Crazy Alien

2019 1h 56m ZH

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 82

ComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A monkey trainer whose act goes wrong after an alien crash lands on Earth and injures his monkey. Desperate to perform the act, he attempts to train the alien instead, though is punished after the alien regains his powers.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Huang Bo
Geng Hao
Shen Teng
Da Fei
Matthew Morrison
Captain Zach Andrews
Tom Pelphrey
John Stockton
Daniel Hugh Kelly
The President of the United States
Xu Zheng
Alien
Yu Hewei
Brother Liu
Lei Jiayin
Police Officer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ning Hao
Writers: Xing Aina, Pan Yiran, Xiaohang Sun
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: China

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Crazy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ning Hao, shot by Liao Ni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Du Yuan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Huang Bo and Shen Teng and Matthew Morrison carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6660238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ning Hao directs. Liao Ni behind the camera. Du Yuan cuts. Produced in China. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
3Part of the "Crazy Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Ning Hao, shot by Liao Ni. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Du Yuan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Huang Bo and Shen Teng and Matthew Morrison carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6660238 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.