Movie Review: Eddie the Eagle

Eddie the Eagle a.k.a The Eagle
Hurwitz Creative, Marv Films, Saville Productions, Studio Babelsberg, UK, Germany, USA, 2016. 

Since young boy Eddie Edwards has wanted to by Olympic champion. He is clumsy and not athlete-material but he has will to practice. His father (Keith Allen) just think that he is wasting his time but mom (Jo Hartley) is supportive. As the summer sports are too challenging he finds a realistic real goal: getting to Winter Olympics!

Taron Egerton as Eddie Edwards

In 1987 Eddie (Taron Egerton) is selected to Winter Olympic downhill ski team only to get the rug pulled from under him by sports moguls who do not think that Eddie is mediasexy enough. He decides to try once more this time as ski jumper. He travels to Germany to train but after many painful attempts he figures out that he needs a coach. Eccentric drunkard former ski jumper Bronson Peary (Hugh Jackman) reluctantly agrees to help him. Also cougarish but friendly bar keeper Petra (Iris Berben) offers him a job in the bar to earn his living. Getting into the Calgary Winter Olympics becomes Eddie's obsession and despite difficulties he manages to outdo himself.

Petra

Eddie & Bronson

"Eddie the Eagle" is a feel-good film about an unconventional sports star. Sympathetic underdog story follows the formula of sporting movies with that difference that Eddie never won any major competitions. But he had guts to jump in the Winter Olympics with only amateur level experience and he managed to prove that the British still can have a place in the ski jumping scene. Hero of his own life, Eddie encounters and overcomes all kinds of hurdles that try to prevent him from living his dream. Although he never won any contests and was dubbed 'The Worst Ski Jumper of All Time', he resurrected the British ski jumping and became favourite of audiences. And few have guts to jump from the large hills anyways. What is nice is that although Eddie is a comical figure, he takes his goals seriously and works hart to achieve them.

Like most biography films, much of the events are dramatized. Hugh Jackman's character is inspired by the coaches Eddie had. The ski jumping is close to the Finnish heart, as it is one of the winter sports events that we used to be great at. For a Finnish watcher Eddie's story offers some interesting details. Finnish ski jumper legend & media person Matti Nykänen is played by Swedish actor Edvin Endre, and in the film he Eddie's idol but also snobbish compared to the real colourful person whose later life has often been closer to Bronson Peary's. Well, there is another film "Matti" that shows a bit different side of Matti Nykänen's life. But during the Calgary Winter Olympics when Matti Nykänen was on the top of his career, he was idolized and that is nicely shown in the movie.

Eddie and Matti

Another thing is that Eddie was and is still quite a cult figure in Finland. He even recorded couple of songs (sung in broken Finnish) written by Finnish protest singer legend Irwin Goodman when he visited Finland.

Great thing in the movie is also the old school sounding synthesizer score of the film.

Rating: Very good

Starring: Tom Costello, Jo Hartley, Keith Allen, Dickon Tolson, Jack Costello, Taron Egerton, Mark Benton, Tim McInnerny, Edvin Endre, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Marc Benjamin, Iris Berben, Rune Temte, Hugh Jackman, Carlton Bunce, Joachim Raaf, Sean Jackson, Daniel Ings, Jim Broadbent, Matt Rippy, Graham Fletcher-Cook, Ania Sowinski, Paul Reynolds, Christopher Walken
Director: Dexter Fletcher

Movie Review: The Search for Weng Weng

The Search for Weng Weng
Death Rides A Red Horse, Turkeyshoot Productions, Australia, 2007-2013.

There are a lot of rumours about unique and tiny action star Ernesto de la Cruz a.k.a Weng Weng (1957-1992) who according to the Guinness Book of Records was once the shortest actor. Nowadays the title belongs to Ajaykumar from India. Weng Weng was even rumoured to have been a real secret agent and taken part in infiltration missions. 

Weng Weng

B-movie enthusiast Andrew Leavold became obsessed with Weng Weng's films and traveled to Philippines to find out the facts about Weng Weng. He interviewed film historians and people who worked with Weng Weng, including director Eddie Nicart, editor Edgardo 'Boy' Vinarao and jovial actor Franco Guerrero. Also the only living relatives are interviewed. 

