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Mandarin | 发财联盟 |
Directed by | Matt Lai |
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Distributed by | GSC Movies |
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Running time | 1 hour 45 minutes |
Countries | Malaysia, Singapore |
Language | Mandarin |
What! The Heist (Chinese :发财联盟) is a 2023 Malaysian-Singaporean action comedy film. The film revolves around a team of con artists completing a lottery heist mission, as they aims to manipulate the national lottery and win the $100 million jackpot prize. [1] [2]
The film stars an ensemble cast of Mark Lee, Jack Lim, Patricia Mok, Henry Thia, Jaspers Lai, Gan Mei Yan, Hao Ren, Ahirine Ahirudin, Yuan Teng and Grace Teo. It is directed by Matt Lai.
The film is released on 19 January 2023 in cinemas in Malaysia and Singapore. It is one of the four 2023 Malaysian and Singaporean Chinese New Year films, including Ma, I Love You, Little Sunshine (Malaysia), and The King of Musang King (Singapore-Malaysia). [3] [4]
A criminal named 'Godfather' broke out of jail and is assigned by a powerful gangster lord 'Big Boss', in order to complete a mission titled "Lottery Heist", to steal a $100 million lottery grand prize. After recruiting an actor and other con artists, they begin to execute their grand plan. The plan is to enter the lottery company, swap out lotto balls and modify the lottery machine, to win the jackpot, a grand prize worth $100 million. But it soon comes to light that Big Boss plans to kill everyone involved once the mission is completed. Godfather and his new recruits now must plot to save their lives while keeping the money for themselves. How will the heist go? [5] [6]
The film is a joint production between Malaysia and Singapore. It is directed by Matt Lai, whose previous films include Juang (2022) and Fight Lah! Kopitiam (2020). [7] The film is co-produced by Mark Lee and Jack Lim, through Mark Lee's company King Kong Media Production. [8]
The film stars several Singaporean and Malaysian household veteran comedy actors such as Mark Lee, Henry Thia, Jack Lim, Jaspers Lai, Patricia Mok. The film showcases heist and lottery culture in Malaysia and Singapore. [9]
I Not Stupid is a 2002 Singaporean comedy film about the lives, struggles and adventures of three Primary 6 pupils who are placed in the academically inferior EM3 stream. Written and directed by Jack Neo, and produced by Mediacorp Raintree Pictures, the film stars Huang Po Ju, Shawn Lee, Joshua Ang, Cheryl Desiree Chan, Xiang Yun, Jack Neo, Richard Low and Selena Tan.
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Greedy Ghost is a Singaporean comedy horror film and the third film in the Singapore Ghost franchise, the first was Where Got Ghost?, and the second being The Ghosts Must Be Crazy, the cast differs, though, directed and written by Boris Boo. The film is executive produced by local funnyman Mark Lee, stars Kang Kang, Henry Thia, Brendan Yuen and Jesseca Liu, and is about the greed of a worker at a funeral parlour causing him to see actual ghosts. The film is Lee's very first attempt as an executive producer and is also the inaugural time in which his talent company, Galaxy Entertainment, is funding a movie. Officially opened in cinemas on 16 August 2012 in Singapore, and on 26 July in Malaysia, filming commenced and took place in the latter.
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Long Long Time Ago 2 is a 2016 Singaporean period film directed by Jack Neo. The film commemorates Singapore's 50th birthday and stars Aileen Tan, Mark Lee and Wang Lei as the main casts. The film was released on 31 March 2016. It also marks the third on-screen reunion of Mark Lee and Suhaimi Yusof after they starred alongside together in the popular Singaporean sitcom named Police & Thief.
Let's Eat! is a 2016 Singaporean-Malaysian comedy film directed by Chapman To in his directorial debut. It stars To as a traditionalist chef who comes into conflict with the restaurant owner's daughter, played by Aimee Chan. It was released on 4 February in Malaysia and in Singapore the next day, grossing a total of US$489,846 in both territories.
Take 2 is a 2017 Singaporean comedy film directed by Ivan Ho and executively produced by Jack Neo. This marks Ho's directorial debut after being a longtime scriptwriting partner of Neo's, and one of two films distributed by mm2 Entertainment during the Chinese New Year period in 2017, the other being The Fortune Handbook. It also marks the on-screen reunion of Maxi Lim, Gadrick Chin, Wang Lei and Chen Tianwen after their previous collaboration in the Naval Diving Unit movie known as Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen. Secondly, it also marks another on-screen reunion of Maxi Lim and Chen Tianwen after their previous collaborations as son and father respectively in the Ah Boys to Men film series including Ah Boys to Men, Ah Boys to Men 2 and Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen, and also as disciple and martial arts and lion dance master respectively in the Lion Dance movies The Lion Men and The Lion Men: Ultimate Showdown, but unfortunately, they will be portraying as enemies in this film. Moreover, it also marks another on-screen reunion of Gadrick Chin and Chen Tianwen after their previous collaboration in Mr. Unbelievable, where they also portrayed enemies in the film. Furthermore, it also marks another on-screen reunion of Ryan Lian and Wang Lei after their previous collaborations in Long Long Time Ago, Long Long Time Ago 2 and The Diam Diam Era Two. Also, Gadrick Chin and Henry Thia would later collaborate again in the movie known as The King of Musang King and that Ryan Lian, Maxi Lim, Kanny Theng and Henry Thia would later collaborate again in the movie known as Money No Enough 3.
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