Mee Pok Man is a 1995 film

Film

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 by Eric Khoo

Eric Khoo

Eric Khoo is a film director from Singapore. He was introduced to the world of cinema at a very early age. He was educated at United World College of South East Asia before attending City Art Institute in Sydney, Australia where he pursued cinematography...

. The film is Eric Khoo's debut feature, after making award-winning short films for years.

The film is a black comedy

Black comedy

A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...

 starring Joe Ng as the male protagonist Johnny, a Chinese seller of noodles (mee pok

Mee pok

Mee pok is a type of Chinese noodle characterized by its flat and yellow appearance, varying in thickness and width. The dish is of Teochew origin and is commonly served in a number of countries such as Chaoshan , Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand...

), and Michelle Goh

Michelle Goh

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 as the prostitute Bunny. The film was given an "R(A)" rating in Singapore

Singapore

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, restricting the movie audience to adults above 21, but after the change in censorship

Censorship

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 ratings in 2005, it was rated "M18" (18 and above).

The soundtrack album was released under BMG and featured the film score by Kevin Mathews and music by Singaporean acts including Padres (a band fronted by Joe Ng, the film's male lead actor) Opposition Party, Livonia, Etc

Etc (band)

Etc is an indie rock and post-punk band associated with Singapore where it has been based the longest, playing and recording with a revolving line-up of musicians that evolved into a duo consisting of songwriter Ben Harrison and Harvey Chamberlain...

and Sugarflies.