This movie was made 33 years ago so it was not going to have great visuals like what we are used to today in more modern movies. The film has its funny moments but most of its just so slapstick that its not funny. Its hard to describe the humor of the film. Over acting is one of the funniest things to watch over and over again. B-movies sometimes are funny and this one is one of those types of films. There are lots of other factors that contribute to the film be watchable but it is something that you have to be in the mood to watch. I'm not sure if King Kong Fu was supposed to a comedy or a action flick. Its an odd combination of about three different movie genres.
16 Reviews
A pretty lame spoof
Woodyanders9 March 2007
Warning: Spoilers
This extremely silly, flimsy and overlong send-up of both the horrendous '76 "King Kong" remake and the then hot 70's kung fu craze relates the inane tale of a chortling, deep-voiced chopsocky Chinese gorilla who runs amok in Wichita, Kansas and the obnoxious opportunistic aspiring newscaster who exploits the ape in order to further his reporting career. Writer/director/co-star Lance D. Hayes misses the bull's eye more often than he hits it with his broad, sprawling, wildly erratic satiric potshots at such once faddish, but now hopelessly passé targets as streaking, John Wayne, America's newfound amicable relationship with China, Howard Cosell and spaghetti westerns, thereby ensuring that this strictly middling affair doesn't even come close to acquiring the infectiously goofy charm of the Me Decade's two greatest blockbuster picture parodies "Hardware Wars" and "Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind." However, the scenes with the gorilla beating people up whenever it breaks out with plenty of fancy strenuous slow-motion martial arts moves and the judiciously used stop-motion animation effects are the authentic gnarly article. But overall this flick sizes up as a very dumb, dated and hence instantly forgettable timewaster.
Good B movie
mh3743423 June 2021
This is not a Hollywood blockbuster; in fact it's a B movie for sure. But I've always been a fan of classic b monster movies like Godzilla and stuff. This movie is hilarious and I have to say I really enjoyed it, being that the movie was set in my hometown might have been a contributing factor though.
This movie is pure spoof. If you like King Kong, Kung Fu, slapstick comedy and B Movies than I'd say this is right up your alley. As I said I'm from Wichita, where this movie was shot, and one thing I can tell you, I'm familiar with like 95 percent of the locations that were shot in this movie.
I didn't realize how much the skyline of Wichita had changed since the 1970s. There was a decent amount of buildings missing. Because the weren't built yet. I know one of them that was missing was the Epic Center, the city's tallest building, whereas in this movie, it's the Holiday Inn, which is no longer a Holiday Inn; but rather an Apartment Complex on Douglas Street.
Anyway, give it a watch. B movies are so bad they're good so you should like this. Another good B movie that is so bad it's good is "Feeders" from 1996. Check it out.
This movie is pure spoof. If you like King Kong, Kung Fu, slapstick comedy and B Movies than I'd say this is right up your alley. As I said I'm from Wichita, where this movie was shot, and one thing I can tell you, I'm familiar with like 95 percent of the locations that were shot in this movie.
I didn't realize how much the skyline of Wichita had changed since the 1970s. There was a decent amount of buildings missing. Because the weren't built yet. I know one of them that was missing was the Epic Center, the city's tallest building, whereas in this movie, it's the Holiday Inn, which is no longer a Holiday Inn; but rather an Apartment Complex on Douglas Street.
Anyway, give it a watch. B movies are so bad they're good so you should like this. Another good B movie that is so bad it's good is "Feeders" from 1996. Check it out.
Overlooked and Hilarious!
TheCinemassacre20 October 2005
Coming from a fan of "Mystery Science Theater" and B-movies like "Plan 9 From Outer Space", I have to say "King Kung Fu" is one to see if you're in the right mood.
If you think the idea of a guy running around in a cheap gorilla costume beating people up sounds funny, then you're on the right track.
It certainly has its moments that made me laugh my ass off.
Why include a John Wayne impersonator, I have no idea, but it's hilarious! He's my favorite character and his impression is spot on, yet hysterically bad at the same time.
