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The Foot Fist Way (2008)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:4
Rotten:11
Average Rating:3.4/10
Consensus: The rough edges and biting humor of this martial arts comedy will keep audiences laughing and cringing in turns.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong language and some sexual content.
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Karate
Theatrical Release:May 30, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $184,510
Synopsis: The literal translation of "Tae Kwan Do," THE FOOT FIST WAY is a hilarious look at a suburban North Carolina strip mall martial arts school run by a bullying egotist (Danny McBride). Shot on the... The literal translation of "Tae Kwan Do," THE FOOT FIST WAY is a hilarious look at a suburban North Carolina strip mall martial arts school run by a bullying egotist (Danny McBride). Shot on the cheap (in just 19 days), the film uses its shortcomings to its advantage, keeping the action low, the kicks flying, the wood splintering, and getting all the minutiae of after-school karate class just right. Co-screenwriter/star McBride brings realistic gym coach qualities galore to his character, Mr. Simmons; the deadpan documentary tone is spot-on and there's a sense these students are actually learning this art as the movie goes on. McBride's writing partners play other Tae Kwan Do professionals: Ben Best is fun as the debauched action movie star rival, Chuck the Trucki; co-writer/director Jody Hill shows up in a hilarious bit as Simmons's mystical fifth-level blackbelt compadre. Mary-Jane Bostic is frighteningly vivid as the spandex-clad, habitually unfaithful Mrs. Simmons. Stylistically, this comedy has a lot in common with deadpan fly-on-the-wall mockumentaries like THE OFFICE and BORAT. Thematically, there are in-depth looks into issues of male maturity and bonding, so beloved of the Will Ferrell genre (Ferrell's company snatched it up after it rocked the house at Sundance). Be warned: though the movie is full of little kids, it earns its R-rating with disrespectful language and drugs/sex/violence-filled situations. The very cool prog rock score is by Pyramid. [More]
Starring: Danny McBride, Danny R. McBride, Ben Best, Ben Best
Starring: Danny McBride, Danny R. McBride, Ben Best, Ben Best, Mary-Jane Bostic, Mary Jane Bostic
Director: Jody Hill
Director: Jody Hill
Screenwriter: Jody Hill, Jody Hill, Danny McBride, Danny R. McBride, Ben Best, Ben Best
Producer: Jody Hill, Erin Gates, Robbie Hill, Jennifer Chikes
Composer: Pyramid
Studio: Paramount Vantage
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Release:
Sep 23, 2008
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Special Edition
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- Dolby Digital - English
Additional Release Material:
- Alternate Ending: Alternate Ending
- Bloopers: Bloopers
Audio Commentary:
- 1. Commentary with Danny McBride and Jody Hill
Deleted Scenes:
- 1. Ninja next door
- 2. Fred gives a Speech about the power inside
- 3. Racist dinner scene
- 4. Fred and Carlos get into an argument at dinner
- 5. Suzie talks shit at dinner
- 6. Black Belt takes a shit
- 7. Stevie Fisher scene
- 8. Mike kills a man then talks to Fred
- 9. Rick yells at Henry
- 10. Backyard BBQ
- 11. Suzie leaves Fred
- 12. Roy Powers calls Fred, but he doesn't talk to him
- 13. Fred and Mike on patio
- 14. Fred and Mike plot murder
- 15. Fred bids farewell to Mike
- 16. Fred sells car
- 17. Fred talks to kid who pees himself
- 18. Julio molests the punching dummy
- 19. Drunken angst
- 20. Sitting in the driveway talking to neighbor
- 21. Alternate Ending: Fred Murders Suzie
Reviews for The Foot Fist Way
The whole business seems like lark for these guys, who appear to have made up the movie as they went along and shot it in their spare time.
Outside of McBride's performance, there's not another redeeming feature to The Foot Fist Way.
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