The Paper Tigers

The Paper Tigers
Directed byBao Tran (Tran Quoc Bao)
Written byBao Tran (Tran Quoc Bao)
Produced byAl'n Duong
Dan Gildark
Yuji Okumoto
Tran Quoc Bao
Michael Velasquez
StarringAlain Uy
Ron Yuan
Mykel Shannon Jenkins
CinematographyShaun Mayor
Edited byKris Kristensen
Music byDaniel L.K. Caldwell
Production
companies
Beimo Films
Persistence of Vision Films
Distributed byWell Go USA Entertainment
Release dates
  • August 2020 (2020-08) (Fantasia)
  • May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07) (United States)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$118,351

The Paper Tigers is a 2020 American martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Bao Tran in his feature film directorial debut. It stars Alain Uy, Ron Yuan and Mykel Shannon Jenkins as three middle-aged former kung fu prodigies who set out to avenge the murder of their master. Yuji Okumoto, an actor on the film The Karate Kid Part II and the series Cobra Kai, served as a producer for the film.