The Forbidden Kingdom
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An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics 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, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Storyline
An American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics 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, the teenager unexpectedly finds himself travelling back to ancient China to join a crew of warriors from martial arts lore on a dangerous quest to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Released
2008
Runtime
1h 44min
Director
Budget
$55,000,000
Revenue
$127,906,624
Status
Released
Language
Mandarin
Production
Casey Silver Productions, China Film Co-Production Corp., Relativity Media, Lionsgate, The Weinstein Company, Arclight Films, Huayi Brothers Pictures, J&J Project, Salon Films
Genre
