Croczilla
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]
| Croczilla | |
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 Chinese theatrical release poster | |
| Traditional Chinese | 百万巨鳄 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Bai wan ju e |
| 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 |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Budget | US$4.7 million[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 8-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.[2]
Release
Croczilla was shown as a "work-in-progress" print at Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2012.[3] Australian sales firm Odin's Eye Entertainment picked up the rights to Croczilla.[3] The film was released in China on June 8, 2012.[1] Croczilla was the opening film at the 36th Montreal World Film Festival.[4]
Notes
- Elley, Derek (June 20, 2012). "Million Dollar Crocodile". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- "Million Dollar Crocodile Soap2day - Million Dollar Crocodile watch free online full movie on SoapToday, Soap 2 Day, Soap Today". 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- 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.