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Journey to the West but make it chaotic — this ain't your grandma's Monkey King.
TMDB
40

Surprise (2015)

budget fever dreamso bad it's campcosplay energy

Overview

ComedyFantasyAdventure

A monster crosses paths with the foursome from the classic Chinese story Journey To The West.

Flag of CNCNChinese
Content warning
found family chaosdestiny vs. free willredemption arcs gone wrong

Standout Aspects

Costume

Monkey King looks like he raided a Spirit Halloween clearance bin.

Best for:Friends: Mystery Science Theater 3000 vibes with your most sarcastic friends.·Background: Perfect for scrolling your phone while vaguely aware of chaos.
Joshua

Director

Joshua

ReleasedDec 18, 2015
Runtime1h 36m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight
Uni Media
Bona International Film Group

Top Cast

Yang Zishan

Yang Zishan

Su Xiaomei

White-K

White-K

Wang Dachui

Xunzimo Liu

Xunzimo Liu

Monkey King

Ma Tianyu

Ma Tianyu

Mu Rong Bai

Chen Bolin

Chen Bolin

Tang Monk

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Eric Tsang Chi-Wai

Grandpa Earth

Xunzimo Liu

Xunzimo Liu

Sun Wukong

Joshua

Joshua

Sha Seng

Winston Chao

Winston Chao

Murong Hao

Jia Ling

Jia Ling

Jia Linger

Kong Lianshun

Kong Lianshun

Kong Lianer

Tong Liya

Tong Liya

Scorpion woman

Qiao Renliang

Qiao Renliang

Catfish man

Mike Angelo

Mike Angelo

Zhu Bajie

Ask about Surprise

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director 'Joshua' is actually a pseudonym — real director's identity remains mysteriously uncredited, possibly from shame.

Cultural

Journey to the West has over 100 film/TV adaptations; this 2015 entry is widely considered among the most inexplicable.

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