ABSTRACT
In the wake of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Columbia Pictures’ Hong Kong (Asia) subsidiary produced Double Vision at great expense. At US$17 million, this film had the highest production cost of any Taiwanese movie ever made. Its production involved actors and professionals from Taiwan, Hong Kong, the US, and Australia. Its total box office sales in Taiwan topped NT$80 million, setting a record for Taiwanese movies since A City of Sadness. Double Vision thus opened up exciting new prospects for the lethargic Taiwan cinema.