Eddie Nicart

Edgardo 'Boy' Vinarao

Franco Guerrero

Weng Weng is described as a lucky guy. The first of his popular films were small roles in "The Quick Brown Fox" (1980) and "Da Best in Fa West" (1981) starring comedian Dolphy but his career started already in 1976. He liked watching Karate and Kung Fu movies and started practicing martial arts. But he was also lonely and although his movies made money he didn't see any and he died as poor as he was born. Still he was happy to be an actor and to work with the leading ladies. He was also a brave stunt man, making his own stunts. His big breakthrough were the Agent 00- films. "For Y'ur Height Only" was the second in the series and the first movie of the series is considered a lost film. 

The producer Peter M. Caballes, who was Weng's guardian, and script writer Cora Ridon Caballes spent the money earned from the movies and Weng Weng did not get salary. Caballes' were friends of President Ferdinand Marcos, and Weng was a regular visitor in the President's Palace. The Marcos family supported Cinema Arts, and used the entertainment to cover the corruption and human right violations. It was quite crazy in the movie business of the Philippines at that time. Imelda Marcos is interviewed also. She hosted Manila Film Festivals to showcase the artistic films of the country, but the low brow films of Weng Weng were the only films that were sold for the foreign audiences and Weng Weng suddenly became an iconic Filipino actor. Many people were not comfortable with that. Still Weng Weng's popularity in the Philippines may also have been high partly because his innocent looks made him resemble Santo Niño, Child Jesus. The popularity also gave rise to Weng Weng impostors. 

The documentary tells Weng Weng's story that is quite tragic but also warm and delightful. Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction and so it was also in the Filipino movie industry. In the end fans from around the world express their fandom.

Rating: Very good

Starring as themselves: Tikoy Aguiluz, Roy Arabejo, Tilman Baumgaertel, Don Gordon Bell, Celso Ad. Castillo, Beth Chai, Teddie Co, Rez Cortez, Roland Dantes, Celing de la Cruz, Editha De La Cruz, Nick Deocampo, Dolphy, Jim Gaines, Peque Gallaga, Eddie Garcia, Franco Guerrero, John Kater, Andrew Leavold, Marrie Lee, Ed Lejano, Maria Isabel Lopez, Anthony Maharaj, Imee Marcos, Imelda Marcos, Pia Moran, Eddie Nicart, Daniel Palisa, Dante Pangilinan, Rusty Santos, Henry Strzalkowski, Bobby A. Suarez, Edgardo Vinarao, Weng Weng (archive footage)

Director: Andrew Leavold

Movie Review: Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool 

The Greif Company, Thinkfactory Media, USA, 2005.

Bullitt Special Edition DVD contained two documentaries that deserve their own posts.

In the documentary "Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool" Steve McQueen's ex-wife Neile Adams, friends, co-actors and admirers tell about Steve and his career. Steve McQueen (1930-1980) built his film career playing tough and charismatic characters and earned the nickname 'The King of Cool.'

After serving in the U.S. Marines he pursued theatre career to meet girls. Starting with TV-Westerns he began getting small roles in movies where he made some jests to make himself noticed. Steve's troubled childhood had made him a survivor and wanted to see if his friends were trustworthy.  Bad boy reputation gave him nickname 'El Bandido.' He built a tough guy image to shelter himself from the people who tried to use him.

Being a thrill-seeker he become interested in motorcycles and racing earning respect from professional racers. He also wanted to do as much of the driving stunts as was possible. However after success of "Bullitt" he bwgan to change and became arrogant. His marriage with Adams began to suffer because he was having extra-marital affairs and using drugs. Still the documentary shows that they remained friends after the divorce. Despite some career setbacks he maintained his star status until the end.

It is an interesting documentary with good trivia. Outside his films, I didn't know much about his life beforehand so it gave useful information. The highlights of his career are respectfully told without forgetting the negative aspects of his life. Technically it is a well-made documentary with insightful interviews and multiple clips from his movies. Recommended for fans of McQueen and those interested in film history.

