Two Thumbs Up (film)

Two Thumbs Up
Film poster
Traditional 衝鋒車
Simplified 冲锋车
Mandarin Chōng Fēng Chē
Cantonese Cung1 Fung1 Ce1
Directed by Lau Ho-leung
Produced by Albert Lee
Cheang Pou-soi
Julia Chu
Tong Man-hong
Zack Xu
Yang Xianghua
Screenplay by Lau Ho-leung
Starring Francis Ng
Simon Yam
Leo Ku
Patrick Tam
Mark Cheng
Christie Chen
Philip Keung
Music by I.M.P.
Lam Kwan-fai
Julian Chan
Cinematography Pakie Chan
Edited by Chan Ki-hop
Production
company
Emperor Motion Pictures
Sil-Metropole Organisation
Huace Pictures
iQiyi Motion Pictures
Distributed by Emperor Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 2 April 2015 (2015-04-02) (Hong Kong)
  • 3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) (China)
Running time
 103 minutes
Country Hong Kong
China
Language Cantonese
Mandarin
Budget US$3.5 million[1]
Box office US$5.2 million[2]

Two Thumbs Up is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed by first-time director Lau Ho-leung and starring Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Leo Ku, Patrick Tam, Mark Cheng, Christie Chen and Philip Keung.

Plot

On 5 April 2014, Twitch released a plot synopsis of the film:[3]

Cast

  • Francis Ng as Lucifer (盧西發)
  • Simon Yam as Chow Tai-po (周大寶)
  • Leo Ku as Officer Tsui On-leung (徐安良)
  • Patrick Tam as Johnny To (杜忡尼)
  • Mark Cheng as Lam Tung (林東)
  • Christie Chen as Robber Girl
  • Philip Keung as Chief of Robbers
  • Rock Ji as Robber A
  • Jie Zhuang as Ice Cream Lady
  • Jamie Cheung as Tsang Ching-yee (曾靜儀)
  • Siu Yam-yam as Wild Boar Aunt (野豬婆婆)
  • Jack Kao as Warden
  • Law Wing-cheung as Bowling Alley's Owner
  • Alan Mak as Tsui Po-on (徐步安)
  • Felix Chong as Inspector of Police
  • Mark Wu as Cup Noodle Father
  • Dayo Wong as Cheung Po-keung (張寶強) (scenes removed from final cut)[4]

Production

Principal photography for Two Thumbs Up started on 15 January 2014 where a blessing ceremony was held in which the cast and crew attended.[5]

Release

On 24 March 2014, a press conference for Two Thumbs Up was held at the 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival where its teaser trailer was unveiled.[6][7] The film premiered at the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival which ran from 23 March to 6 April 2015[8] was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 2 April 2015.[9]

Box office

The film opened third place at its debut and during the first six days of release in Hong Kong, Two Thumbs Up grossed HK$5.90 million.[10] The film grossed HK$4.01 million between 9-12 April. After two weekends, the film have grossed a total of HK$8.91 million.[11] During its third weekend, the film remained at third place and has made a total of HK$11.5 million to date.[12] The film had earned CN¥20.84 million at the Chinese box office.[13]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony Category Recipient Outcome
35th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Screenplay Lau Ho-leung Nominated
Best New Director Lau Ho-leung Nominated
3rd China International Film Festival London Best Supporting Actor Leo Ku Won
Best New Director Lau Ho-leung Won

References

  1. ↑ "'Two Thumbs Up' Gets Go Ahead".
  2. ↑ "TWO THUMBS UP". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Francis Ng Has A Scam With A Van In The TWO THUMBS UP Teaser".
  4. ↑ "曱甴喻蝗蟲 《衝鋒車》力救被刪黃子華".
  5. ↑ "Simon Yam will Control Francis Ng's Fire".
  6. ↑ "Actor Simon Yam of Hong Kong attends Two Thumbs Up Press Conference".
  7. ↑ "《衝鋒車》曝預告 眾主創組警察大盜團".
  8. ↑ "Murmur of the Hearts to open HKIFF".
  9. ↑ "英皇電影《衝鋒車》正式官方預告片".
  10. ↑ "Furious 7, Little Big Master top HK holiday".
  11. ↑ "Furious 7 shatters China box office records". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Furious 7 races to record gross in China".
  13. ↑ "冲锋车（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved July 1, 2015.
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