It's not a high class movie by any means. It's slapstick humor. I've seen it criticzed for its cheap gorilla suit and bad acting. It seems some reviews actually take it seriously and don't realize it's a comedy.
But the jokes range from clever like "I'm the karater and he's the karate" to just plain dumb "I gotta make like a banana and split." But when the jokes are bad, they're funny BECAUSE they're so bad. And that's what to expect from a movie like this.
If you like cheesy, out of control, "So bad it's good" movies, then give it a watch and you're sure to have a few good laughs.
Also See: John Landis' "SCHLOCK". Also, with a monkey running around.
If you think the idea of a guy running around in a cheap gorilla costume beating people up sounds funny, then you're on the right track.
It certainly has its moments that made me laugh my ass off.
Why include a John Wayne impersonator, I have no idea, but it's hilarious! He's my favorite character and his impression is spot on, yet hysterically bad at the same time.
It's not a high class movie by any means. It's slapstick humor. I've seen it criticzed for its cheap gorilla suit and bad acting. It seems some reviews actually take it seriously and don't realize it's a comedy.
But the jokes range from clever like "I'm the karater and he's the karate" to just plain dumb "I gotta make like a banana and split." But when the jokes are bad, they're funny BECAUSE they're so bad. And that's what to expect from a movie like this.
If you like cheesy, out of control, "So bad it's good" movies, then give it a watch and you're sure to have a few good laughs.
Also See: John Landis' "SCHLOCK". Also, with a monkey running around.
Death, destruction and despair II
eminges19 May 2001
I revisited my comments here for the first time in years, and was horrified to see that I'd misidentified it as the bad local film they used to show at the Drama Department picnic. Absolutely wrong--that was ANOTHER Wichita POS made for local TV called something like Creature From Beyond Time or similar. The Creature was Tom Leahy, the only remotely amusing actor in King Kung Fu.
I apologize to anyone who was harmed, offended, or left the profession because of my thoughtless remarks.
Otherwise, the rest stands. Bob Walterscheid said it best in his comments herein:
'If you laugh at the opening titles when it says "Filmed in SimianScope" then you'll laugh all the way thru the movie.'
Exactly. Couldn't have said it better.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Original comments:
In my decades-long hunt for the World's Worst Movie, I'm finding that there's distinct categories of Worst. There's sincere-but-lame Worst (Night of Horror), totally-inept Worst (Rat Pfink), crass-exploitation Worst (The Acid Eaters), and so on. There just isn't one standard of Worst that'll put Manos, Blood Feast, and Showgirls on the same rating scale.
King Kung Fu is the World's Worst Movie in the category, "Wichita, Kansas, In-Joke Films Made by Local Commercial Production Companies and Never Released Theatrically." All I can figure is that Bob Walterscheid, the person responsible, saw what fellow Kansas commercial producer Herk Harvey had accomplished with Carnival of Souls up in Lawrence a few years earlier, and decided to try and make his own feature-length film, and in color, yet.
To paraphrase Monster a Go Go, "It was mutilated in a horrible way no one had ever seen before."
The only public showing of this - "film" - I can document was as a running joke at the annual Drama Department picnic at Wichita State University, where you could hoot and point out everyone you recognized. Otherwise, even if you're as dedicated as I am in the hunt for the World's Worst, or, alternatively, even if you're a blood relative of one of the participants, trust me - you DON'T WANT TO KNOW. LET IT GO. PUT THE TAPE DOWN AND BACK SLOWLY AWAY. KING KUNG FU WILL SUCK THE AIR FROM YOUR LUNGS. IF THEY SHOWED THIS MOVIE ON THE BEACH AT PADRE ISLAND AT THE HEIGHT OF SPRING BREAK EVERYONE WATCHING WOULD IMMEDIATELY TURN INTO WARREN CHRISTOPHER.
I'm not kidding.
I apologize to anyone who was harmed, offended, or left the profession because of my thoughtless remarks.
