Kung Fu Jew

If you have never come across Kung Fu Jew from Freed Pictures (Written, Produced and Directed by: Jon Fine and Michael Schiller), let us educate you about this classic film from the 1990s.

This low-budget spoof follows a Jewish martial arts legacy from the twelve tribes of Israel through to modern day Brooklyn – with lots of ultra-Orthodox characters showing off some impressive kung-fu moves along the way. From its bizarre characters (check out black revolutionary Shazzam Shabazz Shabbat Shalom) and even sillier dialogue (half in Hebrew, half in English), to a filming style that actually makes it look like a low-budget 1970s martial arts movie, this has cult status written all over it.

There's a website at: www.kungfujew.com  but if it doesn't work, then visit the Internet Archive's stored copy of Kung Fu Jew here.

Freed Pictures also has some details of Kung Fu Jew on its own website.