Men in White (2007 film) explained
| Men in White |
| Starring: | - Shaun Chen
- Ling Lee
- Alice Lim
- Ben Yeong
- Xavier Teo
- David Aw
|
| Music: | Joe Ng
Alex Oh |
| Cinematography: | Lucas Jodogne |
| Editing: | Yim Mun Chong |
| Studio: | Boku Films
Innoform Media |
| Director: | Kelvin Tong |
| Producer: | Kat Goh |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Language: | Mandarin
English
Hokkien |
| Budget: | $500,000 |
| Gross: | $500,315 |
Men in White 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]
Plot
Five Singaporeans - a housewife, a gangster girl, two rappers and a badminton player - die on the same day and become ghosts.
Cast
Release
A preview of the film was held on 5 June 2007 for charity.[9] The film was released in theatres in Japan on 6 June.[10] The film had an underwhelming performance at the box office.[11]
Reception
Jeanmarie Tan of The New Paper gave the movie two-and-a-half stars out of five.[12] Jiang Jinyu of Lianhe Zaobao criticised the film's characters, while praising the acting.[13] Hong Mingua of Lianhe Zaobao also gave the film a negative review.[14] 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]
Notes and References
- News: 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.
- News: 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.
- News: 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.
- News: 陈韵红. 27 May 2007. 唐永健借鬼 骂新加坡人？. Shin Min Daily News. Singapore.
- News: 17 October 2007. 新格媒体与唐永健 首次合作拍电影. My Paper. Singapore.
- News: 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.
- News: 余婉瑜. 5 June 2007. 新鬼片〈鬼啊！鬼啊！〉 猛嘲政府 讽刺国人. Lianhe Wanbao. Singapore.
- News: 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.
- News: 3 June 2007. 《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.
- News: 李亦筠. 23 May 2007. 《鬼啊！鬼啊！》新鬼 侯竣耀想要元斌的命？. Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- News: 李亦筠. 22 June 2007. 年轻人爱看鬼片？. Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- News: Tan. Jeanmarie. 5 June 2007. Ghosts talking rot raise few laughs. The New Paper. Singapore.
- News: 江金玉. 17 June 2007. 《鬼啊！鬼啊！》 可怕又可悲. Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- News: 洪铭铧. 16 June 2007. 《鬼啊！鬼啊！》 可惜啊！可惜！. Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- News: 李亦筠. 9 June 2007. 新片快讯. Lianhe Zaobao. Singapore.
- News: Eu. Geoffrey. 24 October 2007. Not a ghost of a chance for this movie. The Business Times. Singapore.
