Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Directors:

Mark Osborne
John Stevenson

Writers:

Jonathan Aibel (screenplay) &
Glenn Berger (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

6 June 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Prepare for awesomeness.

Plot:

Po the Panda is the laziest animals in all of the Valley of Peace, but unwittingly becomes the chosen one when enemies threaten their way of life.

Plot Keywords:

Jump Through Window | Fall Down Stairs | Kung Fu In Title | Father Son Relationship | Destroyed Wall

Awards:

2 nominations

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Jack Black	...	Po (voice)
Dustin Hoffman	...	Shifu (voice)
Angelina Jolie	...	Tigress (voice)
Ian McShane	...	Tai Lung (voice)
Jackie Chan	...	Monkey (voice)
Seth Rogen	...	Mantis (voice)
Lucy Liu	...	Viper (voice)
David Cross	...	Crane (voice)
Randall Duk Kim	...	Oogway (voice)
James Hong	...	Mr. Ping (voice)
Dan Fogler	...	Zeng (voice)
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Commander Vachir (voice)
Wayne Knight	...	Gang Boss (voice)
Kyle Gass	...	KG Shaw (voice)
JR Reed	...	JR Shaw (voice)

Also Known As:

Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Kung Fu Panda (Argentina) (Peru) (Venezuela) [es]
Gongfu xiongmao (China: Mandarin title) (Taiwan) [zh]
Kung Fu Panda (Vietnam) [vi]
Kung Fu Panda (Greece) [el]
Kung Fu Panda (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Kung Fu Panda (Germany) [de]
Panda do Kung Fu, O (Portugal) [pt]

MPAA:

Rated PG for sequences of martial arts action.

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Hong Kong:I | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/4 | South Korea:All | Portugal:M/6 (original version) | New Zealand:PG | Peru:PT | Brazil:Livre | Taiwan:GP (original rating) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG | Finland:K-7 | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG (certificate #44302) | Germany:6 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:G | Malaysia:U | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Australia:PG | Ireland:PG

Company:

DreamWorks Animation

Trivia:

Oogway's Chinese name, as shown in the end credits, means "Tortoise" ("Wu-gui" in Pinyin transliteration). Oogway is a tortoise, and often wears a cassock with the markings of a stylized tai-ji/ tai-chi fish diagram on his back.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Oogway teaches Shifu his final lesson, the sacred peach tree is both blooming and laden with ripe peaches at the same time. Although beautiful, this is not biologically possible, as the blossoms must fall off to be replaced by leaves and eventually the fruit itself.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Po: Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Kung fu (2004)

Wasn't Expecting much - Got a very good movie

I was almost dreading seeing this movie - we won tickets to the screener and from the first scene I found myself laughing out loud. The movie is so much better than I thought it would be (and that was bad) - I expected the comedy to be slapstick/junior/potty but it wasn't. The story was also good enough to keep my kids focused glued to the screen. The animation is wonderful. Music is tasteful. I can't imagine anyone but Jack Black pulling off the voice though - he definitely made the movie for me. The only thing distracted me was that most of the movie I spent trying to figure out who was doing the voice of Tai Lung (Ian McShane). As mentioned previously in the forums about the pop culture references in this movie - I don't remember one - very nice indeed - it works with some of the other movies but I can do without. This is the first movie in a while I'd like to see again.