The Stool Pigeon (2010 film)
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Distributed by | Emperor Motion Pictures |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
Countries | Hong Kong China[1] |
Language | Cantonese |
Box office | US$10 million[2] |
The Stool Pigeon (simplified Chinese: 线人; traditional Chinese: 綫人; pinyin: Xiàn Rén; Jyutping: Sin3 Jan4) is a 2010 Hong Kong-Chinese action thriller film directed by Dante Lam and starring Nicholas Tse, Nick Cheung and Gwei Lun-mei. The film is about police detective, Don Lee (Cheung), who uses informants to gain information about gangsters. Lee begins to feel guilty when his informants are caught, but sends out a street racer named Ghost (Tse) as an informant to gain information about a gangster name Barbarian (Lu Yi).
The film was released in China on August 24 and two days later in Hong Kong. The film performed well in the Hong Kong box office, though it has received mixed reviews.
Plot
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Cast
- Nicholas Tse as Ghost Jr.
- Gwei Lun-mei as Ah Di
- Nick Cheung as Inspector Don Lee
- Liu Kai-chi as Jabber
- Miao Pu as Cher, Don Lee's wife
- Lu Yi as Barbarian
- Sherman Chung as Ghost's younger sister
- Lawrence Cheng as Cher's friend
- Deep Ng as Fairing
- Derek Kwok as Officer Ku, a detective in Don Lee's CIB team.
- Rob Lok as an Undercover CID Agent
Production
Production on The Stool Pigeon began on November 2, 2009.[5] Early during the production of the film, the Chinese film conglomerate Huayi Brothers signed on to take an equity stake and a production credit for the film.[6] Despite having much of the same cast of his previous hit film Beast Stalker, Dante Lam said The Stool Pigeon is not a sequel.[7] Dante stated that he "felt the pressure when I was working on the new movie because The Beast Stalker did so well and received a lot of positive feedback. I did not want the new film to live in its shadow because it is an entirely different movie, except with the same cast."[7] Dante Lam chose the theme of an informant in the film, stating that there is "Hong Kong shoot-out film on this theme yet. It's a good subject for exploring human nature and I have done research with involved people in real life".[8]
Actor Nick Cheung stated that he felt much more relaxed working on Stool Pigeon than he did previously on The Beast Stalker as he had worked with the cast before. Some reports noted that Cheung was unhappy that his screen time is shorter, Cheung denied this saying he was misquoted off his Twitter by the Hong Kong media and paparazzi.[9]
Release
The Stool Pigeon was released in China on August 24, 2010, and in Hong Kong on August 26.[1] The film was shown in Japan at the Tokyo Filmex festival.[10] The film premiered at number two in the Hong Kong box office where on its opening week. It was beaten by The Expendables.[11] The next week it placed at number one on the chart. It has grossed a total of US$1,598,123.[12]
Reception
Accolades
Awards | ||||
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Ceremony | Category | Name | Outcome | |
5th Asian Film Awards[15] | ||||
Best Cinematography | Kenny Tse | Nominated | ||
30th Hong Kong Film Awards[16]
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Best Film | The Stool Pigeon | Nominated | ||
Best Director | Dante Lam | Nominated | ||
Best Screenplay | Jack Ng | Nominated | ||
Best Actor | Nicholas Tse | Won | ||
Best Actor | Nick Cheung | Nominated | ||
Best Supporting Actor | Liu Kai-chi | Nominated | ||
Best Film Editing | Matthew Hui, Chan Ki-hop | Nominated | ||
Best Sound | Kinson Tsang | Nominated | ||
17th Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards[17]
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Film of Merit | The Stool Pigeon | Won |
References
- ^ a b c d Elley, Derek (September 22, 2010). "The Stool Pigeon (線人)". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on November 15, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "The Stool Pigeon (2010)". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Topley, James (September 13, 2010). "The Stool Pigeon (線人)". The China Post. p. 1. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b Topley, James (September 13, 2010). "The Stool Pigeon (線人)". The China Post. p. 2. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (November 2, 2009). "'Stool Pigeon' starts filming in HK". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (November 19, 2009). "Huayi is game for 'Pigeon'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b "Dante's dramas". The Straits Times. August 24, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- China.org.cn. July 21, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
- ^ Wah, Chan Soo (August 27, 2010). "Flight to fame". The Sun Daily. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (September 16, 2010). "Tokyo Filmex unveils lineup". Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Hong Kong Box Office: August 26–29, 2010". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ "The Stool Pigeon". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ Lee, Maggie (September 3, 2010). "The Stool Pigeon -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 29, 2011.
- Time Out Hong Kong. Archived from the originalon September 25, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "5th AFA Nominees & Winners by Nominees". Asian Film Awards. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- Hong Kong Film Awards. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards. January 10, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
External links
- Official website
- The Stool Pigeon at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- The Stool Pigeon at IMDb
- The Stool Pigeon at AllMovie
- The Stool Pigeon at Rotten Tomatoes