The king of Singapore cinema: Jack Neo's movies might not travel well outside his own country, but back home in Singapore, they are highly anticipated cinematic events in their own right. Asia Image talks to the maverick director about the realities of filmmaking in the city-state, and how he gets away with poking fun at the government.(special feature)
Asia Image, January, 2007 by Chan, Danny
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If you consider all of Jack Neo's onscreen personas--immortalized in his highly rated, weekly-televised installments of Comedy Night--his popularity in Singapore does literally reach legendary proportions. I'm talking about every person from every strata of every household in Singapore who has either watched, commented on, scrutinized and more importantly, been entertained by the guy.
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Basically, if you are Singaporean and not familiar with Neo the celebrity or his character names like 'Liang Po Po' or 'Liang Xi Mei', you'd have to be a certified hermit. Even those from the minority ...
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