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Bulletproof Monk is a 2003 martial arts comedy fantasy film starring Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, directed by Paul Hunter. It is loosely based on the comic book by Michael Avon Oeming.
The film got mostly negative reviews from film critics. Critics complained that the fight scenes were not as well choreographed or directed as those in similar movies such as The Matrix and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and also that the alternating comedic and action scenes were jarring. The movie grossed about $23.4 million domestically, far below the film production budget of $52 million.
* Jaime King broke her finger during filming, but not in any of the stunts - just while walking up the stairs talking on the phone.
* The actors who portray the monks in the movie are real martial artists from the Sunny Tang Martial Arts Center located in Toronto, Canada.
* The visual effects for this film was handled by "Boy Wonder Visual Effects", a company headed by Burt Ward.
* Heath Ledger considered the role of Kar but turned it down to star in Ned Kelly.
* The conclusion of the movie originally had Mr. Funktastic's gang leading Jade and Kar underground to battle Nina's goons and rescue the monks. This ending finished with a climactic fight underground, not on top of a skyscraper. The alternate ending and deleted scenes featuring Mr. Funktastic and co. can be found on the DVD.
Cast
* Monk With No Name - Chow Yun-Fat
* Kar - Seann William Scott
* Jade aka "Bad Girl" - Jaime King
* Strucker - Karel Roden
* Nina - Victoria Smurfit
* Master Monk - Roger Yuan
* Mr. Kojima- Mako
* Mister Funktastic - Marcus Jean Pirae
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