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Shuang tong (2002) -- An FBI Agent pairs with a troubled Taiwan cop to hunt for a serial killer who's embedding a mysterious fungus in the brains of victims.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   1,505 votes
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Director:
Kuo-fu Chen
Writers:
Kuo-fu Chen (writer)
Chao-Bin Su (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
25 October 2002 (Taiwan) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
There Is Only What You Believe. more
Plot:
An FBI Agent pairs with a troubled Taiwan cop to hunt for a serial killer who's embedding a mysterious fungus in the brains of victims. | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 9 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Double Vision: Julianna Margulies and Famke Janssen
 (From EW.com - PopWatch. 26 August 2009, 4:00 AM, PDT)
Full Trailer For Chinese Espionage Thriller The Message
 (From Twitch. 7 August 2009, 6:29 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
bio-terror, supernatural, or....? more (20 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Tony Leung Ka Fai ... Huang Huo-tu

David Morse ... Kevin Richter
Rene Liu ... Ching-fang
Leon Dai ... Li Feng-bo
Kuei-Mei Yang ... Coroner
Sihung Lung ... Taoist Expert
Brett Climo ... Serial Killer
Wei-Han Huang ... Mei-Mei
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Han Chang ... Detective Chang
Han Lin
David Newell ... FBI Agent

David Ross Paterson ... FBI Agent (as David Paterson)

Doug Penty ... CNN Journalist
Angus McLaren ... St. Louis Murder Victim (uncredited)
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Directed by
Kuo-fu Chen 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Kuo-fu Chen  writer
Chao-Bin Su  writer

Produced by
Kuo-fu Chen .... executive producer
Kuo-fu Chen .... producer
Rita Fung .... line producer
Chih-ming Huang .... producer
Ricky Strauss .... associate producer
Te-Sheng Wei .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Sin-yun Lee 
 
Cinematography by
Arthur Wong 
 
Film Editing by
Kuo-fu Chen 
Te-Sheng Wei 
 
Casting by
Jia-fung Kuo 
Shiu-lan Lee 
 
Art Direction by
Silver Cheung 
Ringo Fung 
Eddie Wong 
Timmy Yip 
 
Set Decoration by
Ringo Fung 
Eddi Wong 
 
Costume Design by
Angelo Castilho 
Timmy Yip 
 
Makeup Department
Paul Katte .... special makeup effects supervisor: Make-up Effects Group
Nick Nicolaou .... special makeup effects supervisor: Make-up Effects Group
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chi-shiang Lin .... first assistant director
Sherrie Liu .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Milo Angel .... graphic artist
 
Sound Department
Thanos Kazakos .... sound re-recording mixer: English dub
Andrew Neil .... sound
Paul Pirola .... sound
Shiang-Chu Tang .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Kevin Chisnall .... special effects supervisor
Paul Katte .... special effects makeup
Nick Nicolaou .... special effects makeup
 
Visual Effects by
Paul Buckley .... lead 3D animator
Mark Dickson .... digital compositor
Mike Dunn .... 3D animator
Alan Fairlie .... digital compositor
Aaron Gardiner .... 3D animator
Michael Gracey .... digital compositor
Ineke Majoor .... visual effects producer
Ellie Meure .... digital compositor
Bruce Phillips .... visual effects supervisor
Peter Webb .... visual effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Tony Leung Siu Hung .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Saeed Adyani .... still photographer
Raymond Lam .... Steadicam operator
Jamie Leckie .... assistant grip: Australia
Jimmy Wong .... Steadicam operator
 
Other crew
Sharon Kahn .... unit publicist
Peggy Lee .... production controller
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Double Vision (USA)
Doble visión (Argentina) (video title) (Spain) [es]
Doppelt gesehen (Austria) [de]
Double Vision (Finland) (DVD title) [fi]
Double Vision - Fünf Höllen bis zur Unsterblichkeit (Germany) (DVD box title) [de]
Double vision - rituaalimurhaajan katse (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Eglimata se dipli diastasi (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Ilusão de Morte (Brazil) [pt]
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence/gore.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
Argentina:112 min | France:110 min (Cannes Film Festival) | Japan:113 min
Country:
Taiwan | Hong Kong
Language:
Mandarin | Hokkien | English
Color:
Color (Fujicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Finland:K-18 | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | Hong Kong:III | Argentina:13 | Denmark:15 | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Australia:R | Philippines:R-18
Filming Locations:
Australia more
Company:
Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The shot of Ching-fang (Rene Liu) riding the scooter with her daughter required 27 takes. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Making of 'Double Vision' (2002) (TV) more

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User Comments

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
bio-terror, supernatural, or....?, 11 April 2004
Author: TheatreX from Louisville, KY

Hey now, this movie is quite interesting and exciting up to a point, but then it loses steam or focus or...something. At any rate there are mysterious deaths taking place in Taiwan....one CEO freezes to death in his office, a woman is burned in her apartment which shows no sign of fire, etc. In comes FBI Agent Richter (David Morse) from Quantico, to help with the investigation. He is not exactly very welcome in the closed community and because of the language barrier he's made fun of while he's right there, but none of that bothers him. At any rate he finds an uneasy partnership with a cop that has some personal and family problems. He also finds that the cause of whatever is happening to the victims is somehow related to little pellets of some strange substance that affects the brain. Add to that some supernatural or Taoist beliefs and it leaves the viewer (at least, this one) somewhat confused as to what really IS happening. This is well filmed and the acting is great, but towards the end it seemed to all lose focus and and went all over the map. It's never clear as to what is causing all the strange murders; if it's some bio-terror thing or if it's merely a supernatural thing. Don't get me wrong, it is worth watching, but you may be somewhat disappointed with how it turns out, because it doesn't really make a lot of sense. Interesting to a point, though.

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