China Synopsis
大腕
Yankie director Don Tyler faces mounting insecurity and declining health while on location in Beijing, so his assistant hires down-and-out camerman YoYo to take the reins. Scrambling, studio boss sells the sagging picture to a Japanese media company. But YoYo is determined to upstage the whole production by granting the director's wish to have a grand "comedy funeral". To raise the money for it, he auctions off advertising and sponsorships for the funeral to companies around the world. But wait…is Don getting better?
The 2000–2002 China Window
28 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Big Shot's Funeral sits at position #20.
#1The Grand Mansion Gate
★ 9.3 · 2001
#2Heavenly Sword and Dragon Sabre
★ 8.6 · 2002
#3Laughing in the Wind
★ 8.6 · 2001
#4Devils on the Doorstep
★ 8.1 · 2000
#5Kangxi Dynasty
★ 7.9 · 2001
#6Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks
★ 7.6 · 2002
#7Hero
★ 7.5 · 2002
#8Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
★ 7.4 · 2000
Other Titles From China Film Group Corporation
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Big Shot's Funeral premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #627 of 946 China films indexed here (34th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Comedy productions specifically: #133 of 214 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English |
| Production Companies | China Film Group Corporation, Columbia Pictures, Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia |
| Runtime | 1h 40m |
| Release Date | December 21, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0287934 |