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The forbidden kingdom. Cover Image DVD DVD

The forbidden kingdom.

Summary:

Jason is an American teenager who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kung-fu classics. He 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, Jason unexpectedly finds himself traveling back to ancient China. He meets the drunken kungfu master, Lu Yan; an enigmatic and skillful Silent Monk; and the vengeance-bent Golden Sparrow. Jason is lead on a quest to return the staff to its rightful owner, the Monkey King, who has been imprisoned in stone by the evil Jade Warlord for five hundred years. Along the way, while attempting to outmaneuver scores of killers, Jason learns about honor, loyalty and friendship and the true meaning of kungfu.

Record details

  • ISBN: 5557379746
  • ISBN: 9785557379748
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Widescreen (2.40:1) or full screen (1.33:1)
Special features: Trailers.
Formatted Contents Note:
Side A: Widescreen version -- side B: Full screen version.
Restrictions on Access Note:
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music by David Buckley ; score produced by Harry Gregson-Williams ; music supervisor, Adam Smalley ; costumes by Shirley Chan ; senior visual effects supervisor, Ron Simonson ; editor, Eric Strand ; production designer, Bill Brzeski ; action choreographer, Woo-Ping Yuen ; associate producers, Philip Lee, Mathew Tang ; line producer, Hester Hargett-Aupetit ; director of photography, Peter Pau.
Lionsgate and Casey Silver present a Casey Silver production in association with Relativity Media ; executive producer, Ryan Kavanaugh, Woo-Ping Yuen, Wang Zhongjun, Jon Feltheimer, Raffaella De Laurentiis ; produced by Casey Silver ; written by John Fusco ; directed by Rob Minkoff.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Collin Chou, Liu Yifei, Li Bing Bing, Michael Angarano.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1, double-sidied, full screen and widescreen presentations; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Language Note:
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Subject: Quests (Expeditions) > Drama.
Weapons, Ancient > Drama.
Kung fu > Training > Drama.
Friendship > Drama.
China > Drama.
Genre: Martial arts films.
Action and adventure films.
Fantasy films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Romantic comedy films.
Comedy films.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Kenton County.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Covington Branch MO (Text) 33126025450713 DVD Available -
Erlanger Branch MO (Text) 33126025450721 DVD Available -


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