Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022
PG
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

6.9K

YOUR RATING

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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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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Review

Featured review

5/10

Watchable, but not outstanding...

I sat down to watch the 2022 animated movie "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank" with my 12 year old son here in 2022, without ever having heard about the movie. So I didn't know what I was in for, aside from it being an animated samurai movie of sorts.

The storyline in "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank", as written by Ed Stone, Nate Hopper, Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor and Alan Uger, was fairly okay. I mean, I was adequately entertained by the storyline.

The animation and art style in "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank" was good, and that definitely carried the movie a great long way. As did the impressive voice acting ensemble, with the likes of Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais, Mel Brooks, George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou and even the legendary Michelle Yeoh.

This 2022 animated movie was watchable and enjoyable enough for what it was, but there are far more impressive and enjoyable animated movies out there, recent ones as well. And I doubt that I will ever return to watch "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank" a second time. And while there were a fair amount of more mature jokes and references, then the overall feel of the animated movie is that aimed for a younger audience.

My rating of directors Chris Bailey, Mark Koetsier and Rob Minkoff's "Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank" lands on a five out of ten stars.