Big Shot's funeral /

When world famous film director Don Tyler is tossed off the picture by his studio boss, his depression is only relieved by his unlikely friendship with a down-on-his-luck cameraman, YoYo. Knowing he's not well, Tyler asks his friend to plan a "comedy funeral" for him, where people lea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	San, Bao (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Zhongguo dian ying ji tuan gong si, Beijing hua yi xiong di tai he ying shi tou zi you xian gong si, Columbia Film Production Asia, Ltd, China Film Co-Production Company, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Yang, Buting, Wang, Zhongjun, Li, Xiaoming (Screenwriter), Shi, Kang (Screenwriter), Feng, Xiaogang (Screenwriter, Director), Ge, You, 1957- (Actor), Kwan, Rosamund (Actor), Sutherland, Donald, 1935- (Actor), Ying, Da (Actor), Mazursky, Paul (Actor), Zhang, Li, Zhou, Ying, Liu, Xingang
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English Chinese French
Language Notes:	Mandarin and English, or French soundtrack; English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	[Culver City, Calif.] : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2003]
Series:	Sony Pictures classics.
Subjects:	Motion picture producers and directors > China > Drama. Americans > China > Drama. Funeral rites and ceremonies > China > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Chinese. Motion pictures, Japanese. Comedy films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	When world famous film director Don Tyler is tossed off the picture by his studio boss, his depression is only relieved by his unlikely friendship with a down-on-his-luck cameraman, YoYo. Knowing he's not well, Tyler asks his friend to plan a "comedy funeral" for him, where people leave feeling happy, as they do at Chinese funerals of the elderly. When Tyler eventually falls into a coma, YoYo begins the task of granting Tyler's last wish.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Special features: Theatrical trailers. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:	DVD, Dolby surround, widescreen version.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG, for thematic elements, language and brief partial nudity.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Zhang Li. ; editor, Zhou Ying ; music, San Bao ; production designer, Liu Xingang.
ISBN:	0767888553 9780767888554