engineer / music editor / sound effects editor
Nelson Ferreira	...	sound editor
George Yiu-Keung Lee	...	sound editor
Chi-Tat Leung	...	sound
Jamie Lowry	...	sound editor
Colin McLellan	...	re-recording mixer
Jason Perreira	...	sound re-recording assistant
Nathan Robitaille	...	assistant sound editor
Kinson Tsang	...	sound editor
Eugenia Yuan	...	additional recording

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Camera and Electrical Department

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Wai-Nin Chan	...	gaffer
Kin-Man Ng	...	gaffer

Script and Continuity Department

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Kai-Cheong Tin

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continuity

Additional Crew

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Kirk Baily	...	additional voices
Richard Cansino	...	additional voices
Siu-Tung Ching	...	action director
Eddie Frierson	...	additional voices
Elisa Gabrielli	...	additional voices
Marc Handler	...	voice director: English version / writer: English version
Steve Kramer	...	additional voices
Oli Laperal Jr.	...	equipment coordinator
Lucy Lin	...	additional voices
Susan Marque	...	additional voices
James Sie	...	additional voices
Ailen Sit	...	martial arts director
Jessica Straus	...	additional voices
Mark Sussman	...	additional voices
Clay Wilcox	...	additional voices
Ming-Kin Wong	...	martial arts director
Ron Yuan	...	voice
Stephen Chow	...	additional action director (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Universe Films Distribution Company (2001) (World-wide)
Buena Vista International (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
Filmcoopi (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (German speaking region)
Golden Screen Cinemas (2001) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
Miramax Family Films (2004) (United States) (theatrical)
Optimum Releasing (2004) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Star Overseas (2001) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
United International Pictures (UIP) (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
West Video (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
Alliance Atlantis Communications (2003) (Canada) (as "Shaolin Soccer") (dubbed)
Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD) (subtitles)
Audio One Entertainment (2001) (Malaysia) (DVD)
Buena Vista International (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
Buena Vista International (2005) (Argentina)
Buena Vista International (2005) (Brazil)
Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
Gaga
Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
Humax Pictures
ITVX (2023) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
International Film Company (2005) (India)
Laurenfilm (Spain)
Metropolitan Filmexport (2002) (France)
Miramax (2004) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
Miramax (2004) (United States)
Optimum Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Paramount Channel (2016) (Italy) (tv)
StudioCanal (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
Talpa (2006) (Netherlands) (tv)
The Criterion Channel (2022) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
The Klockworx
Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2001) (Hong Kong) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Centro Digital Pictures Ltd. (digital special effects)
MetroLight Studios

Other Companies

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Centro Digital Pictures Ltd. (motion control equipment provided by)
Cinerent (camera equipment provided by) (scenes in Guangzhou)
Cinerent (grip and lighting equipment) (scenes in Guangzhou)
Hong Kong Cable TV (sincere appreciation)
Mandarin Laboratory (International) Ltd. (subtitles)
Media Business Service Limited (sound post-production)
Sound Dogs Toronto (sound editing)
Studio Solutions Group (Film Rights Acquisition)
Toplight Engineering (camera equipment provided by)
Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Union Film Laboratory (film processing)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	After a fateful mistake costing his career, an ex-soccer player bum meets a shaolin kung fu student trying to spread the word of kung fu. The ex-soccer player helps reconcile with his five brothers, and teaches them soccer, adding shaolin kung fu as a twist. Written by ravedragon Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	football soccer-sport soccer martial-arts-action martial-arts See All (5) »
Taglines	Kick some grass! See more »
Genres	Action Comedy Fantasy Sport
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:PG Brazil:Livre Canada:PG (Alberta) Canada:G (British Columbia) China:(Banned) Ecuador:Not Rated (self-applied) France:Tous publics Germany:12 Hong Kong:IIB Iceland:12 India:U Indonesia:21 (self-applied) Ireland:12 Ireland:12PG (theatrical rating) Italy:T Japan:7+ Malaysia:U Netherlands:12 New Zealand:PG Norway:15 (DVD rating) Norway:12 (Netflix rating) Philippines:PG-13 Russia:12+ Singapore:PG Singapore:PG13 South Africa:13 (self-applied) South Korea:All South Korea:15 Spain:18 Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) Taiwan:6+ Turkey:16+ (self-applied) United Kingdom:12A United States:Unrated United States:PG United States:PG-13

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Shaolin Soccer (Hong Kong, English title) Shao Lin zu qiu (Hong Kong, Mandarin title) 少林足球 (Hong Kong, Cantonese title) 少林足球 (Hong Kong, Mandarin title) 少林足球 (China, Mandarin title) See more »
Runtime	113 min
Official Sites	metrofilms.com miramax.com Official Facebook Official site shorin-soccer.com U333
Country	Hong Kong China
Language	Cantonese Mandarin
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital SDDS (US version) DTS (US version)
Filming Locations	Shanghai, China See more »

Box Office

Budget	$10,000,000 (estimated)
Cumulative Worldwide Gross	$42,776,760

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Stephen Chow dubbed his own voice for the American release. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in Episode #29.5 (2003). See more »
Soundtracks	Kung-fu Fighting See more »
Crazy Credits	Outtakes are shown before the credits. See more »
Quotes	Sing: Phone home like ET, Mui. You don't belong on Earth. See more »

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