“Knock Knock. Who’s there? Knuckles!”
What started as a 2 minute trailer attached to a 2014 Kickstarter campaign has since morphed into a 30 minute short film that touts 17,713 backers and well-over a half million dollar budget.
That project is aptly named “Kung Fury,” the tale of a cop whose partner is cut in half (the long way) by a rouge martial arts master only to be simulatenously struck by lighting and bit by a cobra giving him visions of Shaolin temples, which instantly infuses him with unrivaled mystical martial arts abilities and a penchant for deliciously bad puns. A power he decides to use to take down evil the ’80s way. Following me so far?
Although Sandberg is a somewhat unknown, he has brought relatively bigger names into the fold such as “The Lonely Island’s” Jorma Taccone to play Adolph Hitler and none other than “Baywatch”/”Knight Rider” beefcake David Hasselhoff, who crooned out an original (and so very ‘80s) tune titled “True Survivor.” The Hoff also has a special cameo towards the end, a cameo that I shall not spoil.
I know what you are thinking, triceratops cop, giant Thor, arcade robots engaging in fist-a-cuffs, isn’t this going to be a cheesy mess? Yes! it is a cheesy mess, and all the better for it. The internet agrees, given that after only one day on the inter webs, the video has already accrued over 3 million views with over 130 thousand thumbs up. You will certainly be left salivating over what acid-washed and neon colored ’80s based madness Sandberg and his Laser Unicorns productions will bring us next.