Charging Out Amazon

Charging Out Amazon is a 2002 Chinese action film directed by Song Yeming and written by Zhao Junfang and Wang Gehong, the film stars Hou Yong, Mu Lixin, and Tom Butler. The film was produced by August First Film Studio and CCTV-6. It was released in China on July 1, 2002. Charging Out Amazon received mixed to positive reviews and was a box office success. The film won Best Ornamental Effect Award from Beijing College Student Film Festival, four awards from Huabiao Awards, and three awards from Golden Rooster Awards and was nominated for Best Recording.

Charging Out Amazon
Traditional Chinese衝出亞馬遜
Simplified Chinese冲出亚马逊
Hanyu PinyinChōngchū Yàmǎxùn
Directed bySong Yeming
Written byZhao Junfang
Wang Gehong
Produced byZhao Xuehua
Chen Quansheng
Liu Long
StarringHou Yong
Mu Lixin
Tom Butler
CinematographyDong Yachun
Production
companies
Release date
  • 1 July 2002 (2002-07-01)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryChina
LanguageMandarin
Budget¥18 million[2]

Cast
  • Hou Yong as Wang Hui, lieutenant of the special troop of People's Liberation Army.
  • Mu Lixin as Hu Xiaolong, second lieutenant of the special troop of People's Liberation Army.
  • Tom Butler as Cody Ross, general.
  • Croft Wiutam as Chief instructor.
  • Heath Cortn as Lina Ross, doctoress, Cody Ross's daughter.
  • Dean Marshall as Johnson, lieutenant of the storm troops.
  • Andr Thompsom as Rossini, lieutenant of the amphibious assault team.
  • J. R. Bourne as Michael, lieutenant of the storm troops.
  • Ton Cutnbert as "Black lion", the drug gang leader.

Production

This film was shot in Sanya, Hainan.

Accolades
Date Award Category Recipients Result Notes
26 May 2002 Beijing College Student Film Festival Best Ornamental Effect Charging Out Amazon Won
12 September 2002 Huabiao Awards Outstanding Film Song Yeming Won [3]
[4]
Outstanding Film Technology Charging Out Amazon Won
Outstanding Director Song Yeming Won
Outstanding Actor Hou Yong Won
22 October 2002 Golden Rooster Awards Best Picture Song Yeming Won [5]
Best Cinematography Dong Yachun Won [6]
Best Art Jin Rongzhe Won
Best Recording Wang Yingang Nominated

References
  1. 反映钢铁战士超极限为国争光事迹 《冲出亚马逊》开拍. Sina (in Chinese). 2001-08-24.
  2. 冲出亚马逊 再现众铁汉. Sina (in Chinese). 2002-09-02.
  3. "8th Huabiao Awards". Xinhua News (in Chinese). 2002-09-12. Archived from the original on April 27, 2003.
  4. 光明日报 (September 13, 2002). "第八届中国电影华表奖揭晓". Guangming Daily (in Chinese). Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
  5. "'For the Children' and 'Charging Out Amazon' won Golden Rooster Award for Best Picture". Sohu (in Chinese). 2002-10-22.
  6. 第11届金鸡百花电影节闭幕 金鸡奖揭晓并列多多. Chinanews (in Chinese). 2002-10-22.


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