Two Thumbs Up (film)
| Two Thumbs Up | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 衝鋒車 |
| Simplified | 冲锋车 |
| Mandarin | Chōng Fēng Chē |
| Cantonese | Cung1 Fung1 Ce1 |
| Directed by | Lau Ho-leung |
| Produced by | Cheang Pou-soi |
| Screenplay by | Lau Ho-leung |
| Starring |
Francis Ng Simon Yam Leo Ku Patrick Tam Mark Cheng Christie Chen Philip Keung |
| Music by |
I.M.K. Lam Kwan-fai Julian Chan |
| Cinematography | Parkie Chan |
| Edited by | Chan Kei-hop |
Production company |
Emperor Motion Pictures Sil-Metropole Organisation Huace Films (Tianjin) iQiyi Motion Pictures (Beijing) |
| Distributed by | Emperor Motion Pictures |
Release dates | 2 April 2015 |
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | US$3.5 million[1] |
| Box office |
HK$11.5 million (Hong Kong) CN¥20.80 million (China) |
Two Thumbs Up is a 2015 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by first-time director Lau Ho-leung and starring Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Leo Ku, Patrick Tam, Mark Cheng, Christie Chen and Philip Keung.
Plot
On 5 April 2014, Twitch released a plot synopsis of the film:[2]
| “ | Lucifer and his gangsters dress their minibus to resemble a police vehicle, and pose as policemen for a robbery. Police Officer Chui sensed "criminal intent." Without police orders, he investigates these gangsters. At the robbery the gangsters engage in a gunfight against the real criminals, who kill randomly. Lucifer and his men are infuriated. They may wear police costumes and use toy guns, but their passion is real. Sensing their righteous passion, Chui decides to side with the impostors and their 16-passenger EU vehicle. Lucifer and his men re-discover the bond they felt when they used to battle together. Finally, Chui, Lucifer and the gang defeat the criminals, showing Chui that anyone can be a hero, and righteousness resides within us all. | ” |
Cast
- Francis Ng as Lucifer
- Simon Yam
- Leo Ku as Officer Chui
- Patrick Tam
- Mark Cheng
- Christie Chen
- Philip Keung
- Rock Ji
- Zhuang Jiemeng
- Jamie Cheung
- Siu Yam-yam
- Jack Kao
- Law Wing-cheung
- Alan Mak
- Felix Chong
- Mark Wu
Production
Principal photography for Two Thumbs Up started on 15 January 2014 where a blessing ceremony was held in which the cast and crew attended.[3]
Release
On 24 March 2014, a press conference for Two Thumbs Up was held at the 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival where its teaser trailer was unveiled.[4][5] The film will premier at the upcoming 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival which will run from 23 March to 6 April 2015[6] was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 2 April 2015.[7]
Box office
The film opened third place at its debut and during the first six days of release in Hong Kong, Two Thumbs Up grossed HK$5.90 million.[8] The film grossed HK$4.01 million between 9-12 April. After two weekends, the film have grossed a total of HK$8.91 million.[9] During its third weekend, the film remained at third place and has made a total of HK$11.5 million to date.[10] By April 27, the film had earned CN¥20.80 million at the Chinese box office.[11]
References
- ↑ "‘Two Thumbs Up’ Gets Go Ahead".
- ↑ "Francis Ng Has A Scam With A Van In The TWO THUMBS UP Teaser".
- ↑ "Simon Yam will Control Francis Ng’s Fire".
- ↑ "Actor Simon Yam of Hong Kong attends Two Thumbs Up Press Conference".
- ↑ "《衝鋒車》曝預告 眾主創組警察大盜團".
- ↑ "Murmur of the Hearts to open HKIFF".
- ↑ "英皇電影《衝鋒車》正式官方預告片".
- ↑ "http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/furious-7-little-big-master-top-hk-holiday".
- ↑ "Furious 7 shatters China box office records".
- ↑ "Furious 7 races to record gross in China".
- ↑ "冲锋车（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved April 28, 2015.