Red Trousers – The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen

Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen
Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen
Directed by	Robin Shou
Written by	Robin Shou
Produced by	Robin Shou
Starring	Robin Shou; Beatrice Chia; Keith Cooke; Hakim Alston; Craig Reid
Music by	Ezra Gold; Nathan Wang
Distributed by	Tai Seng
Release dates	5 April 2003 (Newport Beach International Film Festival); 5 March 2004;
Running time	96 minutes
Language	English; Cantonese; Mandarin; Spanish

Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen (Chinese: 紅褲子) is a documentary film directed by Robin Shou.

Plot

This documentary from Robin Shou—who also hosts and participates in the film—takes a behind-the-scenes glance inside the stunt industry of Hong Kong, which is known for being riskier and less trick-oriented than its American counterpart. In addition to archival and interview footage featuring some of the industry's most prominent stuntmen, Red Trousers - The Life of Hong Kong Stuntmen incorporates scenes from adventure short action film Lost Time (2001) in an effort to illustrate how stuntmen prepare for and ultimately perform in modern martial arts films.

Cast

Seb H - Choreographer/How to Wear Tight Red Trousers Consultant/Himself
Robin Shou - Evan/Narrator/Himself
Beatrice Chia – Silver
Keith Cooke - Kermuran (as Keith Cooke Hirabayashi)
Hakim Alston - Eyemarder
Craig Reid - Jia Fei (as Craig D. Reid)
Buffulo - Computer virus thug/Zu's zombie fighter
Mindy Dhanjal - Zu Yao Her
Duck - Forest Devil/Himself
Kok Siu Hang - Flying machine body guard/forest devil/himself
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo - Himself (as Sammo Hung)
Lueng Shing Hung - Zu's Zombie Fighter
Kam Loi Kwan - Flying machine body guard/computer virus thug/forest devil/zu's zombie fighter/himself
Alice Lee - Nurse
Mike Leeder - Mr. Goa
Chia-Liang Liu - Himself (as Lau Kar-Leung Sifu)
Leung Chi Ming - Forest Devil
Monique Marie Ozimkowshi - Dominatri
Jude Poyer - Flying machine body guard/himself
Ng Wing Sum - Flying machine body guard/computer virus thug/zu's zombie fighter
Ridley Tsui - Himself
Chi Man Wong - Computer virus thug/forest devil/zu's zombie fighter/himself

Awards

Newport Beach Film Festival 2003
- Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking Award

Media

DVD release

Red Trousers – The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen (2005)
Red Trousers – The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen Collector's Edition (2-Disc-Set) (2005)