Eating Air

{{Short description|1999 Singaporean film}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Eating Air

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| t = 吃風

| s = 吃风

| p = Chī fēng

| poj = Jiak hong

| l = “Having a good time” in Hokkien slang}}

| image = Eating Air.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = {{ubl|Kelvin Tong|Jasmine Ng}}

| producer = {{ubl|Loraine Frugniet|Mabelyn Ow}}

| writer = {{ubl|Kelvin Tong|Jasmine Ng}}

| screenplay =

| starring = {{ubl|Benjamin Heng|Alvina Toh}}

| music = {{ubl|Joe Ng|Seens|Jason Tan|Nigel Woodford}}

| cinematography = {{ubl|Lucas Jodogne|Mary Van Kets}}

| editing = Jasmine Ng

| studio = {{ubl|YTC Pictures|Multi-Story Complex}}

| distributor = United International Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1999|12|9|df=yes}}

| runtime = 107 minutes

| country = Singapore

| language = {{ubl|Mandarin|Hokkien|English|Malay}}

| budget = {{SGD|800,000}}{{cite news |title=Eating Air goes to Holland & HK |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19991231-1.2.95.2.1 |access-date=1 August 2023 |work=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |issue=Page 2 |publisher=The Straits Times |date=31 December 1999}}

}}

Eating Air ({{lang-zh|吃風}}) is a 1999 Singaporean action romantic drama film directed by Kelvin Tong and Jasmine Ng, starring Benjamin Heng and Alvina Toh as two disaffected teenagers who are in love and about their days of being wild and crazy.{{cite web |last1=Elley |first1=Derek |title=Eating Air |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/eating-air-1200460654/ |website=Variety |access-date=1 August 2023 |date=14 February 2000}}{{cite web |title=Kelvin Tong Looks Back At 20 Years Of Directing Movies: From ‘Eating Air’ to ‘The Maid’ To ‘Republic Of Food’ |url=https://www.todayonline.com/8days/seeanddo/kelvin-tong-looks-back-20-years-directing-movies-eating-air-maid-republic-food |website=TODAY |access-date=1 August 2023 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Eating Air |url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/eating-air |website=Time Out Worldwide |access-date=1 August 2023 |date=10 September 2012}} Billed as "a motorcycle kung-fu love story", the directorial feature debut of Tong and Ng has since been considered a cult classic among the local film community.{{cite web |last1=Lui |first1=John |title=S'pore cult classic film Eating Air makes Netflix debut on Jan 28 |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/spore-cult-classic-film-eating-air-makes-netflix-debut-on-jan-28 |website=The Straits Times |access-date=1 August 2023 |language=en |date=19 January 2022}}{{cite web |title=How local stars celebrated Chinese New Year 2022 |url=https://www.herworld.com/gallery/life/entertainment/singapore-celebs-cny-2022-celebrations/ |website=Her World Singapore |access-date=1 August 2023}}