“A hilarious spoof buffet with brains to match, KUNG PHOOEY! is an Asian American exploitation film made the right way, poking fun at every stereotype and cliche it can find, from David Carradine to CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. The story begins as young Art Chew enrolls as a novice with the three Ancient Masters at the Shur-Li Temple. Twenty years later—now a deft kung fu monk—Chew arrives in America, searching for the missing Ancient Peach, which holds the secret to Eternal Youth. Landing in Chinatown, he teams up with the screwball trio of Waymon, who has trouble admitting he’s Chinese, Sue Shee, a beautiful aerobics queen, and the dyslexic Leroy, who thinks he’s "Roy Lee," the incarnation of Bruce Lee. Together, this motley crew faces off against the evil Helen Hu and her henchmen in an all-out battle for the Ancient Peach, all before it is mass-produced into a "fountain of youth" soft drink. Shot entirely in San Francisco and Oakland, KUNG PHOOEY! assembles a stellar cast of Asian American actors with impeccable comic timing and offers a script brimming with wit and shrewd humor. Forget the Hollywood knock-offs that spoof Asians just to laugh at them. KUNG PHOOEY! will have you rolling down the aisles and laughing at all the right jokes.
35mm, 87 minutes, Narrative Feature Film