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Also known as '' CJ7 ''
CJ7 () is a 2008 Chinese-Hong Kong science fiction comedy film co-written, co-produced, starring, and directed by Stephen Chow in his final film acting performance, before he became a fulltime filmmaker. The film was released theatrically in China on 30 January 2008 and in Hong Kong on 31 January 2008.
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CJ7, also known by the title 長江7號, is a 2008 science fiction comedy and fantasy film written, directed, and produced by Stephen Chow. The cast includes Stephen Chow, Xu Jiao, and Zhang Yuqi. The production involved companies such as China Film Group Corporation, Star Overseas, and Beijing Film Studio. The film was distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix.
The story is set during Chinese New Year and features keywords including a little boy, a single father, poverty, a UFO, and an extraterrestrial. The runtime is 88 minutes. The original language is Cantonese, and the country of origin is China and Hong Kong. The budget was 20,000,000, with a revenue of 47,301,471.
Review scores include 49% and 5.5/10. The film has been assessed using the Bechdel test. It is available in the video on demand distribution format.
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7.3A poor construction worker, who struggles to keep his son in private school, mistakes an orb he finds in a junkjard for a toy which proves to be much, much more once the young boy starts to play with it.
Cast
- Stephen Chow as Ti Chow
- Xu Jiao as Dicky Chow
- Zhang Yuqi as Miss Yuen
- Lam Tze-Chung as Boss
- Lee Sheung-Ching as Mr. Cao
- Yao Wen-Xue as Storm Dragon
Themes
- little boy
- ufo
- extraterrestrial
- poverty
- single father
- construction worker
- alien friendship
- zealous
- candid
- father son relationship
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Key facts
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- CJ7
- Film.image
- CJ7.jpg
- Film.caption
- Official poster
- Film.director
- Stephen Chow
- Film.producer
- Stephen ChowHan SanpingPo-Chu Chui
- Film.writer
- Stephen ChowVincent KokTsang Kan-CheongSandy Shaw Lai-KingFung Chi-KeungLam Fung
- Film.starring
- Stephen ChowXu JiaoZhang Yuqi
- Film.music
- Raymond Wong Ying-Wah
- Film.cinematography
- Poon Hang-Sang
- Film.editing
- Angie Lam, Kendall Murillo Montoya
- Film.studio
- Columbia Pictures Film Production AsiaBeijing Film StudioChina Film GroupStar Overseas
- Film.distributor
- China Film Group Corporation (China)Sony Pictures Releasing (International)
- Film.runtime
- 88 minutes
- Film.country
- China Hong Kong
- Film.language
- MandarinCantonese
- Film.budget
- US$20 million
- Film.gross
- US$47.3 million
- Chinese.child
- yes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- family film
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Original language
- Cantonese
- Director
- Stephen Chow
- Screenwriter
- Stephen Chow
- Cast member
- Zhang Yuqi
- Composer
- Raymond Wong
- Duration
- 89
- FilmAffinity ID
- 147647
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- sonyclassics.com/cj7
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- publication date
- 2008-08-21
- title
- 長江7號
- distributed by
- Netflix
- described at URL
- ent.msn.com.tw/movie/story.aspx?id=331
- set during recurring event
- Chinese New Year
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 5.5/10
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Plot
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- Production
- Homages and retelling
- Critical reception
- Awards and nominations
- References
- External links
CJ7 () is a 2008 Chinese-Hong Kong science fiction comedy film co-written, co-produced, starring, and directed by Stephen Chow in his final film acting performance, before he became a fulltime filmmaker. The film was released theatrically in China on 30 January 2008 and in Hong Kong on 31 January 2008.
In August 2007, the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou crewed space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. It was previously known by a series of working titles including and most notably A Hope. The film was filmed in Ningbo, in the Zhejiang province of China.
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