(*) The main protagonist once ate two of her steam buns without having enough money, forcing Mui to accept his worn-out dirty shoes as payment; she returns those shoes to him when his new Adidas shoes wear out during the Super Cup final match against an doped-up opponent whose superpowers are derived from American drugs.
In one scene of this film, as the protagonists run out onto the field for the Super Cup championship match, the majestic theme music sounds suspiciously like "This Land" in the Lion King films. That theme plays again after Mui, (**) a walk-on replacement goalie, saves a fiery goal shot with the same Tai Chi skills she used to make steam buns. (*) The main protagonist once ate two of her steam buns without having enough money, forcing Mui to accept his worn-out dirty shoes as payment; she returns those shoes to him when his new Adidas shoes wear out during the Super Cup final match against an doped-up opponent whose superpowers are derived from American drugs. The protagonist persuades his five brothers to combine their skills of Empty Hand, Iron Head, Weight Vest, Hooking Leg, and Iron Shirt with his own Mighty Steel Leg to form the perfect soccer team, coached by the disgraced "Golden Leg" Fung. For 10 points name this film directed by Stephen Chow, who also plays the protagonist, 5th Brother Sing, and succeeds in promoting the Shaolin Kung Fu arts nationwide through his soccer team's successes.
In one scene of this film, as the protagonists run out onto the field for the Super Cup championship match, the majestic theme music sounds suspiciously like "This Land" in the Lion King films.
Shaolin Soccer