Million Dollar Crocodile
| Million Dollar Crocodile | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Lin Lisheng |
| Produced by | Li Rui |
| Written by |
Lin Lisheng Ma Hua Ma Yu |
| Starring |
Barbie Hsu Guo Tao Lam Suet Shi Zhaoqi Xiong Xinxin |
| Music by | Dong Dongdong |
| Cinematography | Li Xi |
| Edited by |
Zhou Xinxia Wei Nan |
Release dates |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Budget | US$4.7 million[1] |
Million Dollar Crocodile (also known as Croczilla)[2] is a 2012 Chinese monster movie directed by Lin Lisheng. The film stars Barbie Hsu, Guo Tao, Lam Suet and is about a group of people seeking a crocodile that has swallowed a million yuan.[1]
The film was released on June 8, 2012 and is China's first monster movie.[1]
Plot
The film tells the story of an eight meter long crocodile on the rampage in Hangzhou. Xiao befriends Amao, a 36-foot crocodile, who lives on his father's crocodile sanctuary. Soon his father is forced to sell the crocodiles to a gangster who plans to use them for high priced meals. The story begins as the crocodile is released, swallows a fortune won by a local woman who forces the police to hunt it, and begins to terrorize the local town.
Release
Million Dollar Crocodile was shown as a "work-in-progress" print at Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012.[3] Australian sales firm Odin's Eye Entertainment picked up the rights to Million Dollar Crocodile.[3] The film was released in China on June 8, 2012.[1] Million Dollar Crocodile will be the opening film at the 36th Montreal World Film Festival.[4]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Elley, Derek (June 20, 2012). "Million Dollar Crocodile". Film Business Asia. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2354196/
- 1 2 Frater, Patrick (May 11, 2012). "Odin's get a bite on Crocodile". Film Business Asia. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ↑ Cremin, Stephen (August 9, 2012). "Crocodile has first bite of Montreal". Film Business Asia. Retrieved August 9, 2012.