Street Date: February 09, 2027
Kung Fu Hustle (Blu-ray, #1346)
Specifications
| Format | Blu-ray |
| Condition | New |
| Label | Criterion |
Martial-arts mayhem meets Looney Tunes invention in this outlandishly entertaining extravaganza from Hong Kong comedy legend Stephen Chow. He brings his everyman magnetism to the role of Sing, a wastrel wannabe gangster in prerevolutionary Shanghai, whose destiny is revealed after he becomes embroiled in a war between an axe-wielding gang and the eccentric residents of a tenement complex, who turn out to be formidable adversaries. Soft-shoe-shuffling mobsters, a panoply of martial-arts icons, and a climactic battle that ascends to the heavens: Chow and legendary action choreographer Yuen Wo-ping throw all this and more into a showstopper that was a resounding success both in Hong Kong and internationally.
BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- New 4K digital restoration of the director’s cut, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
- Audio commentary featuring director-coscreenwriter-actor Stephen Chow and actors Danny Chan Kwok-kwan, Lam Tze-chung, and Tin Kai-man
- New audio commentary featuring Griffin Newman and David Sims, hosts of the podcast Blank Check
- New interview with film curator La Frances Hui
- Making-of documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew members
- Interview with Chow conducted by author Ric Meyers
- Featurettes on the film’s fight choreography, production design, and costume design
- Outtakes, bloopers, and deleted scenes
- Film-to-storyboard comparison
- Trailer
- New English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by comedian and writer Demi Adejuyigbe
New cover by Jason Raish
