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''Croczilla'' was shown as a "work-in-progress" print at Marché du Film at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2012.<ref name="odin-fba">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/odins-get-a-bite-on-crocodile|work=Film Business Asia|accessdate=June 20, 2012|author=Frater, Patrick|date=May 11, 2012|title=Odin's get a bite on Crocodile|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213827/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/odins-get-a-bite-on-crocodile|archivedate=March 3, 2016}}</ref> Australian sales firm Odin's Eye Entertainment picked up the rights to '' |
''Croczilla'' was shown as a "work-in-progress" print at Marché du Film at the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in May 2012.<ref name="odin-fba">{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/odins-get-a-bite-on-crocodile|work=Film Business Asia|accessdate=June 20, 2012|author=Frater, Patrick|date=May 11, 2012|title=Odin's get a bite on Crocodile|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213827/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/odins-get-a-bite-on-crocodile|archivedate=March 3, 2016}}</ref> Australian sales firm Odin's Eye Entertainment picked up the rights to ''Croczilla''.<ref name="odin-fba" /> The film was released in China on June 8, 2012.<ref name="fba" /> ''Croczilla'' was the opening film at the 36th [[Montreal World Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/crocodile-has-first-bite-of-montreal|work=Film Business Asia|title=Crocodile has first bite of Montreal|accessdate=August 9, 2012|date=August 9, 2012|author=Cremin, Stephen|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221029/http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/crocodile-has-first-bite-of-montreal|archivedate=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |
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Directed by | Lin Lisheng |
Written by | Lin Lisheng Ma Hua Ma Yu |
Produced by | Li Rui |
Starring | Barbie Shu Guo Tao Lam Suet Shi Zhaoqi Xiong Xinxin |
Cinematography | Li Xi |
Edited by | Zhou Xinxia Wei Nan |
Music by | Dong Dongdong |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | China |
Budget | US$4.7 million[1] |
Croczilla (also known as Million Dollar Crocodile or The Crocodile) is a 2012 Chinese monster movie directed by Lin Lisheng. The film stars Barbie Shu, Guo Tao, Lam Suet and is about a group of people seeking a crocodile that has swallowed a million yuan.[1]
The film was released on June 8, 2012 and was promoted in some media as China's first monster movie.[1]
Plot
The film tells the story of an eight meter long crocodile on the rampage in Hangzhou. Xiao befriends Amao, a 36-foot crocodile, who lives on his father's crocodile sanctuary. Soon his father is forced to sell the crocodiles to a gangster who plans to use them for high priced meals. The story begins as the crocodile is released, swallows a fortune won by a local woman who forces the police to hunt it, and begins to terrorize the local town.
Release
Croczilla was shown as a "work-in-progress" print at Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012.[2] Australian sales firm Odin's Eye Entertainment picked up the rights to Croczilla.[2] The film was released in China on June 8, 2012.[1] Croczilla was the opening film at the 36th Montreal World Film Festival.[3]
Notes
- ^ a b c d Elley, Derek (June 20, 2012). "Million Dollar Crocodile". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on May 2, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
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timestamp mismatch; May 2, 2015 suggested (help) - ^ a b Frater, Patrick (May 11, 2012). "Odin's get a bite on Crocodile". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ Cremin, Stephen (August 9, 2012). "Crocodile has first bite of Montreal". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
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