The forbidden kingdom

Angarano, Michael, (actor.). Cheng, Long, 1954- (actor.). Chou, Collin, 1967- (actor.). DeLaurentiis, Raffaella, (film producer.). Feltheimer, Jon, 1951- (film producer.). Fusco, John, (screenwriter.). Kavanaugh, Ryan, (film producer.). Li, Bingbing, 1976- (actor.). Li, Jet, 1963- (actor.). Liu, Yifei, 1987- (actor.). Minkoff, Rob, (film director.). Pau, Peter, 1952- (director of photography,, film director.). Silver, Casey, (film producer.). Wang, Zhongjun, 1960- (film producer.). Casey Silver Productions (Firm), (production company.). Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), (film distributor.). Relativity Media, (production company.). Weinstein Company, (production company.). Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Collin Chou, Liu Yifei, Li Bing Bing, Michael Angarano. (Cast).

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

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (104 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lionsgate, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
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.
Participant or Performer Note:	Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Collin Chou, Liu Yifei, Li Bing Bing, Michael Angarano.
Target Audience Note:	Canadian Home Video Rating: PG. MPAA rating: PG-13; for sequences of martial arts action and some violence.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1) and wide screen (2.35:1) presentations; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Audio track in English, with optional subtitles in Spanish, English, captions in English.