Running on Karma (2003)
September 27, 2003Release Date
Running on Karma (2003)
September 27, 2003Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Andy Lau
Big
Cecilia Cheung
Inspector Lee Fung Yee
Eddie Cheung
Inspector Chung
Chun Wong
Yee's Superior Officer
Karen Tong Bo-Yue
Woman
Jimmy Wong Wa-Wo
Yee's Colleague
Yu Wenzhong
Master Wu
Hon Kwok-Choi
Slippery Thief
Hou Lian-Sheng
Master Wen
Yuen Bun
Chef / Stunt Coordinator
He Sheng-Wei
Sun Guo
Johnnie To
Director
Zhang Meng
Jade
Wai Ka-fai
Director
Wong Chi-Wai
The Hammer
So Wai-Nam
CID
Yau Nai-hoi
Writer
Eddie Che Wai-Yin
CID
Au Kin-yee
Writer
Frank Liu Zong-Ji
CID
Yip Tin-Shing
Writer
Ho Chung-Wai
CID
Vincent Chi Mo-Chun
CID
Lam Kwok-Kit
CID
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 27, 2003
Original Name大隻佬
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Filming LocationsBeijing · Hong Kong · Peking, China
Genres
Wiki.
Running on Karma (traditional Chinese: 大隻佬; simplified Chinese: 大只佬/大块头有大智慧; Literal Title: Big Guy/Big Guy Has Big Wisdom), also known as An Intelligent Muscle Man, is a 2003 Hong Kong action thriller film produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai. The film is ultimately a Buddhist parable about the nature of karma. There were some cuts in the Mainland China edition to meet the requirements for release there.
This is the second film starring Andy Lau in which he wears a prosthetic suit. In his previous film, Love on a Diet, he wore a fat suit, while in this film, he wears a muscle suit. Principal photography began from March to July 2003, though filming was interrupted in April due to the SARS pandemic.
Running on Karma was a critical and commercial success, grossing HK$26,339,848 at the Hong Kong box office, making it the third-highest grossing film of the year in the territory, and received 13 nominations at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards, winning Best Film, Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Lau, who wins the award for the second time after being awarded for his performance in Running Out of Time in 2000. In addition, Lau's performance in the film also won him the Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor and the Chinese Film Media Awards for Best Actor of the Hong Kong/Taiwan region.