History Film / KungPowEnterTheFist

** To Disney/TheLionKing in the form of Mushufasa, who calls the Chosen One "Simba" before finally settling on "Chosimba One".

** Mushufasa is also a portmanteau of Mufasa from ''Disney/TheLionKing'' and Mushu from ''Disney/{{Mulan}}''.

* {{Yandere}}: Ling is very much in love with the Chosen One, but is also no stranger to hurting him.

* ExcitedShowTitle: It's not just ''Kung Pow Enter the Fist'', it's ''Kung'' '''''Pow!''''' ''Enter the Fist''.

** Mushufasa is also a portmanteau of Mufasa from ''[[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]]'' and Mushu from ''Disney/{{Mulan}}''.

* AnachronismStew: Let Ling's dad know if you see a Radio Shack. Also the car, the boombox (playing hits like Music/MCHammer's "U Can't Touch This" and Music/SirMixALot's "Baby Got Back"), the lighter, the Bowflex, the Hooters, the Taco Bell, the Neosporin, the cellphone, the thermometer, and the cans of Pringles. Mind you this all set in pre-industrial/pre-information age ImperialChina.

** Mushufasa is also a portmanteau of [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]] from ''The Lion King'' and Mushu from ''Disney/{{Mulan}}''.

** Mushufasa is also a portmanteau of [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]] and one of the characters from ''Disney/{{Mulan}}'' - Mushu.

** [[Creator/OrsonWelles Master Pain: "Orson!". Minions: "Your Welles."]]

'''Southern-accented Asian man:''' ''[approaching from off screen]'' Chosen One!

** Mushufasa is also a portmanteau of [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]] and one of Disney/{{Mulan}} characters - dragon Mushu.

* TheStinger: No one actually recovered Master Tang after his "death" scene, and the crew just laugh as a hawk arrives to eat him. Also, save the whales.

* {{Ventriloquism}}: Parodied with the ventriloquists in their only scene as dialogue is spoken but their mouths are shut.
-->'''Ventriloquists:''' We are both ventriloquists, ventriloquists, ventriloquists. We are both ventriloquists and we practice everyday.\\
"He carries the baskets. He carries the paper roll. And we don't have cysts."\\
"But there is one thing that's for sure, my friend, we are ventriloquists."

-->'''Chosen One:''' Wait, if you're all alive, then surely Wimp Lo... Wimp!\\

* StockFootage: The movie itself is pieced together from ''Tiger and Crane Fists'', and there are numerous other instances in the movie, all done deliberately for laughs:

A refreshing comedy that's ''stupid'' -- but [[NarmCharm amusingly so]] -- ''Kung Pow! Enter The Fist'' is a 2002 film written and directed by lead actor Creator/SteveOedekerk. The film uses footage from an obscure kung-fu movie called ''Tiger and Crane Fists'', along with newly-shot and blue-screened footage (mainly to insert Oedekerk into the film), to create a rather anarchic parody of kung-fu movies in general. Virtually every line is insane -- and very quotable; it was difficult choosing which one to put up at the top -- and everyone's voice (save [[MsFanservice Whoa]]) is dubbed over by Oedekerk himself.

* DeathByAdaptation: Ling's father and Wimp Lo's counterparts live in ''Tiger and Crane Fists''.

** According to the DVD commentary, this scene from ''Tiger and Crane Fists'' is what led to it being picked.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: The Chosen One can use a pair of gophers biting a piece of fabric as a set of improvised nunchuks leading to the infamous "Gopher Chucks".

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Master Tang and the Ventriloquists' counterparts died in ''Tiger and Crane Fists''.

A refreshing comedy that's ''stupid'' -- but [[NarmCharm amusingly so]] -- ''Kung Pow! Enter The Fist'' is a 2002 film written and directed by lead actor Steve Oedekerk. The film uses footage from an obscure kung-fu movie called ''Tiger and Crane Fists'', along with newly-shot and blue-screened footage (mainly to insert Oedekerk into the film), to create a rather anarchic parody of kung-fu movies in general. Virtually every line is insane -- and very quotable; it was difficult choosing which one to put up at the top -- and everyone's voice (save [[MsFanservice Whoa]]) is dubbed over by Oedekerk himself.

* ExcitedShowTitle: It's not just Kung Pow Enter the Fist, it's Kung Pow! Enter the Fist.

A refreshing comedy that's ''stupid'' -- but [[NarmCharm amusingly so]] -- ''Kung Pow! Enter The Fist'' is a 2002 film written and directed by lead actor Steve Oedekerk. The film uses footage from an obscure kung-fu movie called ''Tiger and Crane Fist'', along with newly-shot and blue-screened footage (mainly to insert Oedekerk into the film), to create a rather anarchic parody of kung-fu movies in general. Virtually every line is insane -- and very quotable; it was difficult choosing which one to put up at the top -- and everyone's voice (save [[MsFanservice Whoa]]) is dubbed over by Oedekerk himself.

* DeathByAdaptation: Ling's father and Wimp Lo's counterparts live in ''Tiger and Crane Fist''.

** According to the DVD commentary, this scene from Tiger and Crane Fist is what led to it being picked.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Master Tang and the Ventriloquists' counterparts died in ''Tiger and Crane Fist''.