Otherwise, the rest stands. Bob Walterscheid said it best in his comments herein:
'If you laugh at the opening titles when it says "Filmed in SimianScope" then you'll laugh all the way thru the movie.'
Exactly. Couldn't have said it better.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Original comments:
In my decades-long hunt for the World's Worst Movie, I'm finding that there's distinct categories of Worst. There's sincere-but-lame Worst (Night of Horror), totally-inept Worst (Rat Pfink), crass-exploitation Worst (The Acid Eaters), and so on. There just isn't one standard of Worst that'll put Manos, Blood Feast, and Showgirls on the same rating scale.
King Kung Fu is the World's Worst Movie in the category, "Wichita, Kansas, In-Joke Films Made by Local Commercial Production Companies and Never Released Theatrically." All I can figure is that Bob Walterscheid, the person responsible, saw what fellow Kansas commercial producer Herk Harvey had accomplished with Carnival of Souls up in Lawrence a few years earlier, and decided to try and make his own feature-length film, and in color, yet.
To paraphrase Monster a Go Go, "It was mutilated in a horrible way no one had ever seen before."
The only public showing of this - "film" - I can document was as a running joke at the annual Drama Department picnic at Wichita State University, where you could hoot and point out everyone you recognized. Otherwise, even if you're as dedicated as I am in the hunt for the World's Worst, or, alternatively, even if you're a blood relative of one of the participants, trust me - you DON'T WANT TO KNOW. LET IT GO. PUT THE TAPE DOWN AND BACK SLOWLY AWAY. KING KUNG FU WILL SUCK THE AIR FROM YOUR LUNGS. IF THEY SHOWED THIS MOVIE ON THE BEACH AT PADRE ISLAND AT THE HEIGHT OF SPRING BREAK EVERYONE WATCHING WOULD IMMEDIATELY TURN INTO WARREN CHRISTOPHER.
I'm not kidding.
Silly comedy that I found extremely boring
SkullScreamerReturns22 November 2020
First of all, there's not much kung fu in this movie. It's just a guy in an ape suit and goofy comedy. Don't get me wrong, I was expecting an ape suit and something silly... but... it was too silly, and it was not half the action movie I hoped for.
It could have been a fun movie but it was too desperately trying to be funny. Over-acting, spoof characters, cartoony sound effects and cheesy comedic music...those are all things that make me squirm and want to look anywhere else than on the screen. I tried to keep focused but failed, and during the movie I read newspaper, browsed record shop, made more tea to stay awake, planned how to build shelves for my movies, browsed ratings I have given to other movies, thought other annoying movies I'd rather be watching instead, and some boring chores on my to-do list...then I always quickly came back for the movie but it felt like a difficult task to finish.
There's not much plot, and the whole thing about the movie is that if you like the particular overtly silly tone of it, then you like it... but I didn't. If you happen to like slapstick and 70s' camp a lot, then you'll probably get more out of it.
It could have been a fun movie but it was too desperately trying to be funny. Over-acting, spoof characters, cartoony sound effects and cheesy comedic music...those are all things that make me squirm and want to look anywhere else than on the screen. I tried to keep focused but failed, and during the movie I read newspaper, browsed record shop, made more tea to stay awake, planned how to build shelves for my movies, browsed ratings I have given to other movies, thought other annoying movies I'd rather be watching instead, and some boring chores on my to-do list...then I always quickly came back for the movie but it felt like a difficult task to finish.
There's not much plot, and the whole thing about the movie is that if you like the particular overtly silly tone of it, then you like it... but I didn't. If you happen to like slapstick and 70s' camp a lot, then you'll probably get more out of it.
