The Impossible Kid is a Kung Fu movie made in 1982

1982 in film

-Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...

, starring Filipino actor Weng Weng

Weng Weng

Ernesto de la Cruz , better known as Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor and martial artist. Only 83 cm tall, he is listed in the Guinness World Records as the shortest adult actor in a leading role...

. This movie is a sequel to For Your Height Only

For Your Height Only

For Your Height Only is a 1981 Filipino comedy/action movie starring Weng Weng. Its title is a play on words on "For Your Eyes Only", the title of the James Bond film released that same year. A sequel was produced in 1982, titled The Impossible Kid...

. Part of the comedic premise of this film involves the viewer’s suspension of disbelief

Suspension of disbelief

Suspension of disbelief or "willing suspension of disbelief" is a formula for justifying the use of fantastic or non-realistic elements in literary works of fiction...

 during the fight scenes. The 2'9" Weng Weng

Weng Weng

Ernesto de la Cruz , better known as Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor and martial artist. Only 83 cm tall, he is listed in the Guinness World Records as the shortest adult actor in a leading role...

 was featured beating up, knocking out, and holding down average-sized men.

Synopsis

Weng Weng

Weng Weng

Ernesto de la Cruz , better known as Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor and martial artist. Only 83 cm tall, he is listed in the Guinness World Records as the shortest adult actor in a leading role...

 plays an agent, code-named “00” who works for the Manila branch of Interpol

Interpol

Interpol, whose full name is the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation...

. The Chief sends him in pursuit of an arch villain, Mr X, whose white sock covered head is reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan

Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...

’s pointed hoods. When Mr X holds the Philippines for ransom two businessmen, Maolo and Simeon, pay his demands. Weng Weng

Weng Weng

Ernesto de la Cruz , better known as Weng Weng, was a Filipino actor and martial artist. Only 83 cm tall, he is listed in the Guinness World Records as the shortest adult actor in a leading role...

 suspects foul play and goes deep undercover to reveal the true identity of the mysterious Mr X.

In popular culture

In 2008, the Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian comedy show Hermes & Renato

Hermes & Renato

"Hermes & Renato" is a comedy show broadcast by MTV Brazil in which was created the comedy heavy metal band Massacration, which acquired a huge success in Brazil...

made a parody dubbing of The Impossible Kid, titled “Um Capeta em forma de guri” (A devil in a boy’s body), that portrayed the title character as a mischievous and wicked little boy. The dub is full of bad language and sexual innuendos.

The Impossible Kid was featured in 2010 on the Canadian television series This Movie Sucks!

This Movie Sucks!

This Movie Sucks! is a Canadian comedy television series hosted by Ed the Sock, premièring on May 28, 2010, two years after Ed's Night Party went off the air. The show is similar to another former Ed the Sock series, Ed's Nite In...

on season two, episode four, in a special double feature

Double feature

The double feature, also known as a double bill, was a motion picture industry phenomenon in which theatre managers would exhibit two films for the price of one, supplanting an earlier format in which one feature film and various short subject reels would be shown.The double feature, also known as...

 episode with Manos: The Hands of Fate

Manos: The Hands of Fate

Manos: The Hands of Fate is an American horror film written, directed, produced by, and starring Harold P. Warren. It is widely recognized to be one of the worst films ever made...

, hosted by Ed the Sock

Ed the Sock

Ed the Sock is a puppet, created and voiced by Steven Kerzner, that became a Canadian television personality in the 1990s, best known for his appearances hosting programming on MuchMusic and his own talk show, Ed's Night Party, later renamed Ed & Red's Night Party...

 and Liana K

Liana K

Liana Kerzner , better known by her stage name, Liana K, is a Canadian television entertainer who co-hosted the talk show Ed & Red's Night Party and is a well-known cosplayer.-Biography:...

.