With a wild leap of faith, he quit his directing job and began writing a script with the thought that he would do all visual effects himself. It turned out so well that he decided to put even more effort into the project. He and a friend dressed up in 80s-style clothing and made up an intro a la “Miami Vice” for a video they planned to share on YouTube. And with the help of Red Giant plugins, David was able to bring the past, present and future to one screen at one time – with a little extra kung fu action along the way.ĭavid began thinking about Kung Fury four years ago on a much smaller scale. With flying cars, explosions, half-dinosaur cops, time travel through alternate dimensions and lightning-wielding Greek gods, many of the film’s scenes are created almost entirely with CGI and greenscreens. Kung Fury’s incredible success stems from its equally incredible visual effects. “I did commercials and music videos before, and I started as a VFX artist, but this is the first time I’ve ever done something like this.” “We talked to YouTube, and they had never seen a half hour film get that many views so quickly,” says David, who founded the production company Laser Unicorns, under which Kung Fury took off. Fans have started tattooing the film’s star/concept mastermind David Sandberg on their bodies. Kung Fury clothing, posters and soundtracks are selling out fast. The accompanying game, Kung Fury: Street Rage, is dominating both Apple and Android’s app charts. It made IMDb’s Top 500 list almost instantaneously. Kung Fury has been available to the public for a little over two weeks, and the 30-minute long 80s-nostalgic action film has already garnered over 16 million views on YouTube.

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