Rating: Very good

Interviewees: Steve McQueen (archive footage), Robert Culp, Neile Adams, Suzanne Pleshette, Martin Landau, Hillard Elkins, Don Gordon, David Foster, Robert E. Relyea, Lawrence Kasdan, Walter Mirisch, Robert Vaughn, Eli Wallach, Richard Attenborough, Bud Ekins, Charles Champlin, Pat E. Johnson, Loren Janes, William Claxton, Norman Jewison, Chad McQueen, Haskell Wexler, Peter Yates, Bill Hickman, Mario Iscovich, Alec Baldwin, Katherine Haber, Barbara Minty, LeVar Burton 

Director: Mimi Freedman

Movie Review: Rush (2013)

Rush (2013)

Exclusive Media Group, Cross Creek Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Revolution Films, Working Title Films, Double Negative  UK, Germany, USA, 2013.

Based on true events.

In the 1970s racing was a modern gladiator sport with numerous casualties. James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) is a British playboy racer who likes sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) is his complete opposite, a pedantic Austrian who likes to keep things in control. Both of them are rebels and furious behind the wheel. Both of them enter the Formula One class in their own style and they become bitter rivals.

James Hunt

Niki Lauda

Meeting his future wife Marlene (Alexandra Maria Lara) makes Niki a bit more relaxed. Hunt is stressed because he must find new team and sponsors. The 1976 season is bloody battle between the two. Hunt's broken marriage with Suzy Miller (Olivia Wilde) makes him a dangerous opponent to Lauda. Niki suffers severe burns in near fatal accident in notoriously dangerous Nürburgring. Despite his injuries the will to win pulls him back to the racing tracks. Although they are rivals there grows a mutual respect between Lauda and Hunt.

Marlene

Suzy Miller

Niki after the accident

This is an epic and emotional sports drama with rivalry and chivalry. Interestingly the story contrasts the Hunt as a near suicidal risk-taker who lives every day like his last and knows that he may die in a crash while Lauda considers the worth of the risks even more when he has gained something more important than the victory to lose. Both of the main actors make perfect roles, Hemsworth uses his impish charm and Brühl shows some dry humour.

Possibly this is the best film made about Formula One- racing. Watch it even if you are not interested in racing.

Rating: Excellent

Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, Pierfrancesco Favino, David Calder, Natalie Dormer, Stephen Mangan, Christian McKay, Alistair Petrie, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Colin Stinton, Jamie de Courcey, Augusto Dallara, Ilario Calvo, Patrick Baladi, Vincent Riotta, Martin Savage, Jamie Sives, Simon Taylor, Robert Christopher Austin, Tom Wlaschiha, Cristian Solimeno, James Norton, Joséphine de La Baume, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Julien Vialon, Douglas Reith, Polly Furnival, Brooke Johnston, Hannah Britland, Lisa McAllister, Hans-Eckart Eckhardt, Vanessa Zachos, Xavier Laurent, Val Jobara, Zack Niizato, Akira Koieyama, Klaus D. Mund, Folker Banik, Andreas Engelmann, Jochen Kolenda, Christopher Wolert, Roger Nevares, Vanda Dadras, Raffaello Degruttola, Luca Zizzari, Alastair Caldwell, Alan Bayer, Joe Ferrara, Bob Constanduros, Christian Feist, Marco Canadea, Eiji Mihara, Demetri Goritsas, Jay Simpson, Philippe Spall, Erich Redman, Marcello Walton, Masashi Fujimoto, Rob Cavazos, Paolo Barone, Francesco Fronte, Morris Minelli, Luca Naddeo, Marco Napoli, Christian Stelluti, Scott Hopkins, Matthew Watkinson, Anthony Wolfe, Jeremy Wolfe, Mark Postgate 

Director: Ron Howard

Movie Review: Amelia

Amelia 

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Avalon Pictures, AE Electra Productions, USA, Canada, 2009. 

Based on the biography books "East to the Dawn" by Susan Butler and "The Sound of Wings" by Mary S. Lovell. 

In 1937 Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) starts record flight attempt to fly around the world. She remembers her life before that. In 1928 Amelia tries to get funding for flight across Atlantic from book publisher Mr. George Putnam (Richard Gere). HOwevere what he suggests is a hoax where a pilots Bill Stultz (Joe Anderson) and copilot Slim Gordon (Aaron Abrams) would really do the flying. The first attempt fails because the plane has too much weight. Amalia takes command and orders removal of some fuel to make it lighter. That does the trick. 

