To everyone's surprise, including his own, Po, an overweight, clumsy panda, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley's arch-enemy is o... Read allTo everyone's surprise, including his own, Po, an overweight, clumsy panda, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley's arch-enemy is on his way.To everyone's surprise, including his own, Po, an overweight, clumsy panda, is chosen as protector of the Valley of Peace. His suitability will soon be tested as the valley's arch-enemy is on his way.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 15 wins & 39 nominations total
Jack Black
- Po
- (voice)
Ian McShane
- Tai Lung
- (voice)
Angelina Jolie
- Tigress
- (voice)
Dustin Hoffman
- Shifu
- (voice)
Jackie Chan
- Monkey
- (voice)
Seth Rogen
- Mantis
- (voice)
David Cross
- Crane
- (voice)
Randall Duk Kim
- Oogway
- (voice)
James Hong
- Mr. Ping
- (voice)
Dan Fogler
- Zeng
- (voice)
Wayne Knight
- Gang Boss
- (voice)
Laura Kightlinger
- Awed Ninja
- (voice)
Tanya Haden
- Smitten Bunny
- (voice)
Stephen Kearin
- Gong Pig
- (voice)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe animators took a six-hour kung fu class to get an idea of the movie's action.
- Goofs(at around 3 mins) When Po wakes up in the beginning of the movie, a throwing star falls down and lands on the floor. Later, when he tries to throw it back up on the wall, the original throwing star is still in the wall.
- Crazy creditsThe opening and closing credits are carried out in stylized 2D animation, which resembles Chinese shadow puppetry.
- Alternate versionsWhile originally only a 2D release during its 2008 theatrical run, Dreamworks Animation later produced a 3D version. This version was released on Blu-ray in 2011 to coincide with the home video release of Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011).
- SoundtracksKung Fu Fighting
Written by Carl Douglas
Performed by CeeLo Green (as Cee-Lo Green) and Jack Black
Produced by Harvey Mason Jr. of The Underdogs
Vocals produced by CeeLo Green (as Cee-Lo Green)
Cee-Lo Green appears courtesy of Radiculture Records/Downtown Recordings/Atlantic Recording Corp.
Jack Black appears courtesy of Epic Records
Featured review
In China, the big, fat and clumsy Panda Po is a great fan of martial arts and worships The Furious Five - Tigress, Crane, Mantis, Viper and Monkey – and their Master Shifu. He works in the restaurant of his father specialized in noodles, but he dreams on being a kung fu hero. When Master Oogway summons the population to announce who would be The Dragon Warrior, he surprisingly points out to the slacker Po, frustrating the expectations of Master Shifu and Tigress. Po joins the academy of Master Shifu that does not believe that Po might be The Dragon Warrior. Meanwhile the evil Tai Lung breaks out the high-security prison where he has been arrested for twenty years and heads to the temple of Oogway, expecting to get the Dragon Scroll and becomes more powerful. The Furious Five tries to intercept Tai Lung, but they are defeated. Now the only chance to stop Tai Lung is the glutton Po.
"Kung Fu Panda" is a very funny and entertaining animation, with the delightful story of a clumsy Panda that dreams on being a hero. The computer-animated heroes and villain are hilarious, supported by the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angeline Jolie and other magnificent actors and actresses. Po is tailored for Jack Black and I can not imagine this character without his voice. Dustin Hoffman also makes the difference with the voice of the wise Master Shifu. I just regret that I did not pay much attention to this animation before and only now I have watched it. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Kung Fu Panda"
"Kung Fu Panda" is a very funny and entertaining animation, with the delightful story of a clumsy Panda that dreams on being a hero. The computer-animated heroes and villain are hilarious, supported by the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angeline Jolie and other magnificent actors and actresses. Po is tailored for Jack Black and I can not imagine this character without his voice. Dustin Hoffman also makes the difference with the voice of the wise Master Shifu. I just regret that I did not pay much attention to this animation before and only now I have watched it. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Kung Fu Panda"
- claudio_carvalho
- Mar 17, 2011
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Kung Fu Panda: The IMAX Experience
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $130,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $215,771,591
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $60,239,130
- Jun 8, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $632,091,832
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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