Pisau Cukur (English: Razor Knife, but also metaphorically Gold Digger) is a 2009 Malaysian Malay-language mystery comedy film directed by Bernard Chauly, which is his first comedy after his 2005 blockbuster break-out drama Gol & Gincu. It stars popular Malaysian actresses Nur Fazura and Maya Karin, and also Singaporean actor Aaron Aziz.[4]

Pisau Cukur
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Directed byBernard Chauly
Written byRafidah Abdullah
Screenplay byRafidah Abdullah
Story byRafidah Abdullah
Produced by
  • Lina Tan
  • Alan Tan (executive)
  • Ahmad Puad Onah (executive)
  • Mee Fung Lee (executive)
StarringNur Fazura
Maya Karin
Aaron Aziz
Eizlan Yusof [1]
CinematographyHaris Hue Abdullah
Edited byFarra Aizurin Zulkarnain
Production
companies
Grand Brilliance
Redfilms
Distributed byPrimeworks Studios
Release date
  • 5 November 2009 (2009-11-05) (Malaysia)
Running time
104 minit[2]
CountryMalaysia
LanguageMalay
BudgetMYR 1.40 million
Box officeMYR 2.32 million[3]

Plot

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The movie is about two best friends Bella (Maya Karin) and Intan (Nur Fazura) who go on vacation on a cruise ship. During the vacation, Bella searches for a rich husband which eventually leads her to Datuk Hisham (Eizlan Yusof), while Intan becomes involved with Ari (Aaron Aziz) in a murder case of the well known Datuk Zakaria Hitam (Rahim Razali).

Development

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A collaboration by Red Films and Primeworks Studios, the movie is written by Rafidah Abdullah (host of TV3's teen-oriented current affairs programme 3R and writer for Gol & Gincu). She has contributed towards a movie that is bound to create controversy in certain quarters. However, as the director has told the press, "People should watch and value the movie themselves because a quality movie will go beyond the superficial elements and entertain nevertheless."[5]

Cast

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  • Nur Fazura as Intan Mastura
  • Maya Karin as Bella
  • Aaron Aziz as Bahari Amri Ridzuan a.k.a. Ari
  • Eizlan Yusof as Datuk Hisham Tan Sri Kamaruddin
  • Redza Minhat as Faqir
  • Rahim Razali as Datuk Zakaria Hitam
  • Khatijah Tan as Datin Wahidah
  • Umie Aida as Naini
  • Sharifah Sofia as Sal
  • Liyana Jasmay as Suri
  • Nas-T as Johan
  • Radhi Khalid as Dato Salleh
  • Yasmin Yusoff as Hani
  • Henry Golding as Iskandar Tan Sri Murad
  • Nabila Huda as Natasha
  • Othman Hafsham as Tengku Hamash Tengku Jamaluddin
  • Lew Ngai Yuen as Wanita Baran
  • Elaine Pedley as Jurulatih Tari

Several notable artists made cameos in this movie, such as Afdlin Shauki as the captain of the cruise ship. Comedian Nabil Ahmad plays the owner of Restaurant Marina; the cruise ship's yoga teacher; and host for the ship's in-house entertainment programme "Siapa Nak Kahwin Jutawan" (Malay: "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire"), with Norman Abdul Halim of KRU playing the millionaire in question, Imran. The film's script writer Rafidah Abdullah cameos as the receptionist at Camar Spa while her colleague in "3R", Kartini Arrifin plays a newsreader. Bernice Chauly appears briefly as a teacher.

References

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  1. ^ "Sinema| Business Trends You Need to Know". 22 August 2022.
  2. ^ http://malaysia.movies.yahoo.com/Pisau+Cukur/movie/15368/ [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Kenyataan Tawaran Sebutharga".
  4. ^ "Pisau Cukur (2009) - Movie - Yahoo! Malaysia Movies". malaysia.movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-08.
  5. ^ "PISAU CUKUR | Movie Release, Showtimes & Trailer | Cinema Online".
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