Amelia Earhart

George Putnam

Slim Gordon and Bill Stultz

The success of Amelia inspires also young female pilot Elinor Smith (Mia Wasikowska). George wants to marry Amelia but she declines because she wants to see the world. Amelia proves her aviation skills with solo flight over Atlantic. Finally Amalia agrees to marry George. Amelia becomes a celebrity but she wants to be free. George is interested in businesses but future Federal Aviation administrator Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor) brings out also Amelia's feminine side resulting to love triangle.

Fokker F.VIIb/3m

Elinor Smith

Gene Vidal

George arranges funding for Amelia's round-the-world flight. First attempt of Amelia and navigator Fred Noonan (Christopher Eccleston) fails. Amelia does not want to give up. She wants to show the world that women can fly. Amelia and George find romantic spark again. On the final stretch of the flight Amelia disappears. 

American heroine

Lockheed Model 10 Electra

Fred Noonan and Amelia

Swank does really look like Earhart and pulls the tomboyish role well. The film is an interesting character study about woman who wanted to show that also women can be pilots. It was also notable that PR was very important in the pioneering times of flight, as the pilots had to make aviation interesting for the public and get funding from sponsors. The cinematography looks good and flight scenes are beautiful. Richard Gere's character goes through the most character development as at first he seems like a callous businessman but becomes later a trusted and loved companion of Amelia. However Amelia's youth is quickly brushed aside, making no other observation that she was a country girl who wanted to fly.

Part of The 2016 Movie Watching Challenge (#22. Biography movie)

Rating: Good

Starring: Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Eccleston, Joe Anderson, Cherry Jones, Mia Wasikowska, Aaron Abrams, Dylan Roberts, Scott Yaphe, Tom Fairfoot, Ryann Shane, William Cuddy, Elizabeth Shepherd, Richard Donat, Scott Anderson, Sarah Kitz, Keelin Jack, Jeremy Akerman, Derek Keurvorst, Thomas Hauff, Sarah Dood, Danielle Bourgon, Hamish McEwan, Michael Daly, Jeffrey Knight, Paul Johnston, Michael Richard, Daniel Janks, Ron Smerczak, Kerin McCue, Richard Lothian, Divine Brown, Elizabeth Saunders, Precious Chong, Kathryn Haggis, Duane Murray, Joe Renzi, Geoff Gillespie, Andrea Ciacci, Julia Juhas, Alexandra MacLean, Kristen Munro, Eva Redpath, Jamie Holmes, Brittany Gray, Karissa Strain, Katie Strain, Valerie Saija, Nina Strazzulla, Leanne Melissa Bishop, James Byron, Amelia Earhart, Gillian Ferrier, Michael Malott
Director: Mira Nair

Book Review: A Kim Jong-Il Production

A Kim Jong-Il Production (Rakastettu Johtaja Ylpeänä Esittää)
by Paul Fischer
translated to Finnish by Aura Nurmi
Atena Kustannus, 2015.

This review is based on the Finnish hardback edition.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il was a serious film buff who went seriously off the deep end. To please his father Kim Il-sung he started making a cult of personality around him with ordering production of heroic tales about North Korean heroes struggling against evil foreign capitalist dogs. Foreign countries were depicted as hell and it was always shining in North Korea. Kim Il-sung was depicted as mythical religious figure. State had full control of the citizens and no one else than Kim Jong-Il was allowed to watch foreign movies. To get films he ordered ambassadors to get him pirated copies of just about every film produced. He had a collection of about 20000 movies and his favourite films were James Bond films, "The First Blood" and "Friday the 13th."

The movies were made for propaganda purposes and for making the people work harder for the communist system. As the film makers in North Korea were rigorously controlled and punished severely for breaking the rules, the quality of North Korean movies was poor and the plots were repetitive and dull. In the 1970s Kim Jong-Il was running a huge organized crime and terrorist operations to get funds for his excessive lifestyle. With techniques learned from James Bond-films many people were kidnapped and forced to work in North Korea. In 1978 two South Korean film makers director/producer Shin Sang-ok and his actor ex-wife Choi Eun-hee were kidnapped by commandos and sent to North Korea. After attempts to indoctrinate them they were forced to make movies that would raise the quality of North Korean cinema.

