Shaolin Soccer


Shaolin Soccer is a 2001 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film cowritten, directed by Stephen Chow, who also stars in the lead role. A former Shaolin monk reunites his five brothers, years after their masters death, to apply their superhuman martial arts skills to play soccer and bring Shaolin kung fu to the masses.

Sing explains his desires to Fung who offers his services to coach Sing in soccer. Sing is compelled by the idea of promoting kung fu through soccer and agrees to enlist his former Shaolin brothers to form a team under Fungs management. Sing and Fung attempt to put together an unbeatable soccer team. Fung invites a vicious team some of which Sing previously encountered to play against them and the thugs proceed to give the Shaolin team a brutal beating. When all seems lost, the Shaolin disciples reawaken and utilise their special powers, dismantling the other teams rough play easily. The thugs then give up, and ask to join Sings team.Sing meets Mui Zhao Wei, a baker with severe acne who uses Tai chi to bake mantou, and even takes her to look at very expensive dresses at a highend department store after hours. She soon forms an attachment to Sing and even gets a makeover in an attempt to impress Sing. However, this backfires and when Mui reveals her feelings to him, he tells her he only wants to be her friend. This revelation, coupled with the constant bullying from her overbearing boss, leads Mui to disappear. ........

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