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Shaolin Soccer (2001)

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Shaolin Soccer

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Featured in

    • "Troldspejlet" Episode #29.5 (TV Episode 2003)

      VHS/DVD release reviewed + footage used

    • "Siskel & Ebert" 13 Going on 30/Mean Girls/Shaolin Soccer/Close Your Eyes/Man on Fire (TV Episode 2004)

      Reviewed; clips are shown.

    • Films of Fury: The Kung Fu Movie Movie (2011)

      Clips.

    • "The Big Review" Episode #1.9 (TV Episode 2012)

      The film was reviewed, and the trailer was shown.

    • "WatchMojo" Top 10 Martial Arts Comedy Movies (TV Episode 2015)

      Shaolin Soccer is #9.

Referenced in

    • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

      On marquee outside theater after audition

    • "Weakest link: Hitori gachi no hôsoku" Episode dated 8 July 2002 (TV Episode 2002)

      Referenced by name.

    • Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

      The villain stomps a football flat and says "No more soccer!", a clear reference to director Stephen Chow's previous film, Shaolin Soccer.

    • Tutti all'attacco (2005)

      this is a film about Italian soccer; at one point the protagonist coaches a team of five Chinese brothers, the Wongs, who play a mix of soccer and kung fu

    • "Weeds" Free Goat (TV Episode 2005)

      Mentioned in the dialog.

References

    • Fist of Fury (1972)

    • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

      Sing calls Mui "E.T."

    • Captain Tsubasa (TV Series 1983–1995)

      main inspiration

    • The Golden Child (1986)

    • Jurassic Park (1993)

      The water in a glass trembles from a heavy impact, mimicking the scene in Jurassic Park.

Spoofed in

    • No Problem 2 (2002)

    • CJ7 (2008)

      Parodies one of the soccer battles.

Spoofs

    • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    • Enter the Dragon (1973)

      trademark nose swipe with thumb

    • Game of Death (1978)

      As goalie, Fourth Brother wears the Bruce Lee yellow jumpsuit

    • Michael Jackson: Thriller (Music Video 1983)

      group dance at Sweetie's Steamy Buns mimics Michael's moves

    • Jurassic Park (1993)

      The surface of Golden's water in a glass trembles from a heavy impact, mimicking the scene in Jurassic Park

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