The Lion Men
The Lion Men (Chinese: 狮神决战) is a Singapore action film directed by Jack Neo and starring Tosh Zhang, Wang Weiliang, Eva Cheng, Noah Yap, Charlie Goh, Maxi Lim and Chen Tianwen. The main plot revolves around two lion dance groups pitting themselves against each other.
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| Directed by | Jack Neo |
| Produced by | Jack Neo Melvin Ang |
| Written by | Jack Neo |
| Starring | Tosh Zhang Wang Weiliang Eva Cheng Noah Yap Charlie Goh Maxi Lim Chen Tianwen |
| Music by | Mo Ju Li |
| Cinematography | Ardy Lam |
| Edited by | Yim Mun Chong |
Production company | J Team Productions mm2 Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Shaw Organisation |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Singapore Malaysia[1] |
| Language | English Mandarin Hokkien |
| Box office | US$1,668,380[2] |
Cast
- Tosh Zhang[3] as Shishen/Supreme
- Wang Weiliang [3] as Mikey
- Eva Cheng as Xiao Yu
- Noah Yap[3] as Zhang Bu Da
- Charlie Goh [3] as Ah Qiang
- Maxi Lim as Babyface
- Chen Tianwen[3] as Master He
Plot
Shi Shen (Tosh Zhang) is the top performer in the Tiger Crane Lion Dance Association, but feels restricted by Master He's (Chen Tianwen) traditional mindset. He decides to take a group of disciples and forms his own lion dance troupe, which fuses hip hop and rock with lion dance movements.
A major Lion Dance Competition is coming up and Mikey (Wang Weiliang) is groomed to be Shi Shen's successor. However, he has a huge fear of heights! The situation worsens when both Shi Shen and Mikey fall for Master He's daughter (Eva Cheng).
Production
Development of The Lion Men was first announced in June 2013 as an untitled project hailed as the "breakthrough action movie" of director Jack Neo.[4] In August 2013, the film's title was revealed during its opening ceremony, with Neo adding that he had been thinking of such a film premise for "quite some time ago". The budget of the film is estimated to be around $4 million. To prepare for the film, the stars had to undergo real life lion dancing training sessions.[3]
Release
The Lion Men was released on 30 January 2014, the day before Chinese New Year.[3]
References
- Elley, Derek. "Ah Boys to Men". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- "2014 Singapore Yearly Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- Tan, Jeanette (5 August 2013). "'Ah Boys' stars to return in Jack Neo's new blockbuster 'The Lion Men'". Yahoo! News.
- Yap, Desmond (3 June 2013). "Jack Neo's upcoming CNY film". Yahoo! News.