Homerun (2003)
"Pao ba hai zi" (original title)

Director:

Jack Neo

Writer:

Jack Neo

Stars:

Shawn Lee, Megan Zheng, Yun Xiang

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Shawn Lee	...	Chew Kiat Kun
Megan Zheng	...	Chew Seow Fang
Yun Xiang	...	Kun's Mother
Wenyong Huang	...	Kun's Father
Joshua Ang	...	Tan Beng Soon
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sharon Au	...	Seow Fang's Teacher
Hui Lu Boon	...	Seow Fang's Schoolmate
Emil Chau	...	Policeman
John Cheng	...	Rioter
Marcus Chin	...	Kun's Form Teacher
Wen Long Ho	...	Tan Seow Hay
Po Ju Huang	...	Fatty
M.C. King	...	Shoe Shop Assistant
Frankie Lee	...	Cobbler
Mark Lee	...	Kun's P.E. Teacher

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

singaporean police | singapore | remake

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Singapore

Language:

Mandarin

Release Date:

7 August 2003 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

Homerun

Filming Locations:

Malaysia

Box Office

Budget:

SGD 1,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$33,646 (Hong Kong) (5 December 2003)

Gross:

$50,921 (Hong Kong) (12 December 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mediacorp Raintree Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Remake of Children of Heaven (1997)

User Reviews

Inspiring and simple, but had badly written humor

I have watched this movie a few times before in Chinese class. I never really got to truly appreciate and understand this movie until now.

"Homerun" is about two poor siblings who have to share shoes after the brother accidentally loses his sisters' pair of shoes. The plot is simple, but amazingly, the movie managed to get deep and emotional. It's truly a wonder.

This is really an inspiring film. At first, I thought the plot was too over the top and too unrealistic, but after watching the whole film, I realized: How would I know? Myself, like Beng Soon, was born into a fortunate family and (as he put it:) I don't understand what it's like to live without shoes. I have never been in a situation like that, so I don't have any right to decide whether something like this is unrealistic or whatnot.

I love family films and this one, although foreign, is no exception. I really liked the bond that the siblings shared. Even if things would not go the way they wanted it to, they never gave up and always found ways to work through them together. That was inspiring.

The one thing I did not like in this film was the humor that seemed to be trying too hard. There were so many scenes in the movie that could have just been cut and made the film better. The so-called funny scenes with Kun's classmates were unnecessary. The bad humor played a big part in my low score for this movie. Aside from that, I think that the cast could have been improved. The movie would do well without some of the students. The lead actor seemed to be lacking in something. However, the actress who played the sister and the actor who played the rival, did terrific jobs.

Viewed on: June 17, 2011