Shin Sang-ok rebelled against the kidnapping and he tried to escape twice. As the result he was thrown into prison and tortured for years. Finally he decided to play along and act like a reformed man who has realised how awesome the Kims were. In reality he and Choi were always trying to find a way to escape.  Shin and Choi were given rather free hands to make movies. Although Shin's career had started strong he had angered the South Korean politicians mocking censorship and his career was over when the kidnapping occurred. Shin hid some critique against the North Korean system into his films but that went unnoticed because Kim Jong-Il liked the films. After making some critically acclaimed films, they were given lease to shoot films in East-European countries. Finally they made "so bad it is good" version of "Godzilla": "Pulgasari." Shin and Choi did not stay to see the film's success in North Korea as they had already escaped. Ironically the hardships took away some of Shin's egoistic characteristics and Shin and Choi found their love again. However Shin's career as director never fully recovered, the highlight being "3 Ninjas Knuckle Up."

In his book Paul Fischer gives a unique perspective of North Korea showing Kim Jong-Il's movie fanaticism as the main driving force of his internal politics. Kim is depicted as charismatic but capricious party animal who executes people at whim. Favoured persons are elevated and then destroyed when they fail Kim. Kim is compared of crazed movie producer or director who was using all the citizens as extras in Kim Jong-Il-show and North Korea as his stage. Those who do not fit their role are cut off. Keeping the borders closed and forcing the people believe absurd things Kim brainwashed the whole nation. The people are kept in dark while the party officials overindulge. However watching smuggled foreign movies is slowly eroding the people's faith in the North Korean system. Also the biographies of Shin Sang-ok and Choi Eun-hee are told in detail. The book is enjoyable reading, stylistically like combination of spy thriller and history. Fischer does a impressive job trying to separate the rumours from the facts.

Rating: Very good

Movie Review: Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys

Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys a.k.a Heroes and Villains 

Leonard Hill Films, USA, 1991. 

Based on the book "Heroes and Villains" by Steven Gaines. 

The movie begins when drunken Dennis Wilson (Bruce Greenwood) tries to dive for his items and drowns. Decades before he was a surfer dude. His geeky brother Brian (Greg Kean) is hopeless with girls and plays organ with his dad Murry (Arlen Dean Snyder) and brother Carl (Bo Foxworth). Dennis says that Brian should play Rock 'n'Roll. They start the band Beach Boys with Mike Love (Casey Sander) and Al Jardine (Andrew Myler). Murry does not like their music but recognizes the potential. He arranges a recording contract. 

Brian

Dennis Wilson

Murry Wilson

"Surfin" becomes an instant hit but for the live gigs they need more practice. Murry is very demanding on Brian. Dennis and Murry constantly argue and there are artistic differences. Brian is stressed and little brother Dennis does best he can to support him. Brian starts smoking weed and starts to get panic attacks. He stops touring and starts to write songs. 

Beach Boys!

Psychedelic era

The hippie-era changes their style considerably. Dennis also meets Charles Manson (Michael Reid MacKay) who steals money from him. Years go by, hairs and beards grow. Sex, drugs & Rock'n'Roll take their toll and several marriages are ruined. Despite the hardships the band survives.

Charles Manson

Dennis and Brian

Good band biography made for TV. The 1960s atmosphere is nice, with the innocence of early 60s and later the wild and darker years. The movie depicts mainly the stories of Dennis and Brian with less attention to he other band members. The latter half is more focused on the problems of the band than their music. Murry is depicted as a failed musician who vents his frustration on Brian and Dennis. As the movie spans several decades, many things are fast forwarded. It is hard to keep track of who is married to whom. As this is an unauthorized bio picture, there is no music performed by real the Beach Boys. However the imitations are quite good. 

