Big Shot's Funeral
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Chinese | 大腕 |
Mandarin | Dàwàn |
Directed by | Feng Xiaogang |
Written by | Li Xiaoming Shi Kang Feng Xiaogang |
Produced by | Yang Buting Wang Zhongjun Tong Gang Wang Zhonglei He Ping |
Starring | Ge You Rosamund Kwan Donald Sutherland |
Cinematography | Zhang Li |
Edited by | Zhou Ying |
Music by | , Faye Wong |
Production companies | Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia[1] China Film Group Corporation[1] Huayi Brothers and Taihe Film Investment Co.[1] |
Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
Languages | Mandarin, English |
Big Shot's Funeral (Chinese: 大腕; pinyin: Dàwàn; lit. 'Big Wrist', Mandarin colloquialism for "big shot") is a 2001 Chinese comedy film directed by Feng Xiaogang.
Cast[]
- Ge You as Yoyo
- Rosamund Kwan as Lucy
- Paul Mazursky as Tony
- Christopher Barden as Peter
- Donald Sutherland as Don Tyler[2]
Plot[]
World-renowned American film director Don Tyler (played by Donald Sutherland) is shooting a remake of The Last Emperor in the Forbidden City, Beijing. The director's assistant Lucy, a Chinese American (Rosamund Kwan), hires a Beijing cameraman named YoYo (Ge You) to shoot a "making of" documentary. The director discovers he has ailing health and is booted by the film's producer from the shoot. After witnessing a Chinese funeral for the elderly, Tyler tells YoYo he wants to have a similar "comedy funeral". Soon afterward the American director falls into a coma. YoYo is officially allowed to plan Tyler's funeral and he enlists the help of a businessman friend to attract as many sponsors as the funeral process would permit.
Soundtrack[]
'Idiot' (白痴/bái chī) from Faye Wong's 2001 album Faye Wong is the theme song.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Big Shot's Funeral (2001)". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Eckholm, Erik (2007). "Big Shot's Funeral". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2008.
External links[]
- Big Shot's Funeral at IMDb
- Big Shot's Funeral at AllMovie
- Big Shot's Funeral at Rotten Tomatoes
- Big Shot's Funeral at Metacritic
- Big Shot's Funeral at Box Office Mojo
- 2001 films
- Chinese films
- 2001 comedy films
- Mandarin-language films
- Films set in Beijing
- Films directed by Feng Xiaogang
- Chinese comedy films
- Films with live action and animation
- Films about film directors and producers
- Chinese New Year films
- Chinese film stubs