Red Trousers – The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen

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Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen
Directed byRobin Shou
Written byRobin Shou
Produced byRobin Shou
StarringRobin Shou
Beatrice Chia
Keith Cooke
Hakim Alston
Craig Reid
Music byEzra Gold
Nathan Wang
Distributed byTai Seng
Release dates
  • 5 April 2003 (2003-04-05) (Newport Beach International Film Festival)
  • 5 March 2004 (2004-03-05)
Running time
96 minutes
LanguageEnglish
Cantonese
Mandarin
Spanish

Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen (Chinese: 紅褲子) is a documentary film directed by Robin Shou.

Plot

This documentary from Robin Shou—who also hosts and participates in the film—takes a behind-the-scenes glance inside the stunt industry of Hong Kong, which is known for being riskier and less trick-oriented than its American counterpart. In addition to archival and interview footage featuring some of the industry's most prominent stuntmen, Red Trousers - The Life of Hong Kong Stuntmen incorporates scenes from adventure short action film Lost Time (2001) in an effort to illustrate how stuntmen prepare for and ultimately perform in modern martial arts films.

Cast

Awards

  • Newport Beach Film Festival 2003
    • Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Award

Media

DVD release

  • Red Trousers – The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen (2005)
  • Red Trousers – The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen Collector's Edition (2-Disc-Set) (2005)