Mee Pok Man (1995)

A painfully shy noodle-shop owner and a prostitute have a chance encounter when destiny arrives in the form of a car accident.

Director:

Eric Khoo

Writer:

Yu Lei Foong

Stars:

Joe Ng, Michelle Goh, Kay Tong Lim

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Joe Ng	...	Mee Pok Man
Michelle Goh	...	Bunny
Kay Tong Lim	...	Mike Kor
David Brazil	...	Jonathan Reese
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Chua

Storyline

A painfully shy noodle-shop owner and a prostitute have a chance encounter when destiny arrives in the form of a car accident.

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Plot Keywords:

tragic event | noodle shop owner | prostitute | car accident | shyness | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Reportedly, this was one of the first Singaporean productions to have employed a completely local cast and crew.

User Reviews

fish noodle surprise

This film drags on a little too long, the story is cheesy, but there's humour in here. To simply judge this as a drama is an error. This is dark comedy. Perhaps not particularly well-executed at parts, but a comedy nonetheless. The fish noodle man runs his late father's shop in Singapore. He sees a prostitute get injured, takes her back to his apartment etc. The main character is not 'retarded' in the way that we use the word. He's just different, and a little slow. Singaporean dialect is used here, mixing up Chinese and English.

I only recommend this film to people with a dark sense of humour.

Details

Country:

Singapore

Language:

Hokkien English Cantonese

Release Date:

June 1995 (Singapore)

Also Known As:

Торговец лапшой

Filming Locations:

Singapore

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

27 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1