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The forbidden kingdom [videorecording] / Lionsgate and Casey Silver present in association with Relativity Media and HBMG Pictures ; produced by Casey Silver ; written by John Fusco ; directed by Rob Minkoff.

Contributor(s): Silver, Casey | Fusco, John | Minkoff, Rob | Li, Jet, 1963- | Cheng, Long, 1954-.
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Kuala Lumpur : Lionsgate ; Distributed by Golden Satellite Marketing Sdn. Bhd., c2007Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Quests (Expeditions) -- Drama | Kung fu -- Drama | Time travel -- Drama | China--DramaDDC classification: 791.4372
Production Credits: Director of photography, Peter Pau ; editor, Eric Strand ; music, David Buckley ; production designer, Bill Brzeski ; action choreographer, Woo-Ping Yuen.
Cast: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Collin Chou, Liu Yifei, Li Bing Bing, Michael Angarano.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 in time to ancient China. He meets the drunken kung fu master Lu Yan, an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk; and the vengeance-bent Golden Sparrow. Jason is led 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, friendship and the true meaning of kung fu.
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Dolby digital 5.1 EX or 2.0; anamorphic widescreen format (2.35:1 aspect ratio).

Special features include: The kung fu dream team, Dangerous beauty, Discovering China, Filming in Chinawood, Monkey King and the eight immortals (featurettes); blooper reel; deleted scenes with commentary; feature commentary with director and screenwriter; previsualization featurette.

Director of photography, Peter Pau ; editor, Eric Strand ; music, David Buckley ; production designer, Bill Brzeski ; action choreographer, Woo-Ping Yuen.

Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Collin Chou, Liu Yifei, Li Bing Bing, Michael Angarano.

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 in time to ancient China. He meets the drunken kung fu master Lu Yan, an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk; and the vengeance-bent Golden Sparrow. Jason is led 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, friendship and the true meaning of kung fu.

DVD. Region 1; NTSC.

In English with optional English, Chinese or Malay subtitles