Directed by:
Peter MacDonaldScreenplay:
David Henry HwangCinematography:
David ConnellComposer:
John AltmanCast:
Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Ric Young, Kabir Bedi, Eddie Marsan, Inday Ba, Burt Kwouk, Randall Duk Kim, Henry O, Terence Beesley, James Faulkner (more)Plots(1)
Nick Orton (Thomas Gibson), an American businessman and Chinese scholar living in China, meets beautiful Kwan Ying (Bai Ling), who he mistakenly believes to be a business client. Kwan Ying is actually the Goddess of Mercy, however, and she soon lures Nick into a mystical Chinese world. There, he learns that he is the chosen Scholar from Above--the only one who can save this world from impending doom. Nick also meets the Monkey King (Russell Wong), an arrogant, sardonic, but incredibly strong half-man, half-monkey. Ready to save the world, Nick is given his mission: to retrieve a revolutionary manuscript stolen centuries before by the evil emperor, Shu (Duk Kim), who wanted to stop time so that China could keep to the values of its past. Guided by Kwan Ying, Nick must battle terrifying monsters, hideous demons, and countless other obstacles created by Shu to stop him from retrieving the sacred text. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Thomas Gibson
USA
Best movies:
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Far and Away (1992)
The Age of Innocence (1993)
Bai Ling
China
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Lords of Dogtown (2005)
The Crow (1994)
Russell Wong
USA
Best movies:
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
China Girl (1987)
Vanishing Son (1994) (TV movie)
Ric Young
UK
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
The Last Emperor (1987)
Kabir Bedi
India
Best movies:
Main Hoon Na (2004)
I misteri della giungla nera (1991) (series)
The Beast (1988)
Eddie Marsan
UK
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
21 Grams (2003)
The Best of Men (2012) (TV movie)
Inday Ba
Sweden
Best movies:
The Reunion (2002)
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)
Arabian Nights (2000) (TV movie)
Burt Kwouk
UK
Best movies:
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Goldfinger (1964)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Randall Duk Kim
Best movies:
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The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
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Henry O
Best movies:
The Last Emperor (1987)
Marco Polo (1982) (series)
Shanghai Noon (2000)
Terence Beesley
UK
Best movies:
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Cadfael (1994) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
James Faulkner
UK
Best movies:
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Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Richard Ng
China
Best movies:
The Private Eyes (1976)
Burger Cop (1995)
Wheels on Meals (1984)
Olga Sosnovska
Poland
Best movies:
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
House of D (2004)
Chester See
Best movies:
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Hon Ping Tang
Best movies:
The Fifth Element (1997)
Spy Game (2001)
The Blade (1995)
Ozzie Yue
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Croupier (1998)
Nuns on the Run (1990)
Annette Badland
UK
Best movies:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
Jacqueline Chan
Trinidad and Tobago
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Cleopatra (1963)
The World of Suzie Wong (1960)
Ian U'Chong
Best movies:
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