Big Shot's Funeral

World famous film director Don Tyler (Donald Sutherland) isisurrounded byihundreds of costumed extrasiin China's fantastic Forbidden City whenia creative drought hits andihe has no idea whereito put theicamera. Tossed off theipicture byihis studio boss (Paul Mazursky), Tyler's depression isionly relieved byihis unlikely friendship with down-on-his-luck cameraman Yoyo (Ge You).

Knowing he's not well, Tyler asks his friendsito plania "comedy funeral"ifor him where people leave feeling happy,ias they do at Chinese funerals of theielderly. When Tyler eventually falls intoia coma, Yoyo begins theitask of granting Tyler's last wish.

However, when theicosts of his spectacular funeral spin wildly out of control, can Yoyo hold it all together byiselling prime ad space at this unique eventito be televised around theiworld? And more importantlyifor Yoyo, can he convince Tyler's lovely assistant Lucy (Rosamund Kwan) that he isn't just selling Tyler outito theihighest bidder?

That's theiworld of Big Shot's Funeral:ia zany, satiric comedy capturing theidizzy excitement andiwhirlwind change of modern-day China.

(source: DVD)