Maai hung paak yan (2001)

Director:

Ho-Cheung Pang

Writers:

Vincent Kok (writer)
Ho-Cheung Pang (writer)

Release Date:

16 August 2001 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Crime | Action | Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Film In Film | Porn Star | Blood | Gangster

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Eric Kot	...	Bart
Tat-Ming Cheung	...	Cheun
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hyper BB	...	Mahjong girl
Kenneth Bi	...	Victim
Fai-hung Chan	...	Hung
Wai-Man Chan	...	Bill
Joe Cheng	...	Mrs. Ma's mahjong friend
Sui-man Chim	...	Dai Hung / Kwok Wai-bun
Matt Chow	...	Porn film director
Audrey Fang	...	Ling (as Chi-Shuen Fong)
Henry Fong	...	Foul-mouthed Wah (as Fong Ping)
Asuka Higuchi	...	Michiko
Vincent Kok	...	Camera / X-rated VCD shop owner
Chiu-Wing Lam	...	Victim
Spencer Lam	...	Mr. Tse
Suet Lam	...	Fei Si
Sai Lan	...	Nina
Tats Lau	...	Fai
Fei-lin Miao	...	Mrs. Ma
Chi Hung Ng	...	Brother B
Ting Yip Ng	...	Samosa
Ho-Cheung Pang	...	Director
Kai Man Tin	...	Junkie Derek
Angela Tong Ying-Ying	...	Mrs. Tong
Ken Wong	...	Ray
Shaw Yin Yin	...	Ling's mother (as Shao Yin Yin)
Wilson Yip	...	Victim
Yung Henry Yu	...	Ling's father (as Yu Yang)

Also Known As:

You Shoot, I Shoot (International: English title) (USA)
Mai xiong pai ren (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | French | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG (cut)

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Quotes:

Woman in Changing Room: Miss! That's my dress!
Mrs. Ma: You want me to call someone to rape you, bitch?
[to Bart]
Mrs. Ma: Hey, do you rape?
Bart: Um... I don't do rape, illegal gang bang or anal sex. I just kill.
Mrs. Ma: You'll make a lot less money that way, you know.

Movie Connections:

References Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Twisted violent comedy mocks self involved entertainment culture.

This was the US Premiere that I saw in Madison Wisconsin at the Orpheum - Stage Door Theater. This twisted violent comedy has continuous laughter as the story progresses further and further over the top. When there's a slow down in the contract killing business, a famed assassin teams up with a studied assistant director of film to improve business. They begin to market contract killing as a fashionable consumer experience. They include for the customer, a high quality production video of the hit. Consumerism takes over with advertising gimmicks. "The more you kill, the more you save!" The high society women compete with each other to see who can order the best assassination. Competition heats up as a very big hit comes up with very picky parameters. Events get out of hand when priorities are brushed aside. "It's not fixing, it's post production!" Tat-ming as the video director is really the foundation of this movie. His acting is strong in this role, and as he warps, so do we. Be aware that a lot of murders occur in this solid comedy with a multicultural comedic score, but see it if you can.