Kung Fury
Kung Fury

Movie spotlight

Kung Fury

2015
Movie
32 min
English

During an unfortunate series of events, a friend of Kung Fury is assassinated by the most dangerous kung fu master criminal of all time, Adolf Hitler, a.k.a Kung Führer. Kung Fury decides to travel back in time to Nazi Germany in order to kill Hitler and end the Nazi empire once and for all.

Insights

IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Google Users88%
Director: David SandbergGenres: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Fantasy

Plot Summary

In a dystopian 2015, police officer and martial arts master Kung Fury is forced to time travel back to the age of World War II to defeat Hitler, also known as Kung Führer. Along the way, he teams up with a group of powerful allies, including a Norse goddess and a pair of kung fu experts, to take down the evil dictator and his army of skilled fighters.

Critical Reception

Kung Fury was met with a overwhelmingly positive reception, praised for its unique blend of 1980s action movie aesthetics, over-the-top humor, and surprisingly well-executed special effects, especially considering its indie origins as a crowdfunded project. It became a cult hit online for its sheer audacity and nostalgic charm.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its hilarious homage to 80s action films.

  • Celebrated for its creative and often bizarre visual gags.

  • Noted for its surprisingly competent action choreography and production value given the budget.

Google audience: Audiences loved Kung Fury for its nostalgic trip back to the 80s, its wild sense of humor, and its impressively executed, over-the-top action sequences. Many found it to be a fun and unique cinematic experience.

Fun Fact

The film was originally conceived as a short film and was funded through a Kickstarter campaign that raised over $630,000.

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Gimly

Gimly

I know I shouldn't like _Kung Fury_. I know it's cheap and dumb and makes literally no sense. But it ticked so many of my appeal-boxes I absolutely cannot walk away from this with giving it anything less than three stars. I'm glad that the...