Rating: Good 

Starring: Bruce Greenwood, Greg Kean, Arlen Dean Snyder, Casey Sander, Bo Foxworth, Linda Dona, Laura Leigh Hughes, Wendy Foxworth, Dorothy Dells, Andrew Myler, William Jones, Billy Vera, Robert Lee, Maya Lebenzon, Kelly Bratten, Diane Gaidry, Guy Christopher, Lance Rosen, Don Craig, John Walter Davis, Aaron Lustig, Richard Morof, Michael Strasser, Elizabeth Giordano, Jason Keene, Jay Levy, Ed Levey, Michael Reid MacKay, Colleen Morris, Paul Anthony Weber 

Director: Michael Switzer

Movie Review: Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story 

Raffaella De Laurentiis Productions, Universal Pictures, Hong Kong, USA, 1993. 

The movie is based on the hard-to-find book "Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew" written by Bruce Lee's widow, Linda Lee Cadwell. 

Young Bruce Lee (Sam Hau) and his father (Ric Young) live in Hong Kong. Father sees a nightmare of demon chasing Bruce. Father puts Bruce in martial arts school. Later Bruce (Jason Scott Lee, not related to Bruce) uses his skills to defend girls from lusty sailors. Father fears that Bruce will die in Hong Kong so he sends him to USA. 

Bruce Lee

The life in America is not easy, and he makes a living by washing dishes. He keeps training martial arts and fights with angry cooks and racist bullies. Restaurant owner Mrs Yang (Nancy Kwan) forces him to think what he wants to do with his life. Bruce begins to study philosophy and starts to give kung fu lessons. He then meets his future wife Linda (Lauren Holly).

Bruce fights the cooks

Linda

However other Chinese do not like that he is teaching martial arts to whites. Bruce has to duel with martial arts master Johnny Sun (Johnny Cheung) (in real history Wong Jack Man) to earn his right to teach. The lost opponent cowardly breaks Bruce's back (did not happen in real life! Bruce hurt his back years later when he was lifting weights. The injury possibly contributed to his death as he began using painkillers and cannabis.) 

Bruce's first kung fu school

Johnny Sun

Linda helps him to recover. Bruce develops his own martial arts style Jeet Kune Do. They get children and Bruce starts his film career. However the Hollywood career falls short because the audience does not want Asian actors. The studio also steals his idea for TV-series "Kung Fu." Bruce returns to Hong Kong and becomes a celebrated movie star. After filming "Enter the Dragon" he dies. 

Bruce with his kids Brandon (Iain M. Parker) and Shannon (Michelle Tennant)

Jason Lee does a fine job as Bruce, portraying well his gestures and facial expressions. Also Lauren Holly is good as supporting and strong wife. The story is partially true and partially fiction, there are many inaccuracies or inclusion of things that just did not happen in real history. In the movie Bruce is the only child of single parent. In reality Bruce had both parents and four siblings. Also many controversial areas of Bruce's life are omitted (drug use, relationship with Betty Ting). Still the movie makes a good portrait of a young man who has to fight his inner demons and external prejudices to gain his place in the sun. Bruce also pushed boundaries in Hollywood by portraying strong Chinese characters instead of the typical for the era caricature Asian movie characters. The main focus of the sentimental story is the romance of Bruce and Linda, and the difficulties the mixed race couple has to go through in the 1960s.

Rating: Good

Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner, Michael Learned, Nancy Kwan, Kay Tong Lim, Ric Young, Luoyong Wang, Sterling Macer Jr., Sven-Ole Thorsen, Ong Soo Han, Eric Bruskotter, Aki Aleong, Chao Li Chi, Sam Hau, Iain M. Parker, Michelle Tennant, Clyde Kusatsu, Alicia Tao, Kwong-Keung Kong, John Cheung, Anthony Carpio, Tat-Kwong Chan, John Lacy, Harry Stanback, Michael Cudlitz, Forry Smith, Sean Stanek, Van Williams, Alan Eugster, Paul Raci, Ed Parker Jr., Shannon Lee, Robert Garrett, Lala Sloatman, Fu Suk Han, Nick Brandon, Louis Turenne, Paul Mantee, Jonathan Penner, Jan Solomita, Shannon Uno, Rob Cohen, Lau Pak Lam, Pamela Holt, Mark King, Johnny Mask, Steve Spry 

Director: Rob Cohen