Kong Fu...
poe4262 August 2011
Warning: Spoilers
A successful send-up can be hilarious. See THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS, or KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE, or TOP SECRET!, or TROPIC THUNDER, or any one of a score of such films. But don't confuse these movies with movies like THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA or ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES or SIX STRING SAMURAI or SCHLOCK or that ilk. KING KUNG FU, which probably should've been titled KONG FU, is a resounding failure. Forget the Caucasian playing the Asian or the acting that's so bad you can't help but cringe as you watch it or the total lack of coherence; this movie, shot, apparently, in Witchita, Kansas, and shelved for the better part of a decade, boasts but a single saving grace: some stop-motion sequences near the end. THESE, apparently, are the scenes shot in "Simianscope." Better than MIGHTY PEKING MAN, maybe, but still not a movie to recommend. If you DO decide to rent it, let the chimps fall where they may. By the way: is that a banana in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
A "G" rated film suitable for everyone. A family comedy.
King-1725 October 2005
As the producer of King Kung Fu, I marvel at the comments about this being "Worst Film Ever". For the correct information, please know that KKF actually played in 11 theaters around the country. Also while standing in the lobby of two theaters the audience laughed their tails off during the film. They then commented that it was "corny". It has been sold to Japan, Taiwan, and Poland. It was shot on 43 locations and has over 40 speaking parts. It was shot in SimianScope. King Kung Fu is the unforgettable story of a Chinese gorilla who knows Karate. After beating up his master (a Kung Fu Master)he is shipped to the U.S. as a gift by the embarrassed master. On the way to New York, he is put on display in Wichita, Kansas where two out of work reporters set him free with plans to "capture" him and get jobs. Police Captain J.W. Duke,(who resembles a certain Western Movie star)and his first officer Pilgrim, get involved in the city wide chase along with Rae Fey and a host of others. The gorilla and the girl end up on top of the tallest building in Wichita, a Holiday Inn. It is full of clichés, spoofs, and a cast of truly memorable characters for a lot of viewing fun. If you laugh at the opening titles when it says "Filmed in SimianScope" then you'll laugh all the way thru the movie. We started in 1974 and released the movie in 1987. (ran out of money several times)If you can accept the fact that it is a guy in a gorilla suit (who by the way does not talk) you can enjoy the film. (a stream of consciousness voice does not mean the gorilla talks). Hey, it's a G rated movie. It was one of two released in 1987. The other one was a Benjie Movie. Take a chance. Bob Walterscheid
What on Earth did you expect?
RabidNerd17 October 2009
It blows my mind how people can generally slate movies like this...
If you rent or buy a movie with the title "King Kung Fu" that should be a good implication that this movie shouldn't be taken seriously.
I mean, you're going to watch a film about a Gorilla who knows Kung Fu, you should know by now that it's hardly gonna be Oscar nominated material.
Films like these should be praised not knocked. It's a no nonsense approach to the consumer, it lets you know exactly what the films about straight from the title.
This is one of those films that.. say you're lying in bed, late at night, watching TV, channel flicking and you came across this movie, you'd sit though it and maybe fall for its charms of being absolutely daft.
Believe me, I've seen a lot worse than "King Kung Fu" and would pick this movie ahead of some of the over budgeted movies we see today and have in recent years.
If it wasn't for films like "King Kung Fu" our memory's of B-movie nostalgia would not exist.
So...
Long Live Nostalgia!
If you rent or buy a movie with the title "King Kung Fu" that should be a good implication that this movie shouldn't be taken seriously.
I mean, you're going to watch a film about a Gorilla who knows Kung Fu, you should know by now that it's hardly gonna be Oscar nominated material.
Films like these should be praised not knocked. It's a no nonsense approach to the consumer, it lets you know exactly what the films about straight from the title.
This is one of those films that.. say you're lying in bed, late at night, watching TV, channel flicking and you came across this movie, you'd sit though it and maybe fall for its charms of being absolutely daft.
Believe me, I've seen a lot worse than "King Kung Fu" and would pick this movie ahead of some of the over budgeted movies we see today and have in recent years.
If it wasn't for films like "King Kung Fu" our memory's of B-movie nostalgia would not exist.
So...
Long Live Nostalgia!
I LOVE this movie.
