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Kung Fu Panda: in Digital Projection

Rated PG

PG In Theaters 06/6/2008 , 91min.
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Plot & Details

A clumsy panda bear becomes an unlikely kung fu hero when a treacherous enemy spreads chaos throughout the countryside in this animated martial arts adventure featuring the voices of Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, and Jackie Chan. On the surface, Po (voice of Black) may look like just another portly panda bear, but beneath his fur he bears the mark of the chosen one. By day, Po works faithfully in his family's noodle shop, but by night he dreams of becoming a true master of the martial arts. Now an ancient prophecy has come to pass, and Po realizes that he is the only one who can save his people from certain destruction. With time running short and malevolent snow leopard Tai Lung (Ian McShane ) closing in, Furious Five legends Tigress (Jolie), Crane (David Cross ), Mantis (Seth Rogen), Viper (Lucy Liu), Monkey (Chan), and their wise sensei, Master Shifu (Hoffman), all draw on their vast knowledge of fighting skills in order to transform a lumbering panda bear into a lethal fighting machine. Now, if the noble Po can master the martial arts and somehow transform his greatest weaknesses into his greatest strengths, he will fulfill his destiny as the hero who saved his people during their darkest hour.
  • MPAA Rating: PG
  • Genre(s): Animation,Comedy
  • Run Time: 91min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 06/06/2008
  • DVD Release Date: 11/08/2008
  • Distributor(s): Paramount
  • Director(s): John Stevenson, Mark Osborne
  • Starring: Jack Black , Dustin Hoffman , Angelina Jolie , Ian McShane , Seth Rogen
  • Themes: Chosen One,Unlikely Heroes
  • Tone: Bright,Heartwarming,Warm,Whimsical
  • Keywords: Kung-Fu,laziness,leopard,monkey,pandas
  • Country of Origin: USA (06-06-2008)
  • Language: English

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2008 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Feature Mark Osborne Nominated
2008 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Feature John Stevenson Nominated

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2008 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Animated Feature James Creavy Nominated
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