Medium Rare (1991)
2h 21m
Running Time
November 28, 1991Release Date
Plot.
Singapore's first full-length English language film, released in local cinemas in November 1991. Loosely based on the Adrian Lim ritual murders in the early 1980s, the film was shot and produced in Singapore. It was the debut filmmaking effort for its executive producer, Errol Pang, and it has been credited with reawakening Singapore's local film scene. In the movie's ending, the main character based on Adrian Lim escapes from prison and runs into an incoming truck, where Satan catches him and subjects him to eternal torture β this was said to be added to suggest to the audience that crime does not pay.
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Cast & Crew.
![Dore Kraus](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/110634-dore-kraus.webp)
Dore Kraus
Daniel Lee
![Margaret Chan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Margaret Chan
Yoke Lin / Writer
![Brenda Bakke](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12574-brenda-bakke.webp)
Brenda Bakke
Actress
![Jamie Marshall](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jamie Marshall
Beverly Watson
![Cara Chan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Cara Chan
May Lin
![Edric Hsu](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Edric Hsu
Devotee
![Lawrence Mah](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lawrence Mah
Wilson Tan
![Mary Tan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Mary Tan
Daisy
![Osman Zailani](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Osman Zailani
Stepfather
![Clifton Turner](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Clifton Turner
Alvin
![Graham Moore](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Graham Moore
Producer
![Swee Lin Neo](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/71360-swee-lin-neo.webp)
Swee Lin Neo
Receptionist
![Billy DaMota](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Billy DaMota
CastingDirector
![Rani Moorthy](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/87790-rani-moorthy.webp)
Rani Moorthy
Amma / Writer
![Christine Chan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Christine Chan
Bargirl
![Leslie Koh](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Leslie Koh
Detective
![Leslie Koh](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Leslie Koh
Mad Girl's Mother
![Beatrice Chia](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Beatrice Chia
Mad Girl
![Robyne Ow](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Robyne Ow
Teenage Girl
![Janie Tan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Janie Tan
Grandmother
![Jonathan Chan](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jonathan Chan
Jonathan
![Arthur Smith](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Arthur Smith
Director
![Errol Pang](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Errol Pang
Executive Producer
Details.
Release DateNovember 28, 1991
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 21m
Budget$900,000
Box Office$80,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
singapore
toa payoh
pan pacific hotel
Wiki.
The Medium (also known as Medium Rare) is Singapore's first full-length English language film. It was released in local cinemas in late 1991 and produced by Singaporean Errol Pang. It was initially supposed to be directed by a Singaporean, Tony Yeow, then by an American, Stan Barret, and finally by Arthur Smith, who was British. The Medium was initially seen as a revival of the local film industry. Starring Brenda Bakke, Margaret Chan and Dore Kraus. Zhu Houren also cameos as a coffeeshop owner whose wife ends up getting cheated by the main antagonist.