Monster Hunt (2015) on Netflix
NR20151h 57mActionComedyFantasy
In ancient China, humans drove the monsters from their lands. Song Tianyin, a young village mayor, is carrying the Monster Queen's baby, and Huo Xiaolan, an aspiring monster hunter, joins him.
- Netflix3.5/5
- IMDb6.1/106,148 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes66%
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Plot summary
In ancient China, humans and monsters lived side by side until the humans drove the monsters out and took the lands for themselves. A civil war in the Monster Realm left a treacherous minister on the Monster King's throne, and he went after the Monster Queen and her unborn child. She fled into the human realm. There, Song Tianyin, a young village mayor, finds himself carrying the queen's baby, a newborn named Wuba. He meets Huo Xiaolan, an aspiring monster hunter, and the two of them take charge of the child while humans and monsters alike hunt the newborn.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Monster Hunt (2015)
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- After lead actor Kai Ko was arrested in Beijing on drug charges in August, producers Doris Tse and Kong told director Raman Hui they would reshoot 70% of Monster Hunt with a new leading man, because Chinese authorities were unwilling to show a film with a drug-using headliner any time soon.
- On its 58th day of release, Monster Hunt overtook Furious 7 to become China's highest-grossing film with 2.428 billion yuan, making it the first Chinese film to top the all-time Chinese box office charts in the 21 years since the market reopened to foreign films.
- Jing Boran, who had starred in one of producer Kong's recent films, was so eager to help Kong and director Raman Hui that he took over Kai Ko's role in the 32-day reshoot without collecting a salary; more than 90% of the original crew returned, many working for free or at a reduced rate.
- In September 2015, after netizens raised suspicions online, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that Monster Hunt may have become China's highest-grossing film by artificially boosting ticket sales, and state media accused it of inflating them; the Financial Times reported screenings scheduled in the middle of the night and repeat showings less than 30 minutes apart.
