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Bulletproof Monk (2003)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Chow Yun-Fat
Seann William Scott
Jaime King
Victoria Smurfit
Movie Details
Director Paul Hunter
Producer John Woo; Charles Roven
Writer Ethan Reiff; Cyrus Voris
Studio MGM / UA
Language English
Audience Rating PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Running Time 104 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
The tremendous charisma of Chow Yun-fat anchors this entertaining comic-book romp. Bulletproof Monk centers around a monk with no name (Chow) dedicated to protecting a sacred scroll that can give world-manipulating power to anyone who reads it. A hidden Nazi has been pursuing the scroll for 60 years and has finally caught up with the monk in present-day New York City; meanwhile, the monk suspects he may have found a disciple in a petty thief (Seann William Scott, Dude, Where's My Car?, American Pie) who's learned kung fu from watching double-feature chopsocky flicks. Don't let the presence of Chow Yun-fat lead you to expect much substance--this doesn't have the emotional scope of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or the visual panache of Hard-Boiled. But Bulletproof Monk is a cheerful, tightly edited, unpretentious action flick with flashes of humor, good for a mindless evening's entertainment. Also featuring Jaime (a.k.a. James) King (Blow). --Bret Fetzer
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 587
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
DVD Empire
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 2.35:1
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
UPC (Barcode) 027616888396
Chapters 32
Release Date 9/9/2003
Subtitles English; French; Spanish
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Deleted Scenes Commentary by Editor Robert K. Lambert
Alternate Ending Commentary by Editor Robert K. Lambert
"The Tao of Monk" - 5 Behind-the-Scenes Featurettes
"The Monk Unrobed" Featurette
Audio Commentary by the Writers
Audio Commentary by the Director and Producers Charles Roven and Douglas Segal
Behind the Scenes Photo Gallery