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Big Head Monster

Original title: Hung bou yit sin ji Dai tao gwai ying
  • 2001
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
275
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Big Head Monster (2001)
HorrorMystery

Explores a documentary about a radio show that takes calls from people claiming supernatural experiences. Soon a caller claims that as a schoolboy, he encountered a huge-headed infant. Both ... Read allExplores a documentary about a radio show that takes calls from people claiming supernatural experiences. Soon a caller claims that as a schoolboy, he encountered a huge-headed infant. Both the TV and radio crews investigate.Explores a documentary about a radio show that takes calls from people claiming supernatural experiences. Soon a caller claims that as a schoolboy, he encountered a huge-headed infant. Both the TV and radio crews investigate.

  • Director
    • Soi Cheang
  • Writers
    • Sunny Chan
    • Soi Cheang
  • Stars
    • Francis Ng
    • Josie Ho
    • Sam Lee
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    275
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Soi Cheang
    • Writers
      • Sunny Chan
      • Soi Cheang
    • Stars
      • Francis Ng
      • Josie Ho
      • Sam Lee
    • 8User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Francis Ng
    Francis Ng
    • Ben
    Josie Ho
    Josie Ho
    • Mavis Ho
    Sam Lee
    Sam Lee
    • Sam
    Niki Chow
    Niki Chow
    • Helen
    Michelle Zhang
    • Connie
    Mo-Chan Chik
    Yuet-Ming Chiu
    Alan Mak
    • Officer Mak
    Ernst Mausser
    Siu-Chung Poon
    Ruth
      Kam-Yuen Szeto
      Roy Szeto
      • Helen's Psychiatrist
      Man-Wai Wong
      Wilson Yip
      Wilson Yip
      Sai Tang Yu
      Sai Tang Yu
      • Brian
      Michael Clements
      Michael Clements
      • Mike
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      • Director
        • Soi Cheang
      • Writers
        • Sunny Chan
        • Soi Cheang
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      • Alternate versions
        The Hong Kong DVD offers viewers a choice of two endings 82 minutes into the film. The "theatrical ending" features Sam awakening from his catatonic state and being interviewed about his Big Head experience. Ben and Mavis then head to the site where Sam was possessed and they are attacked. The "Day of the Dead" ending has Mavis going to interview Connie, who turns out to be possessed. Both endings are shot from the point of view of Mavis' cameraman.
      • Connections
        References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

      User reviews8

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      4/10

      Wasn't worth my time

      Version: Cantonese, with English subtitles (by SBS)

      Wow. Talk about a dull movie. I figured a Hong-Kong horror movie with a silly name like 'Horror Hotline... Big Head Monster' being shown on the SBS cult-movie time slot could not possibly be bad. All the other cult-horror movies shown SBS are generally pretty good. Maybe I expected too much, but 'Horror Hotline' is just a boring movie.

      The Horror Hotline is a radio show that discusses the supernatural. Several callers talk about a big-headed infant they've seen, and the Horror Hotline reporters decide to investigate this, when, naturally, everything starts getting spooky.

      I don't know why, but I just could not get into 'Horror Hotline'. It seems like it could be a great eerie horror film, but I just found it rather boring, and it left no lasting effect afterwards.

      'Horror Hotline' could be something that I'll try to watch some other time. I may even enjoy it if I'm given enough time between viewings. As it stands, I thought it was rather dull. I'd still recommend it to other horror fans though, maybe you'll get more out of this than I did - 4/10
      • AwesomeWolf
      • Apr 15, 2005
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      • Release date
        • September 13, 2001 (Hong Kong)
      • Country of origin
        • Hong Kong
      • Language
        • Cantonese
      • Also known as
        • 恐怖熱線之大頭怪嬰
      • Production companies
        • Brilliant Idea Group (BIG)
        • Mei Ah Entertainment
        • Metroshowbiz FM99.7
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $545,079
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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