CJ7
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| Traditional | 長江七號 |
| Cantonese | coeng4 gong1 cat1 hou4 |
| Directed by | Stephen Chow |
| Produced by | Stephen Chow Han Sanping Chui Po-Chu |
| Written by | Stephen Chow Vincent Kok Tsang Kan-Cheong Sandy Shaw Lai-King Fung Chi-Keung Lam Fung |
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Stephen Chow Xu Jiao Zhang Yuqi |
| Music by | Raymond Wong Ying-Wah |
| Cinematography | Poon Hang-Sang |
| Edited by | Angie Lam, Kendall Murillo Montoya |
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Columbia Pictures Sony Pictures Classics |
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88 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong China |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Budget | US$20 million |
| Box office | US$47,301,471 |
CJ7 (Chinese: 長江七號; Cantonese Yale: Cheung gong chat hou) is a 2008 Hong Kong-Chinese science fiction comedy drama co-written, co-produced, starring, and directed by Stephen Chow. It was released on 31 January 2008 in Hong Kong. It was also released on 14 March 2008 in the United States.
In August 2007 the film was given the title CJ7, a play on China's successful Shenzhou manned space missions—Shenzhou 5 and Shenzhou 6. It was previously known by a series of working titles—Alien, Yangtze River VII, Long River 7 and most notably, A Hope.
CJ7 was filmed in Ningbo, in the Zhejiang province of China.
Chow Ti is a poor construction worker. He lives in a partially demolished house with his nine-year-old son, Dicky. Ti is eager to save money so he can continue sending his son to private school. However, Dicky is often bullied by other children and chided by his teachers at school.
One day, while at a department store, Dicky begs his father to buy him a popular robotic toy called CJ1. Ti cannot afford it, and the situation ends badly when Ti spanks the stubborn Dicky in front of other customers. Dicky finds comfort in Ms. Yuen, his schoolteacher, who is passing by. That night, Ti visits the junkyard where he often picks up home appliances and clothes for Dicky. He finds a strange green orb and takes it home, telling Dicky that it is a new toy. He is hesitant at first, but later accepts it. The following evening, the green orb transforms into a cuddly alien creature that befriends Dicky. After playing with the alien, he names the alien "CJ7", and then falls asleep. He dreams that the alien will help him gain popularity and good grades at school.
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