Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022
PG
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

6.9K

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Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Yeoh, Djimon Hounsou, Michael Cera, Ricky Gervais, and Kylie Kuioka in Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022)

Loveable dog Hank dreams about becoming a samurai and sets off in search of his destiny

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Computer Animation Action Adventure Animation Comedy Family Fantasy

Hank, a loveable dog with a head full of dreams about becoming a samurai, sets off in search of his destiny.Hank, a loveable dog with a head full of dreams about becoming a samurai, sets off in search of his destiny.Hank, a loveable dog with a head full of dreams about becoming a samurai, sets off in search of his destiny.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

6.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Hank
(voice)

Samuel L. Jackson

Jimbo
(voice)

Ricky Gervais

Ika Chu
(voice)

Kylie Kuioka

Emiko
(voice)

Mel Brooks

The Shogun
(voice)

George Takei

Ohga
(voice)

Gabriel Iglesias

Chuck
(voice)

Aasif Mandvi

Ichiro
(voice)

Djimon Hounsou

Sumo
(voice)

Michelle Yeoh

Yuki
(voice)

Cathy Shim

Little Mama
(voice)

Steve Apostolina

Additional Voices
(voice)

Kirk Baily

Additional Voices
(voice)

Steve Blum

Additional Voices
(voice)

Ranjani Brow

Additional Voices
(voice)

William Calvert

Additional Voices
(voice)

David Chen

Additional Voices
(voice)

Miles Clark

Additional Voices
(voice)

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Storyline

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Trivia
This movie was first announced as a remake of Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles, and was originally titled "Blazing Samurai". The writers of the original film recieved "screenplay by" credits, as the film lifts the plot and various jokes from Blazing Saddles and puts a more family-friendly spin on them.

Quotes
Jimbo: What the mother father cocker spaniel's going on here?

Crazy credits
(opening credits) In association with a bunch of other guys too numerous to mention...

Alternate versions
The US theatrical and the UK Sky Cinema cuts differ in roughly five minutes. Most of this is allegedly attributed to the US version running at a lower frame rate, with the only real notable difference being the use of "Gangnam Style" in the UK version and a different song in the US. It's widely theorized that the change was due to being dated, as the peak of the "Gangnam Style" popularity was in the mid 2010s when "Blazing Samurai" was in production. Regardless, the song is still in the US end credits.

Connections
Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Aftermath of the Oscars (2022)

Soundtracks
Blazing Samurai
Written by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner
Performed by Michael K. Lee
Produced by Bear McCreary, Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner
Arranged by August Eriksmoen

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Featured review

8/10

The bad reviews missed the point

... to the point of stupidity. Really.

No, it is not a "ripoff of kung fu panda." China and Japan are actually different places with different cultures.

This was also not someone "ripping off" Mel Brooks. He directed it! He's in it! And the role he plays is the same one he plays in Blazing Saddles.

Because it IS Blazing Saddles. The writers of the original are even credited. Given how many American Westerns were redone Samurai movies, it's a pretty established pattern.

It's definitely got some tongue-in-cheek references. It has some jokes that (as Mel Brooks movies do) push the line. But it tells a good story and has solid voice acting, so I'm not sure where some of the complaints are coming from.