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Kung Fu Panda (2008)

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User Rating: 7.9/10 (28,593 votes)
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Overview

Writers:
Jonathan Aibel (screenplay) &
Glenn Berger (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
6 June 2008 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
Prepare for awesomeness. more
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. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(148 articles)
On DVD Today: August 26, 2008 (From Rope Of Silicon. 28 August 2008, 1:47 PM, PDT)
Disaster Movie Foreign Movie Poster (From toxicshock. 28 August 2008, 12:01 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Wasn't Expecting much - Got a very good movie more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

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)
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Additional Details

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]
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MPAA:
Rated PG for sequences of martial arts action.
Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Sonics-DDP (IMAX version) | DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
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Fun Stuff

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. more
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. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Po: Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofs Kung fu (2004) more

FAQ

What animal is Shifu ?
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How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
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96 out of 107 people found the following comment useful:-
Wasn't Expecting much - Got a very good movie, 4 June 2008
8/10
Author: firstname-lastname-2 from Noblesville, IN

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.

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What happened to the tortoise master? Brain_Coolant
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A friend told me rjb100a
Possible explanation for Lucy Liu's limited dialogue Cel_Stacker
The best line/moment in Kung Fu Panda? egujwrrxftoxm
What did Mantis need more of? soniameade
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