McDull: Rise of the Rice Cooker

McDull: Rise of the Rice Cooker (麥兜·飯寶奇兵) is a 2016 Chinese-Hong Kong animated comedy film directed by Brian Tse and featuring the Hong Kong character McDull.[3][4][2] It was released in China on September 15, 2016.[1]

McDull: Rise of the Rice Cooker
Poster
Chinese麦兜·饭宝奇兵
Directed byBrian Tse
StarringZhang Zhengzhong
Sandra Ng
Anthony Wong
The Pancakes
Production
companies
Sunwah Media
Xingbao World
Entertainment Treasure
Long Media[1]
Distributed byXinyue Pictures
Sunwah Media
Jiangsu Huawen Tangxin Animation Investment
Tao Piao Piao[1]
Release date
  • September 15, 2016 (2016-09-15) (China)
Running time
90 minutes[2]
CountriesChina
Hong Kong[1]
LanguageCantonese[2]
Box officeCN¥18.3 million (China)

Plot

McDull develops an interest in inventing. A monster attacks Earth, and a competition arises to invent a robot that can defeat the monster. McDull's robot, a rice cooker, win. The school principal creates a machine to help recognise its thoughts. However, it takes a hundred years to make it work. Mcdull's mother and her friends help to shorten the time a lot. Secretly, the one who got placed second on the competition upgraded his robot for his son with the scientist, who was the principal's nemesis. The monster returns and kills many robots including the upgraded one. At last, the rice cooker fights the monster. It dies, but prevents the monster from killing Earth. McDull remains determined to invent more.

Cast

Reception

The film has grossed CN¥18.34 million at the Chinese box office.[1]

References
  1. "麦兜·饭宝奇兵（2016）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved September 24, 2016.
  2. "麦兜·饭宝奇兵 (2016)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). douban.com. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  3. "Cantonese Cartoon Kaiju Action Steams Up in the Trailer for McDull, Rise of the Rice Cooker". Dread Central. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. "Filmmakers eye wider viewership with engaging content". China Daily. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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