* StockFootage: The movie itself is pieced together from ''Tiger and Crane Fist'', and there are numerous other instances in the movie, all done deliberately for laughs:

* AnachronismStew: Let Ling's dad know if you see a Radio Shack. Also the car, the boombox (playing hits like Music/MCHammer's "U Can't Touch This" and Music/SirMixALot's "Baby Got Back"), the lighter, the Bowflex, the Hooters, the Taco Bell, the Neosporin, the cellphone, the thermometer, and the cans of Pringles. Mind you this all set in pre-industrial/pre-information age Asia.

* BiggerBAD: The Evil Council

* CursedByAwesome: As the Chosen One, he is mentioned to constantly come under attack throughout his life, but since he's endowed with extraordinary fighting abilities, that mostly isn't much of a problem for him.

* NeutralWoman: See FanserviceExtra above. She contributes absolutely nothing to the mob scene early on.

* AmbiguousSituation: Whether or not Whoa is Chosen One's actual birth mother.

** Master Tang. He has "special needs" that seem to involve a GloveSnap, and then there's the chants that his students shout during their exercises:

* {{Awesome McCoolname}}: Master Pain before he changes it to "Betty"?

* TheObiWan: An eccentric, comedic example with Master Tang.

* AffectionateParody: Of low budget Kung-Fu films. The cheap special effects seen later are parodies of mockbusters.

* AnachronismStew: Let Ling's dad know if you see a Radio Shack. Also the car, the boombox (playing hits like Music/MCHammer's "U Can't Touch This" and Music/SirMixALot's "Baby Got Back"), the lighter, the Hooters, the Taco Bell, the Neosporin, the cellphone, the thermometer, and the cans of Pringles. Mind you this all set in pre-industrial/pre-information age China.

A refreshing comedy that's ''stupid'' -- but [[NarmCharm amusingly so]] -- ''Kung Pow! Enter The Fist'' is a 2002 film written and directed by lead actor Steve Oedekerk. The film uses footage from an obscure kung-fu movie called ''Tiger and Crane Fist'', along with newly-shot and bluescreened footage (mainly to insert Oedekerk into the film), to create a rather anarchic parody of kung-fu movies in general. Virtually every line is insane -- and very quotable; it was difficult choosing which one to put up at the top -- and everyone's voice (save [[MsFanservice Whoa]]) is dubbed over by Oedekerk himself.

* AnachronismStew: Let Ling's dad know if you see a Radio Shack. Also the car, the boombox, the lighter, the Hooters, the Taco Bell, the Neosporin, the cellphone, the thermometer, and the cans of Pringles.

* CaptainObvious: Before going into [[OneSceneWonder the Nut Vendor]]'s shop, the Chosen One passes by a group of playing children. The song they're singing?
-->'''Children:''' We're children! We're children!

** The original arc after the Chosen One was captured, in which he was kept captive by an old man named [[MeaningfulName Chew Fat Lip]], given a tattoo indicating where his mouth is, before finally escaping using his [[{{Squick}} prehensile boner]] in a fight to the tune of "Willy Won't Go" was probably better off cut, though. Some of this was repurposed for the trailer for the sequel at the end.

* FightingWithChucks: When the Chosen One encounters some nunchuk wielding mooks in the initial fight he calls upon his forest creature friends for help.

* NiceJobBreakingItHerod: Master Pain / Betty falls into this when he tries and fails to kill the child destined to defeat him and kills his entire family instead.

** [[KilledOffForReal Averted]] with Wimp Lo when The Chosen One finds his fly-ridden corpse.
-->'''The Chosen One:''' Hey, if you're all alive, then surely Wimp Lo. Hehe Wimp!...(sound of flies buzzing)...oh.

'''Peanut vendor:''' '''''HE JUST LEFT... WITH NUTS!'''''

* RuleOfCool: The Chosen One is able to do ''fifteen'' backflips in mid-air before landing and is able to do push-ups without touching the ground by blowing the ground.

* SequelSnark: It spends a good deal of time at the end of the movie showing a full trailer for the sequel, made up mostly of scenes deleted from the first movie. Naturally, no such movie exists, though an unrelated sequel ''is'' currently in DevelopmentHell.

** This is one of Master Pain's / Betty's powers. The scene where [[GroinAttack Betty demonstrates said powers]] (where a guy strikes Betty/Pain directly in the crotch with a pole and he doesn't even flinch) was apparently the reason why Steve Oedekerk chose that particular film to use.

*** The real audio track (for both the original Chinese and the inserted footage)

* SelfFulfillingProphecy: Master Pain / Betty falls into the classic trap of trying to kill the child destined to defeat him and only managing to kill his entire family instead, giving the child a motive to kill him which he wouldn't otherwise have had.

--->'''Crane School Student:''' '''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis Our! Sexual! Preferences! Are! Our! Own! Business!]]'''\\
'''Crane School Student:''' '''One! Of Us! Is Wearing! A Push-Up Bra! It's Lacy! And Cute! And Loaded! With! Support!'''

** When Betty is demonstrating his ability to take blows Dog's eyes are widened by CG.

* FluffyTheTerrible: Master Pain renames himself "Betty" partway through he movie. This does not diminish his power.

--->'''Dog''': (''Visibly barks, [[{{Beat}} proceeds to lay down]]'') ...Arf!

-->'''Master Tang:''' I mean, th-that doesn't even seem possible, [[FridgeLogic when you think about it]], with body organs, and cartilage, and bones... I mean, I'm not doctor, but it was like one clean chunk!

* YouAreNotReady: You'll never make it. Never make it. Never make it. Never make it, never. Don't you see you can't make it?