Summary
Hock, a Bruce Lee-worshipping grocery boy, falls in love with disco after a screening of his favorite kung fu film is replaced with a "Saturday Night Fever" clone. Partnering up with his friend Mei, he signs up for dancing lessons to prepare for a contest, in order to make some extra cash and buy a new motorcycle.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+33)
Critics 44Audiences 77GoodWatch 56
Tomatometer44%
Audience score85%
IMDb6.8
Box office
53%of its budget back
- Budget
- $1 M
- Worldwide
- $570 K
Worldwide it made back $570 K of the $1 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 6 countries
Released
1998
May 28, 1998
28 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Singapore
Directing · 1
- Glen Goei Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 2
- Chih Chong Tan Producer
- Shu Yueh Tay Unit Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Brian J. Breheny Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jane Moran Editor
Sound · 1
- Guy Gross Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Lawrence Eastwood Production Design
- Andy Heng Art Direction
- Mimi Hockman Set Decoration
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