The Paper Tigers (2020) on Netflix
Danny, Hing and Jim were kung fu prodigies as boys. Middle-aged and out of practice, they set out to avenge their murdered master while holding down jobs and raising children.
- Netflix4.0/5
- IMDb6.3/105,908 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes98%
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Danny, Hing and Jim learned kung fu together as boys and were prodigies at it. Middle age has left all three out of shape, with jobs that lead nowhere and children to raise. When their master is murdered, the three of them set out to avenge him, and the old grudges they hold against each other stand in the way.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Paper Tigers (2020)
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- Hollywood producers offered Bao Tran's team $4 million to make The Paper Tigers if it dropped its Asian lead character, suggesting Bruce Willis play a white lead instead, and also asked for a role for Nicolas Cage. The team declined both.
- Ron Yuan had to gain 68 pounds for his role as Hing; he and co-stars Alain Uy and Mykel Shannon Jenkins became friends while filming.
- A short concept video for the film raised over $124,000 on Kickstarter in 2018 and featured the teen versions of the main cast later used in the film; local investors, including a donor who studied under Bruce Lee, helped secure about $1 million for the shooting budget.
