Men in White (2007 film)
Men in White (Chinese: 鬼啊鬼啊) is a 2007 Singaporean horror comedy film directed by Kelvin Tong.[1][2][3][4] Filming for the film began in late 2006.[5] It is mostly in Mandarin and English, and has some Hokkien.[6] It satirises several aspects of Singaporean life.[7]
| Men in White | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Kelvin Tong |
| Written by | Kelvin Tong |
| Produced by | Kat Goh |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Lucas Jodogne |
| Edited by | Yim Mun Chong |
| Music by | Joe Ng Alex Oh |
Production companies | Boku Films Innoform Media |
Release date | 6 June 2007 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Singapore |
| Languages | Mandarin English Hokkien |
| Budget | $500,000 |
| Box office | $500,315 |
Plot
Five Singaporeans - a housewife, a gangster girl, two rappers and a badminton player - die on the same day and become ghosts.
Cast
- Shaun Chen as Ah Boon[8]
- Ling Lee as Wan Yi[8]
- Alice Lim[8]
- Ben Yeung as Hop
- Xavier Teo as Hip
- David Aw[8][9]
- Benjamin Heng
- Adrian Pang
- Ix Shen[9]
- Wang Xiong[9]
- Lawrence Wong as Ah Huat[10]
- Dennis Chew as himself[10]
- Han Yew Kwang as Ghost in police lineup
- Siau Jia Hui
Release
A preview of the film was held on 5 June 2007 for charity.[11] The film was released in theatres in Japan on 6 June.[12] The film had an underwhelming performance at the box office.[13]
Reception
Jeanmarie Tan of The New Paper gave the movie two-and-a-half stars out of five.[10] Jiang Jinyu of Lianhe Zaobao criticised the film's characters, while praising the acting.[14] Hong Mingua of Lianhe Zaobao also gave the film a negative review.[9] Li Yiyun of Lianhe Zaobao gave the film two stars out of five for entertainment and two stars out of five for art.[15] Geoffrey Eu of The Business Times rated the movie C-.[16]
References
- 陈韵红 (21 November 2006). "击败13男对手 19岁帅哥侯竣耀 获选《鬼啊鬼啊》男主角". Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.
- 陈韵红 (21 January 2007). "新片《鬼啊鬼啊》开镜 导演唐永健切烧猪 连丢6次圣杯". Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.
- 陈韵红 (5 June 2007). "'鬼啊'专找年轻人 唐永健暗讽梁智强 电影拍给老人看？". Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.
- 陈韵红 (27 May 2007). "唐永健借鬼 骂新加坡人？". Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.
- "新格媒体与唐永健 首次合作拍电影". My Paper. Singapore. 17 October 2007.
- 陈韵红 (16 October 2006). "新格媒体开拍鬼啊鬼啊 唐永健再搞鬼 12月开镜 带黑色幽默". Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.
- 余婉瑜 (5 June 2007). "新鬼片〈鬼啊！鬼啊！〉 猛嘲政府 讽刺国人". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
- 陈玉娇 (10 August 2007). "42新格媒体 赠品送读者 《鬼啊！鬼啊！》电影原声带+T恤". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
- 洪铭铧 (16 June 2007). "《鬼啊！鬼啊！》 可惜啊！可惜！". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- Tan, Jeanmarie (5 June 2007). "Ghosts talking rot raise few laughs". The New Paper. Singapore.
- "《鬼啊！鬼啊！》慈善预映会 扮鬼看喜剧 替自闭症中心筹款". Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore. 3 June 2007.
- 李亦筠 (23 May 2007). "《鬼啊！鬼啊！》新鬼 侯竣耀想要元斌的命？". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- 李亦筠 (22 June 2007). "年轻人爱看鬼片？". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- 江金玉 (17 June 2007). "《鬼啊！鬼啊！》 可怕又可悲". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- 李亦筠 (9 June 2007). "新片快讯". Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- Eu, Geoffrey (24 October 2007). "Not a ghost of a chance for this movie". The Business Times. Singapore.
External links
- Men in White at IMDb