Hong Kong Synopsis
買兇拍人
“During a slack period, contract killers market their business as a consumer experience.”
A hired killer pairs up with an amateur filmmaker to provide clients with satisfying footage of enemies getting whacked in this black comedy. Business is down, so hit man Bart is thrilled when Mrs. Ma hires him to kill her enemies and film the murders. But Bart's first video killing stinks, so he hires filmmaker Chuen. Although business subsequently picks up, their notoriety creates complications.
Action + Comedy in Hong Kong
150 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding You Shoot, I Shoot itself).
Other Titles From Golden Harvest Entertainment
The 2000–2002 Hong Kong Window
You Shoot, I Shoot holds position #12 of 41 Hong Kong films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Hong Kong, 146 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when You Shoot, I Shoot premiered alongside 12 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 12 other Hong Kong films in 2001.
The 522nd Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Audience Engagement
30 audience reviews — more than 56% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Review volume (56th percentile) outruns trending popularity (33th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #244 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #154 of 516 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Cantonese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, French, Cantonese |
| Production Companies | Golden Harvest Entertainment, 嘉禾娱乐事业有限公司 |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | August 16, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0312932 |
| Official Site | www.goldenharvest.com |