Big Shot's Funeral
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.
| Big Shot's Funeral | |
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| Chinese | 大腕 |
| Mandarin | Dàwàn |
| Directed by | Feng Xiaogang |
| Produced by | Yang Buting Wang Zhongjun Tong Gang Wang Zhonglei He Ping |
| Written by | Li Xiaoming Shi Kang Feng Xiaogang |
| Starring | Ge You Rosamund Kwan Donald Sutherland |
| Music by | San Bao, Faye Wong |
| Cinematography | Zhang Li |
| Edited by | Zhou Ying |
| Distributed by | Columbia Tristar |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Language | Mandarin, English |
Cast
- Ge You as Yoyo
- Rosamund Kwan as Lucy
- Paul Mazursky as Tony
- Christopher Barden as Peter
- Donald Sutherland as Rob Tyler[1]
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.
References
- Eckholm, Erik. "Big Shot's Funeral". The New York Times. 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