RandomailProductions12 June 2011
I am a big fan of slapstick comedy's. And after seeing Cinemassacres review on spike.com, I couldn't resist. The only thing I don't like is the filler. Just cut to the dang gorilla already! And at the end when they are on the building, I love the crappy stop motion effects. And the one liners are great! This is probably one of the best movie ever made. There is no other movie like this, sadly enough. It kinda reminds me of that movie that was playing on the TV in the movie "Troll 2". I think that that movie was called "Grunt", but anyway, King kung fu is A+ entertainment, that I could watch for hours. I recommend it all the way.
Harmlessly Goofy
DarthBill19 April 2014
Warning: Spoilers
Plot: When a gorilla trained in Kung Fu is sent to America, a bumbling wannabe reporter and his sidekick hatch a scheme to cash in on the one of a kind specimen. Naturally, things go wrong and all sorts of crazy shenanigans ensue once King Kung Fu himself escapes.
Not exactly a masterpiece and could have used better pacing, but on the whole a surprisingly funny one night romp poking fun at the bloated 1976 "King Kong" remake - with naturally a Fay Ray shout out joke thrown in for good measure - along with the big martial arts craze of the 70s.
My favorite scene - probably King Kung Fu fighting the baseball team.
Not exactly a masterpiece and could have used better pacing, but on the whole a surprisingly funny one night romp poking fun at the bloated 1976 "King Kong" remake - with naturally a Fay Ray shout out joke thrown in for good measure - along with the big martial arts craze of the 70s.
My favorite scene - probably King Kung Fu fighting the baseball team.
Corny spoof
lor_23 May 2023
My review was written in June 1990 after watching the movie on King Gemini video cassette.
This Wichitamade oddity is old-fashioned spoof recommended to fans of cornpone humor. G-rated opus was completed in 1987 and is awaiting distribution.
Filmmaker Lance Hayes shows a genuine affection for old movies, his main homage here being to the 1933 classic "King Kong". Strained storyline has China sending to America a gorilla trained in the martial arts as part of a cultural exchange program. He escapes from captivity, takes a liking to pretty blonde Maxine Gray (as "Rae Fey") and ascends the town's tallest building, a Holiday Inn.
This puerile entertainment is easy to watch though out of step with today's sensational approach. Targets of satire range from the David Carradine "Kung Fu" tv series (the ape is called Jungle Jumper instead of Weed Hopper), tv newscasts and John Wayne movies. Tom Leahy does an okay Duke impression, but looks more like Leo V. Gordon than the targeted superstar.
Bumbling comedy team of Tim McGill and Billy Schwartz gets some laughs, though their costuming and styling makes film look like an early '70s production, Gray manages to provide some alluring pulchritude without threatening pic's G tag.
Finale features extremely poor stop-motion animation to simulate the gorilla's fall from the roof onto a helicopter. John Balee wearing the apesuit is unimpressive.
This Wichitamade oddity is old-fashioned spoof recommended to fans of cornpone humor. G-rated opus was completed in 1987 and is awaiting distribution.
Filmmaker Lance Hayes shows a genuine affection for old movies, his main homage here being to the 1933 classic "King Kong". Strained storyline has China sending to America a gorilla trained in the martial arts as part of a cultural exchange program. He escapes from captivity, takes a liking to pretty blonde Maxine Gray (as "Rae Fey") and ascends the town's tallest building, a Holiday Inn.
This puerile entertainment is easy to watch though out of step with today's sensational approach. Targets of satire range from the David Carradine "Kung Fu" tv series (the ape is called Jungle Jumper instead of Weed Hopper), tv newscasts and John Wayne movies. Tom Leahy does an okay Duke impression, but looks more like Leo V. Gordon than the targeted superstar.
Bumbling comedy team of Tim McGill and Billy Schwartz gets some laughs, though their costuming and styling makes film look like an early '70s production, Gray manages to provide some alluring pulchritude without threatening pic's G tag.
