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IMDb rating 6.2
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Critic rating 6.5

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Critic Roger Ebert
rated 5

What it does, it does well...

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Critic William Thomas
rated 8

A striking low-budget debut that manages to combine deadpan one-liners, pathos, physical comedy and fighting stars.

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Cast & Crew

Jody Hill
As Mike McAlister
Jody Hill
Director
Jody Hill
Writer
Danny McBride
As Fred Simmons
Collette Wolfe
As Denise
Ben Best
As Chuck 'The Truck' Wallace

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The Foot Fist Way is a hilarious comedy about a small-town taekwondo instructor named Fred Simmons, played by Danny McBride, who struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow taekwondo enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Williams, played by Ben Best. Despite his shortcomings, Fred tries to keep his dojo running and his students motivated, but things take a turn for the worse when Chuck arrives in town and Fred's wife Suzie starts to stray. With a cast of eccentric characters, including a meek youth named Henry and a spunky teenager named Julio, this film is a wild ride into the world of martial arts and midlife crises. Will Fred be able to restore his confidence and save his dojo?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Foot Fist Way include All Star Comedy Jam, The Change-Up, Not Another Teen Movie, Xcuse Me, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, EuroTrip.

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The Foot Fist Way was released in theaters on June 24, 2006.