Two Thumbs Up (film)

Two Thumbs Up
Film poster
Traditional Chinese	衝鋒車
Simplified Chinese	冲锋车
Hanyu Pinyin	Chōng Fēng Chē
Jyutping	Cung1 Fung1 Ce1
Directed by	Lau Ho-leung
Screenplay by	Lau Ho-leung
Produced by	Albert Lee Cheang Pou-soi Julia Chu Tong Man-hong Zack Xu Yang Xianghua
Starring	Francis Ng Simon Yam Leo Ku Patrick Tam Mark Cheng Christie Chen Philip Keung
Cinematography	Pakie Chan
Edited by	Chan Ki-hop
Music by	I.M.P. Lam Kwan-fai Julian Chan
Production companies	Emperor Motion Pictures Sil-Metropole Organisation Huace Pictures iQiyi Motion Pictures
Distributed by	Emperor Motion Pictures
Release dates	2 April 2015 (2015-04-02) (Hong Kong) 3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) (China)
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong China
Languages	Cantonese Mandarin
Budget	US$3.5 million[1]
Box office	US$5.2 million[2]

Two Thumbs Up is a 2015 Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed by first-time director Lau Ho-leung and starring Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Leo Ku, Patrick Tam, Mark Cheng, Christie Chen and Philip Keung.

Plot

On 5 April 2014, Twitch released a plot synopsis of the film:[3]

Lucifer and his gangsters dress their minibus to resemble a police vehicle, and pose as policemen for a robbery. Police Officer Tsui sensed "criminal intent." Without police orders, he investigates these gangsters. At the robbery the gangsters engage in a gunfight against the real criminals, who kill randomly. Lucifer and his men are infuriated. They may wear police costumes and use toy guns, but their passion is real. Sensing their righteous passion, Tsui decides to side with the impostors and their 16-passenger EU vehicle. Lucifer and his men re-discover the bond they felt when they used to battle together. Finally, Tsui, Lucifer and the gang defeat the criminals, showing Tsui that anyone can be a hero, and righteousness resides within us all.

Cast

• Francis Ng as Lucifer (盧西發)
• Simon Yam as Chow Tai-po (周大寶)
• Leo Ku as Officer Tsui On-leung (徐安良)
• Patrick Tam as Johnny To (杜忡尼)
• Mark Cheng as Lam Tung (林東)
• Christie Chen as Robber Girl
• Philip Keung as Chief of Robbers
• Rock Ji as Robber A
• Jie Zhuang as Ice Cream Lady
• Jamie Cheung as Tsang Ching-yee (曾靜儀)
• Siu Yam-yam as Wild Boar Aunt (野豬婆婆)
• Jack Kao as Warden
• Law Wing-cheung as Bowling Alley's Owner
• Alan Mak as Tsui Po-on (徐步安)
• Felix Chong as Inspector of Police
• Mark Wu as Cup Noodle Father
• Dayo Wong as Cheung Po-keung (張寶強) (scenes removed from final cut)[4]

Production

Principal photography for Two Thumbs Up started on 15 January 2014 where a blessing ceremony was held in which the cast and crew attended.[5]

Release

On 24 March 2014, a press conference for Two Thumbs Up was held at the 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival where its teaser trailer was unveiled.[6][7] The film premiered at the 39th Hong Kong International Film Festival which ran from 23 March to 6 April 2015[8] was theatrically released in Hong Kong on 2 April 2015.[9]

Box office

The film opened third place at its debut and during the first six days of release in Hong Kong, Two Thumbs Up grossed HK$5.90 million.[10] The film grossed HK$4.01 million between 9–12 April. After two weekends, the film have grossed a total of HK$8.91 million.[11] During its third weekend, the film remained at third place and has made a total of HK$11.5 million to date.[12] The film had earned CN¥20.84 million at the Chinese box office.[13]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Outcome
35th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Screenplay	Lau Ho-leung	Nominated
	Best New Director	Lau Ho-leung	Nominated
3rd China International Film Festival London	Best Supporting Actor	Leo Ku	Won
	Best New Director	Lau Ho-leung	Won

References

1. "'Two Thumbs Up' Gets Go Ahead". 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
2. "TWO THUMBS UP". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
3. "Francis Ng Has A Scam With A Van In The TWO THUMBS UP Teaser". Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
4. "曱甴喻蝗蟲 《衝鋒車》力救被刪黃子華". Archived from the original on 15 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
5. "Simon Yam will Control Francis Ng's Fire". Archived from the original on 18 January 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
6. "Actor Simon Yam of Hong Kong attends Two Thumbs Up Press Conference". 25 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
7. "《衝鋒車》曝預告 眾主創組警察大盜團". Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
8. "Murmur of the Hearts to open HKIFF". Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
9. "英皇電影《衝鋒車》正式官方預告片". YouTube. 5 March 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
10. "Furious 7, Little Big Master top HK holiday". Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
11. "Furious 7 shatters China box office records". Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.
12. "Furious 7 races to record gross in China". Archived from the original on 29 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
13. "冲锋车（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

External links

• Two Thumbs Up at IMDb