Finale features extremely poor stop-motion animation to simulate the gorilla's fall from the roof onto a helicopter. John Balee wearing the apesuit is unimpressive.
where has this movie been?
xens_pineapple19 July 2009
Warning: Spoilers
When I saw "Cinemassacre" review of this movie, I just thought, 'hey what the heck'. I'm fan of slap-stick, and I like to own some horrible "B" movies, plus I'm a huge fan of MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000).
Well after watching this movie, what can I say?
"Old Hags" is obviously over the top and an extreme attempt at humor. The dialog of the two instigator free-lance film duo is obviously over done, but only adds to the horrendous (and by token, great) screen play.
The crowd's enthusiasm at the unveiling is just over done boredom and actually would probably represent how most feel when they ride the "King Kong" ride at universal.. so I laughed a lot relating it. And let's not even mention the "Mickey Mouse" camera, when there was a large, better one right next to it (gotta love 70's large bulb cameras!)
It never has to be explained how a jobless man who suddenly gets a low-paying camera job can afford all of the equipment he uses to bust out the ape, then you realize it was all a fantasy and you roll your eyes.
The police chief is a terrible John Wayne impersonator, and it's never explained how the ape manage to find the main chick of the flick (to put it humorously)using the phone book; how would he know what a phone book is?
The high-speed chase in the volts wagon is anti-climactic and the stop-motion animation is very cheesy during the helicopter scene. But overall, it's a terrible "B" movie, so enjoy it for what it's supposed to be.
Well after watching this movie, what can I say?
"Old Hags" is obviously over the top and an extreme attempt at humor. The dialog of the two instigator free-lance film duo is obviously over done, but only adds to the horrendous (and by token, great) screen play.
The crowd's enthusiasm at the unveiling is just over done boredom and actually would probably represent how most feel when they ride the "King Kong" ride at universal.. so I laughed a lot relating it. And let's not even mention the "Mickey Mouse" camera, when there was a large, better one right next to it (gotta love 70's large bulb cameras!)
It never has to be explained how a jobless man who suddenly gets a low-paying camera job can afford all of the equipment he uses to bust out the ape, then you realize it was all a fantasy and you roll your eyes.
The police chief is a terrible John Wayne impersonator, and it's never explained how the ape manage to find the main chick of the flick (to put it humorously)using the phone book; how would he know what a phone book is?
The high-speed chase in the volts wagon is anti-climactic and the stop-motion animation is very cheesy during the helicopter scene. But overall, it's a terrible "B" movie, so enjoy it for what it's supposed to be.
Charming regional film
BandSAboutMovies14 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
1976 was all about not just the Bicentennial. There was also King Kong for the mainstream and plenty of martial arts movies taking over the mind of the maniacs that showed up at third run theaters and drive-ins.
Let me tell you the story that King Kung Fu is all about before we discuss where it was made.
Jungle Jumper is your everyday talking gorilla who loves hats and can talk, which seemingly qualifies him to be taught karate. When he outdoes his master, beating him into oblivion for snatching a banana from his paw, he's sent to the New York Zoo by way of Wichita, Kansas, where he's now known as the Monster Master of the Martial Arts.
Of course, a bunch of TV reporters take it on themselves to free him, which leads the police - Captain John Wayne Duke and Officer Pilgrim - on a man, err, apehunt around the city. Meanwhile, our hero just wants to see the sights and indulge his passion for Pizza Hut waitress Rae Fay. If he has to beat up everyone in town, including a minor league baseball team, and climb Wihcita's tallest building - a Holiday Inn - then he totally will.
While production began in 1974, the movie wasn't finished until 1987. And it wasn't made in Hollywood or anywhere fancy. It's a regional Kansas picture filled with locals.
It's not the best regional film from this area. I mean, that would probably be Carnival of Souls. Yet there's great charm - and no small amount of affable stupidity - in this one. I mean, it starts by ripping off the Shaw Brothers logo and says, "Filmed in Simianscope." That right there made me like this no matter what happened next.
