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Watch Epic ’80s Inspired Viral Short Film Kung Fury

“Knock Knock. Who’s there? Knuckles!”

What started as a 2 minute trailer attached to a 2014 Kickstarter campaign has since morphed into a 30 minute short film that touts 17,713 backers and well-over a half million dollar budget.

That project is aptly named “Kung Fury,” the tale of a cop whose partner is cut in half (the long way) by a rouge martial arts master only to be simulatenously struck by lighting and bit by a cobra giving him visions of Shaolin temples, which instantly infuses him with unrivaled mystical martial arts abilities and a penchant for deliciously bad puns. A power he decides to use to take down evil the ’80s way. Following me so far?

The budget was more than enough to give Swedish writer/director/star David Sandberg the right amount of financial lubrication to make this short film something that is undoubtably ’80s, yet completely unique at the same time. Don’t believe me? What if I told you that this short features a Triceratops Cop, a frenzied hominid arcade machine looking to brawl, and a giant Thor… and that’s just to name a few of the films many eccentricities? Excited yet? Well get excited! “Kung Fury” is 30 minutes of fromage filled fun and unexpected (and never before seen) action events. Sandberg masterfully captures a fantastic and seedy world littered with cinematic artifacts from the 1980’s.

Although Sandberg is a somewhat unknown, he has brought relatively bigger names into the fold such as “The Lonely Island’s” Jorma Taccone to play Adolph Hitler and none other than “Baywatch”/”Knight Rider” beefcake David Hasselhoff, who crooned out an original (and so very ‘80s) tune titled “True Survivor.” The Hoff also has a special cameo towards the end, a cameo that I shall not spoil.

I know what you are thinking, triceratops cop, giant Thor, arcade robots engaging in fist-a-cuffs, isn’t this going to be a cheesy mess? Yes! it is a cheesy mess, and all the better for it. The internet agrees, given that after only one day on the inter webs, the video has already accrued over 3 million views with over 130 thousand thumbs up. You will certainly be left salivating over what acid-washed and neon colored ’80s based madness Sandberg and his Laser Unicorns productions will bring us next.

Watch Sandberg’s full short film, “Kung Fury” below and let us know what YOU think in the comment section! We want to know!

Pooya: Since his wee lad-dom, Pooya has been a sommelier of cinema. It was likely some acting bug, fallen from the dust riddled ruby curtains of an enchanted old stage that did it. Those cinematic scarabs must have burrowed deep into his brain, irreversibly altering his mind, turning the poor boy down a dismal path. From his earliest years the strange boy would aimlessly wander the aisles of countless video rental stores, amassing his trivial knowledge with vigor. These actions befuddled the boy’s parents, who still would lovingly oblige his unusual attraction to the motion picture. Often seeking refuge in the cushioned seating of his local movie theater, the odd adolescent would immerse himself in the scripted and effects riddled realities unfolding on the screen before him. During his collegiate years, he was twice spotted on stage performing bizarre theatrical rituals before awe-struck audiences. When he departed from academia, he left behind his youth in exchange for a labor routine, but the strange young man never lost his long-cultivated love of film. Recently, Pooya was approached by FilmFad.com to join their budding team of entertainment bloggers. After hours of coaxing and an undisclosed number of honey jars, he accepted their offer. Finally he had come full circle. Finally, at FilmFad.com, he was home.
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