| The Eye | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | The Eye |
| Directed by: | Pang Brothers |
| Written by: | Jojo Hui; Pang Brothers |
| Produced by: | Eric Tsang; Daniel Yun; Allan Fung; Lawrence Cheng; Peter Ho-Sun Chan; Udom Piboonlapudom; Jojo Hui |
| Music by: | Orange Music |
| Cinematography: | Decha Srimantra |
| Edited by: | Pang Brothers |
| Production | |
| Distributors: | Applause Pictures Raintree Pictures |
| Released: | May 9th, 2002 |
| Rating: | R |
| Running time: | 99 min. |
| Country: | Hong Kong |
| Language: | Thai; Cantonese |
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The Eye is a Chinese horror film of the supernatural thriller subgenre. It was written and directed by the Pang Brothers and co-written by Jojo Hui. It was produced by Applause Pictures and Raintree Pictures and premiered in Hong Kong on May 9th, 2002. The movie stars Lee Sin-Je as Wong Kar Mun - a young blind woman who develops psychic abilities after receiving a cornea implant. Wong Kar Mun's psychic impressions even enable her to see ghosts.
Cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lee Sin-Je | Wong Kar Mun |
| Lawrence Chou | Doctor Wah |
| Jinda Duangtoy | Old lady in the hospital |
| Yut Lai So | Yingying |
| Candy Lo | Yee, Mun's sister |
| Edmund Chen | Doctor Lo |
| Yin Ping Ko | Mun's grandmother |
| Florence Wu | Nurse |
| Wisarup Annuar | Dark figure |
| Yuet Siu Wong | Ghost in the hospital |
| Wing-Wai Chin | Hospital caretaker |
| Tao Leung | Ghost on the highway |
| Miyuki Lau | Wah's secretary |
| Ousinthorn Chotphan | Mun as a little girl |
| Dampongongtrakul Sawadee | Yee as a little girl |
| Ming Poon | Boy with cap |
| Ben Yuen | Mister Ching |
| Wasarat Thrasarchoti | Mister Ching's assistant |
| Cub Chin | Boy's father |
| Nonlaporn Sombatruksasuk | Boy's mother |
| Tian Nan Wu | Calligraphy teacher |
| Nittaya Suthornrat | Ghost in the classroom |
| Hing Kim Lee | Restaurant owner |
| Si Won Ho | Ghost in the restaurant |
| Yuk Ha Lau | Waitress |
| Pui Ho Jim | Boy in the car accident |
| Sungwen Cummee | Ghost in the elevator |
| Chutcha Rujinanon | Ling |
| Somchai Leelanukul | Thai mini-bus driver |
| Busarn Thongtiw | Thai nurse 1 |
| Panpimol Jeamsakol | Thai nurse 2 |
| Pierre Png | Doctor Eak |
| Sue Yuen Wang | Ling's mother |
| Tassanana Nuntasapee | Ling (Age 4) |
| Damrongwiseeatapnich | Ling (Age 8) |
| Sopol Duriensuk | Traffic Policeman |
| Pornchai Hongrattanaporn | Bride |
| Wirasinee Kuntipan | Groom |
| Narongsak Junjiamrat | Young father |
| Kanta Aeamsamang | Young mother |
| Wanna Mahachanok | Thai mini-cab driver |
| King Man Ip | Taoist |
| Wai-Ho Yung | Mister Ching |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- The original Chinese title for this film is Gin gwai, which redirects to this page.
- There are a total of forty-three credited cast members in this film.
- The tagline for this film is "What if the reflection you see is not yours".
- This movie has also been identified under the title Seeing Ghosts.
- This movie was remade as an American production in 2008 as The Eye and was directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud. The film stars Jessica Alba as Sydney Wells, who is the American counterpart to Wong Kar Mun.
- At its widest release, The Eye was screened in twenty-three theaters. It remained in release for a total of thirty weeks (210 days). [1].
- The Eye was released on Region 1 DVD in North America by Lions Gate Entertainment on October 21st, 2003. [2]
- Directors and writers Danny Pang and Oxide Chun Pang are collectively credited as The Pang Brothers in this film.
- Lead actress Angelica Lee is credited as Lee Sin-Je in this film. This is her fourth feature film work.
- This is the second, and to date, final film work for producer Udom Piboonlapudom. He also worked as a producer on Som and Bank: Bangkok for Sale in 2001.
- The Eye received a weighted average rating of 66/100 on Metacritic based on twenty-six critic reviews. As of early 2020, it had a user score of 6.9 based on ratings from fifteen users.
- The Eye has a 64% Fresh rating on the movie review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. This is based on posted reviews from 104 critics. It has an audience score of 72% based on 26,675 users.
- Actress Mylio Lau is credited as Miyuki Lau in this film.
- Actor Cub Chien is credited as Cub Chin in this film.
- Actor Pui-Ho Chim is credited as Pui Ho Jim in this film.
- Actor Vuanna Mahachanok is credited as Wanna Mahachanok in this film. This is Wanna's first, and to date, only known film work.
- Actor King-Man Yip is credited as King Man Ip in this film.
Fun Facts[]
- Actress Angelica Lee will later marry co-director and co-writer Oxide Chun Pang. The two get married on February 6th, 2010.
Recommendations[]
- Eye 2, The
- Eye 3, The
- Child's Eye, The
- Eye, The (2008)
External Links[]
References[]
- ↑ Box Office Mojo; The Eye (2002); In Release. Widest Release.
- ↑ Amazon.com; The Eye (2002); DVD. Product details.
Keywords[]
Automobile accident | Birds | Bus | Cemetery | Disfigurement | Exorcism | Exploding vehicle | Eye injury | Flashback | Ghosts | Hallucination | Hangings | Hospital | Immolation | Nightmares | Precognition | Psychokinesis | Suicide | Taxicab | Thailand | Violin