Let me tell you the story that King Kung Fu is all about before we discuss where it was made.
Jungle Jumper is your everyday talking gorilla who loves hats and can talk, which seemingly qualifies him to be taught karate. When he outdoes his master, beating him into oblivion for snatching a banana from his paw, he's sent to the New York Zoo by way of Wichita, Kansas, where he's now known as the Monster Master of the Martial Arts.
Of course, a bunch of TV reporters take it on themselves to free him, which leads the police - Captain John Wayne Duke and Officer Pilgrim - on a man, err, apehunt around the city. Meanwhile, our hero just wants to see the sights and indulge his passion for Pizza Hut waitress Rae Fay. If he has to beat up everyone in town, including a minor league baseball team, and climb Wihcita's tallest building - a Holiday Inn - then he totally will.
While production began in 1974, the movie wasn't finished until 1987. And it wasn't made in Hollywood or anywhere fancy. It's a regional Kansas picture filled with locals.
It's not the best regional film from this area. I mean, that would probably be Carnival of Souls. Yet there's great charm - and no small amount of affable stupidity - in this one. I mean, it starts by ripping off the Shaw Brothers logo and says, "Filmed in Simianscope." That right there made me like this no matter what happened next.
2 thumbs up for this movie
mattnintendonerd8 December 2009
I saw someone do a movie review on this video on a website and I looked everywhere to find this movie. I couldn't find it. So one day I was at a yard sale and saw they had this video on VHS. I bought it, though I had a DVD player, not a VCR. So I went to three different electronic stores and got to best buy. They only had a VCR connected to a TV. The TV was 400 dollars. This was in 2001 when VCRS were out dated and shitty TV's were a lot of money, ANYWAY, I bought it and saw the video. I was stunned. If you saw this movie you would know what I mean. Its old so right off the bat I loved it. I'm into that stuff. Also this movie is hands down one of the best movies I have seen. It has that old 1970's "Kung Fu" stylized action. And I just enjoyed every minute of this video. So I would like to thank James Rofle for recommending this movie.
A fun night in
dar-0749017 November 2019
First of all, let me be completely transparent and admit that I used to watch the actor who played the John Wayne "inspired" character, Tom Leahy, when I was a kid in the '70s on the local TV station where he played "Major Astro"....one of those afternoon shows where the host plays cartoons for the kids after school. That is how I ran across this movie, looking up stuff on "Major Astro", so I may be a bit bias.
This is a campy spoof of kung-fu movies and King Kong movies. I almost imagine the idea was born in a small bar in Wichita over a few too-many rounds of Coors. The combination of the titles of "King Kong" and "Kung Fu" into "King Kung Fu" was probably first and the rest was spawned by that.
I enjoyed this flick, from the opening scenes where the gorilla snatches the banana from his sensi's hand (obviously inspired by the opening credits to the TV show "Kung Fu"...you know...."snatch the pebble from my hand, Grasshopper", only the gorilla's name is "Jungle Jumper") all the way to the end. It is low-budget and doesn't take itself too seriously (or seriously at all). When I recommend this movie to others, I tell them it's somewhat on the same seriousness as "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". If you like that one, you'll probably enjoy this one.
This is a campy spoof of kung-fu movies and King Kong movies. I almost imagine the idea was born in a small bar in Wichita over a few too-many rounds of Coors. The combination of the titles of "King Kong" and "Kung Fu" into "King Kung Fu" was probably first and the rest was spawned by that.
I enjoyed this flick, from the opening scenes where the gorilla snatches the banana from his sensi's hand (obviously inspired by the opening credits to the TV show "Kung Fu"...you know...."snatch the pebble from my hand, Grasshopper", only the gorilla's name is "Jungle Jumper") all the way to the end. It is low-budget and doesn't take itself too seriously (or seriously at all). When I recommend this movie to others, I tell them it's somewhat on the same seriousness as "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". If you like that one, you'll probably enjoy this one.
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