Riffs and references fill this action comedy from 2004 , we the OTS crew decide if that makes it cinema. This episode is Kung Fu Hustle. KUNG FU HUSTLE In Shanghai, China in the 1940s, a wannabe gangster aspires to join the notorious "Axe Gang" while residents of a housing complex exhibit extraordinary powers in defending their turf. Director: Stephen Chow Writers: Stephen Chow, Kan-Cheung Tsang (as Tsang Kan Cheong) | 2 more credits » Stars: Stephen Chow, Wah Yuen, Qiu Yuen | See full cast & crew » BOX OFFICE Released Dec 20th 2004 Budget: $20 Million Cumulative: $104 Million Opening Weekend: $17 Million Opened 5 runs 23 weeks #1 Interpreter #2 Amityville Horror #3 A lot Like Love #4 Sahara SHOW NOTES SEND YOUR QUESTIONS: onthesubjectpodcast@gmail.com OR Follow us on: Twitter: @onthesubject1 Instagram: @onthesubject Website: http://www.geeksrising.com LOGAN NAUGLE Twitter: @thatlogan Instagram: @thatlogan website: thatlogan.com ZACHARY ROSS JACKSON Twitter: @BossRossJackson Instagram: @boss_ross_jackson MALCOLM RUSSEL-NELSON Twitter: @capnmalcolm