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The Paper Tigers

  • 2020
  • PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
5.7K
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Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Ron Yuan, and Alain Uy in The Paper Tigers (2020)
As teenagers, kung fu disciples Danny (Alain Uy), Hing (Ron Yuan) and Jim (Mykel Shannon Jenkins) were inseparable. Fast forward 25 years, and each has grown into a washed-up middle-aged man seemingly one kick away from pulling a hamstring -- and not at all preoccupied with thoughts of martial arts or childhood best friends. But when their old master is murdered, the trio reunites, soon learning that avenging their sifu will require conquering old grudges (and a dangerous hitman still armed with ample knee cartilage) if they are to honorably defend his legacy.
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Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, ... Read allThree Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.

  • Director
    • Quoc Bao Tran
  • Writer
    • Quoc Bao Tran
  • Stars
    • Yuji Okumoto
    • Alain Uy
    • Ron Yuan
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    5.7K
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    • Director
      • Quoc Bao Tran
    • Writer
      • Quoc Bao Tran
    • Stars
      • Yuji Okumoto
      • Alain Uy
      • Ron Yuan
    • 94User reviews
    • 76Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Yuji Okumoto
    Yuji Okumoto
    • Wing
    Alain Uy
    Alain Uy
    • Danny
    Ron Yuan
    Ron Yuan
    • Hing
    Jae Suh Park
    Jae Suh Park
    • Caryn
    Roger Yuan
    Roger Yuan
    • Sifu Cheung
    Matthew Page
    Matthew Page
    • Carter
    Yoshi Sudarso
    Yoshi Sudarso
    • Teen Danny
    Mykel Shannon Jenkins
    Mykel Shannon Jenkins
    • Jim
    Brian Le
    Brian Le
    • Boi
    Andy Le
    Andy Le
    • Fu
    Peter Adrian Sudarso
    Peter Adrian Sudarso
    • Teen Hing
    Annette Toutonghi
    Annette Toutonghi
    • Minnie
    Raymond Ma
    Raymond Ma
    • Sifu Wong
    Kieran Tamondong
    Kieran Tamondong
    • Young Danny
    Gui DaSilva-Greene
    • Teen Jim
    Joziah Lagonoy
    Joziah Lagonoy
    • Ed
    Ken Quitugua
    Ken Quitugua
    • Zhen Fan
    Phillip Dang
    Phillip Dang
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    • Director
      • Quoc Bao Tran
    • Writer
      • Quoc Bao Tran
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    User reviews94

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    9jon-22643

    Fun, funny and will touch anyone who practiced martial arts

    A wonderful movie, comedy with some drama, any guy who watched action movies with martial arts and/or practiced will really enjoy this, especially if your in your over 40, as the story is about few guys who were kong fu fighters in the 90s in there youth and today, after retired from practicing for many years, are living the boring lives of middle aged men in America, stuck with their daily routines and mediocrity, until an event is forcing them to return to their true nature of kong fu. Lot's of funny moments and scenes, a must watch!
    7sucraf

    Very Enjoyable Martial Arts Movie

    The fighting was good, acting was good and comedy was actually funny. How is this movie boring? Don't listen to the bad reviews. If you like comedy and martial arts and not rated R stuff, this movie is for you.
    8wiredarp

    Enjoyable fun.

    Its about a 7.5 IMHO. Standard base story we've all seen many times before (in stuff like Perfect Weapon, etc), but with the whole 'got old' brand of humour thrown in. Anyone who knows any kung fu will recognize many of the things that are lampooned gently, but it never gets mean in its humour, instead being quite respectful with the treatment of its subject matter.

    Casting and characters are good, fight scenes were entertaining, and generally it was well paced. Better than any of the last few Karate Kid movies.
    6joscon-16616

    Not bad, not great either. Still glad I saw it

    Plenty of solid funny parts and the martials arts stunts were well done. Story was a little bit overblown and the movie was a tad longer than it needed to be. Worth watching if you like martial arts films though.
    8mauro_ca

    Entertaining and fun

    It was refreshing to see nice old fashion fight scenes and chorography, unlike most movies now days that are full of CGI and over the top nonsense, the movie was fun to watch, interesting and likeable characters, I would recommend it.

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    • Trivia
      When pitching the story to Hollywood studios, Hollywood wanted a white lead character to be played by Bruce Willis for $4 million dollars. They also wanted a role written for Nicolas Cage. The director and producers declined the offer and request because the script is originally about an Asian-American main character with a leading cast who are people of color. The team did not want to whitewash film, so they ended up going to Kickstarter to raise over $124,000 and had a few other investors to fund their independent film instead. (Source: The Daily Beast Op-Ed by Bao Tran; Seattle Channel Bao Tran interview)
    • Goofs
      One of home movies in the opening scenes is dated February 29, 1991. Indicating a leap year. But 1991 wasn't a leap year.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Film Junk Podcast: Episode 814: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 2021 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los Tigres de Papel
    • Filming locations
      • Canton Alley S, Seattle, Washington, USA(Alley behind restaurant)
    • Production companies
      • Beimo Films
      • Persistence of Vision Films (I)
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $112,691
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $46,615
      • May 9, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $118,351
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 48m(108 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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