Three Kung Fu prodigies have grown into washed-up, middle-aged men, now one kick away from pulling their hamstrings. But when their master is murdered, they must juggle their dead-end jobs, dad duties, and old grudges to avenge his death.
No big actors. No big budget. No big deal. This movie is still funny, still entertaining and still worth the watch.
FUN FACT: When pitching the story to Hollywood studios, Hollywood wanted a white lead character to be played by Bruce Willis for $4 million dollars. They also wanted a role written for Nicolas Cage. The director and producers declined the offer and request because the script is originally about an Asian-American main character with a leading cast who are people of color. The team did not want to whitewash the film, so they ended up going to Kickstarter to raise over $124,000 and had a few other investors to fund their independent film instead.
The Paper Tigers
Director
Quoc Bao Tran
Film Rating
PG-13
Cast
Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, Mykel Shannon Jenkins
Year
2020
Run Time
1h 48min
