Goldbuster (Chinese: 妖铃铃) is a 2017 Chinese comedy film produced by Peter Chan and directed by Sandra Ng.[1][2] The film stars Sandra Ng, Francis Ng, Alex Fong, Shen Teng, Zhang Yi, Jiang Yilei, and Yue Yunpeng.[3] The film picks up the stories between a real estate owner and the nail-house[further explanation needed] holders. The film premiered in China on 29 December 2017.[4][5]

Goldbuster
Traditional Chinese妖鈴鈴
Simplified Chinese妖铃铃
Hanyu PinyinYāolínglíng
Directed bySandra Ng
Written byWong Yee-Hing
Zha Muchun
Zhou Haiyun
Produced byPeter Chan
StarringSandra Ng
Francis Ng
Alex Fong
Shen Teng
Zhang Yi
Jiang Yilei
Yue Yunpeng
CinematographyJack Pollack
Edited byDerek Hui
Music byRaymond Wong Florian Linckus Christof Unterberger Ryan Thomas
Production
company
Beijing Fun Age Pictures
Distributed byClover Films
Golden Village Pictures
Well Go USA Entertainment
Release date
  • 29 December 2017 (2017-12-29)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryChina
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese

Cast

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  • Sandra Ng as Sister Ling
  • Francis Ng as Ah Ming, a faded lowbrow.
  • Alex Fong as Ah Ren, a faded lowbrow.
  • Shen Teng as Xu Dafu, a real estate owner.
  • Zhang Yi as Wang Baojian
  • Jiang Yilei as Li Juhua, an inventor.
  • Yue Yunpeng as Xu Tianyu, Xu Dafu's son.
  • Pan Binlong as Jin San, husband of Li Juhua.
  • Li Yihang as Ji Ding
  • Jiao Junyan as Ah Ping, a network host.
  • Ah Runa as Zhao Dianpao
  • Xu Juncong as Zhang Yonggan
  • Zhao Yingjun
  • Ma Sichun

Soundtrack

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No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Tianlingling (天灵灵)" (Interlude)Zhao YingjunZhao YingjunMa Li 
2."What a Ghost (什么鬼)" (Interlude)Thinty XiaoXueran ChenSandra Ng/ Papi/ Xiong Ziqi 
3."Friend (朋友)" (Promotion song)Zhang YiHiroaki SerizawaCelebrities 

Production

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The film is Sandra Ng's directorial debut.[6]

This film was shot mostly on location in Panyu District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

Release

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Goldbuster was released on December 29, 2017 in China, and on January 5, 2018 in the United States.

Reception

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Douban gave the film 4.3 out of 10.

Box office

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Goldbuster earned a total of 300 million yuan in its first 4 days of release.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Sean Gilman (5 January 2018). "Goldbuster (Sandra Ng, 2017)". seattlescreenscene. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Sandra Ng deeply moved by Andy Lau". MSN. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  3. ^ Kimber Myers (4 January 2018). "Wackiness and heart abound in Sandra Ng's slapstick 'Goldbuster'". Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  4. ^ 《妖铃铃》曝贺岁海报特辑 吴君如率群星贺岁. 163.com (in Chinese). 30 December 2017.
  5. ^ 《妖妖铃》首发海报定档12.29 "惊喜"贺岁. Tencent (in Chinese). 27 September 2017.
  6. ^ 《妖铃铃》“笑”到上海 吴君如首次当导演惊喜满分. Tencent (in Chinese). 29 December 2017.
  7. ^ 《妖铃铃》 惊悚喜剧“有惊无喜”. sina (in Chinese). 2 January 2018.
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