The Crazy Bumpkins
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{{Infobox film
| italic_title = force
| name = The Crazy Bumpkins
| native_name = 阿牛入城记
| director = {{ubl | John Law | Yang Chang }}
| writer = {{ubl | Lan Shu | On Szeto }}
| producer = Run Run Shaw
| starring = {{ubl | Ye Fong | Wang Sa | Ti Ai }}
| cinematography = Fa-Shen Wu
| editing = Wing-Chan Leung
| music = Joseph Koo
| studio = Shaw Brothers
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1974|6|1|Hong Kong}}
| runtime = 92
| country = Hong Kong
| language = {{ubl | Mandarin | Cantonese }}
}}
The Crazy Bumpkins ({{Zh|c=阿牛入城记}}) is a 1974 Hong Kong comedy film directed by John Law and produced by the Shaw Brothers that stars Ti Ai and Singaporean comedy duo Ye Fong and Wang Sa. The Crazy Bumpkins broke box office records in Singapore and Hong Kong on release.{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Bob |date=9 July 1974 |title=Hong Kong comic is new movie star |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-day-the-crazy-bumpkins/142636581/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=The Day |pages=12 |via=Newspapers.com}}
Plot summary
Ah Niu (Fong) decides to move from his rural hometown to Hong Kong with his uncle (Wang), but due to his naivety, he becomes a target of gangs and scammers.
Cast
Production
Ye Fong stated that the film took 2 months to make.{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Richard |date=18 June 1974 |title=A 'WELL DONE' KISS FOR COMEDIAN DAD |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19740618-1.2.18.3? |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=New Nation |pages=2 |via=NewspaperSG}}
Release
The Crazy Bumpkins was well received, having broken box office records in Singapore and Hong Kong. Due to the film's success, three more films were made, namely Return of the Crazy Bumpkins (1975), Big Times for the Crazy Bumpkins (1976), and Crazy Bumpkins in Singapore (1976).{{Cite news |date=11 February 1975 |title=Return of the Crazy Bumpkins with Sakura in tow |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19750211-1.2.29? |access-date=25 February 2024 |work=The Straits Times |pages=4 |via=NewspaperSG}}
Reception
Renee Ng of Asian Movie Pulse stated that Ye Fong's character, Ah Niu, was reminiscent of Charlie Chaplin's Tramp and Rowan Atkinson's Mr. Bean.{{Cite web |last=Ng |first=Renee |date=25 January 2024 |title=Film Review: The Crazy Bumpkins (1974) & Return of the Crazy Bumpkins (1975) |url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2024/01/film-review-the-crazy-bumpkins-1974-return-of-the-crazy-bumpkins-1975/ |access-date=25 February 2024 |website=Asian Movie Pulse |language=en-US}}
For his performance in the film, Ye Fong won the Best Comedy Actor award at the 20th Asian Film Festival.
The Crazy Bumpkins helped propel Ye Fong and Wang Sa's career as comedians, making them celebrities in both Hong Kong and Singapore in the 1960s and 70s.{{Cite book |last1=Lim |first1=Jason |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uks9DAAAQBAJ |title=Singapore: Negotiating State and Society, 1965-2015 |last2=Lee |first2=Terrance |date=2016 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=9781317331520 |pages=82 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=tt0452930|title=The Crazy Bumpkins}}
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Category:Hong Kong comedy films
Category:1970s Cantonese-language films