The forbidden kingdom

The Resource The forbidden kingdom
Label
The forbidden kingdom
Statement of responsibility
Lionsgate and Casey Silver present a Casey Silver Production in association with Relativity Media, a film by Rob Minkoff ; produced by Casey Silver ; written by John Fusco ; directed by Rob Minkoff
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Jason is an American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics. He makes an extraordinary discovery in a Chinatown pawnshop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King. With the lost relic in hand, Jason unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China. He meets the drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan; an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk; and the vengeance-bent Golden Sparrow. Jason is lead on a quest to return the staff to its rightful owner, the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord for five hundred years. Along the way, while attempting to outmaneuver scores of killers, Jason learns about honor, loyalty and friendship and the true meaning of kungfu
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Director of photography, Peter Pau ; editor, Eric Strand ; music, David Buckley ; production designer, Bill Brzeski ; action choreographer, Woo-Ping Yuen
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of martial arts action and some violence
Language note
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1995.9.H3
LC item number
F67353346 2008
PerformerNote
Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Collin Chou, Liu Yifei, Li Bing Bing, Michael Angarano
Runtime
104
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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