The Lion Men Explained

The Lion Men
狮神决战
Director:Jack Neo
Producer:Thum
Starring:Tosh Zhang
Wang Weiliang
Eva Cheng
Noah Yap
Charlie Goh
Maxi Lim
Chen Tianwen
Zhang Xinxiang
Jaspers Lai
Bunz Bao
Rao Zi Jie
Celyn Liew
Music:Mo Ju Li
Cinematography:Ardy Lam
Editing:Yim Mun Chong
Studio:J Team Productions
mm2 Entertainment
Distributor:Shaw Organisation
Runtime:130 minutes
Country:Singapore
Language:Mandarin
Hokkien
English
Gross:US$1,668,380[1]

The Lion Men is a Singapore action comedy film directed by Jack Neo and starring Tosh Zhang, Wang Weiliang, Eva Cheng, Noah Yap, Charlie Goh, Maxi Lim, Chen Tianwen, Zhang Xinxiang, Jaspers Lai, Bunz Bao, Rao Zi Jie and Celyn Liew. The main plot revolves around three lion dance troupes pitting themselves against one another.

Plot

Shi Shen (Tosh Zhang) is the top performer in the Tiger Crane Lion Dance Association, but feels restricted by Master He's (Chen Tianwen)'s traditional mindset. He decides to take a group of disciples and forms his own lion dance troupe known as Storm Riders, which fuses hip hop and rock with lion dance movements.

A major Lion Dance Competition is coming up and Mikey (Wang Weiliang) is groomed to be Shi Shen's successor. However, he has a huge fear of heights! The situation worsens when both Shi Shen and Mikey fall for Master He's daughter named He Xiao Yu (Eva Cheng).

Cast

Production

Development of this film was first announced in June 2013 as an untitled project hailed as the "breakthrough action movie" of director Jack Neo.[2] In August 2013, the film's title was revealed during its opening ceremony, with Neo adding that he had been thinking of such a film premise for "quite some time ago". The budget of the film is estimated to be around $4 million. To prepare for the film, the stars had to undergo real life lion dancing training sessions.[3]

Release

The film was released on 30 January 2014, during the Chinese New Year's Eve.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Singapore Yearly Box Office. Box Office Mojo. IMDB. 9 March 2016.
  2. News: Jack Neo's upcoming CNY film . Yahoo! News. Yap. Desmond. 3 June 2013.
  3. News: 5 August 2013. 'Ah Boys' stars to return in Jack Neo's new blockbuster 'The Lion Men'. Tan. Jeanette. Yahoo! News.