Da Wan Xiaogang Feng [videorecording]= Big Shot's Funeral

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Xiaogang Feng

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Chinese, English, French Summary language: English Original language: Chinese Subtitle language: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish Publication details: China Hong Kong China Film Group Corporation (CFGC) Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia Columbia Pictures 2001Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) sound, color. 4 3/4 inOther title:

Big Shot's Funeral

Uniform titles:

Big Shot's Funeral

LOC classification:

PN1997 .D309 2001

Summary: From case cover: World famous film director Don Tyler is surrounded by hundreds of costumed extras in China's fantastic Forbidden City when a creative drought hits and he has no idea where to the camera. Tossed off the picture by his studio boss, Tyler's depression is only relieved by his unlikely friendship with down-on-his-luck cameraman YoYo. Knowing he's not well, Tyler asks his friend to plan a "comedy funeral" for him where people leave feeling happy, as they do at Chinese funerals of the elderly. When Tyler eventually falls into a coma, YoYo begins the task of granting Tyler's last wish. However, when the costs of his spectacular funeral spin wildly out of control, can YoYo hold it all together by selling prime ad space at this unique event to be televised around the world? And more importantly for YoYo, can he convince Tyler's lovely assistant Lucy that he isn't just selling Tyler out to the highest bidder? That's the world of BIG SHOT'S FUNERAL: a zany, satiric comedy capturing the dizzy excitement and whirlwind change of modern-day China.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
DVD - Video	SILC Learning Support Services DH132-DVD-A: DVD Cabinet A	PN1997 .D309 2001	Available		000909

From case cover:
World famous film director Don Tyler is surrounded by hundreds of costumed extras in China's fantastic Forbidden City when a creative drought hits and he has no idea where to the camera. Tossed off the picture by his studio boss, Tyler's depression is only relieved by his unlikely friendship with down-on-his-luck cameraman YoYo.
Knowing he's not well, Tyler asks his friend to plan a "comedy funeral" for him where people leave feeling happy, as they do at Chinese funerals of the elderly. When Tyler eventually falls into a coma, YoYo begins the task of granting Tyler's last wish.
However, when the costs of his spectacular funeral spin wildly out of control, can YoYo hold it all together by selling prime ad space at this unique event to be televised around the world? And more importantly for YoYo, can he convince Tyler's lovely assistant Lucy that he isn't just selling Tyler out to the highest bidder?
That's the world of BIG SHOT'S FUNERAL: a zany, satiric comedy capturing the dizzy excitement and whirlwind change of modern-day China.

DVD video; Dolby Digital 5.1; surround; NTSC; Regions 1;16:9 widescreen.

English, Mandarin, and French Audio. Optional subtitles in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

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