The Touch (2002 film): Difference between revisions

{{shortShort description|2002 film}}

{{forFor|theother 1971 filmfilms|The Touch (1971 filmdisambiguation)}}

Apart from special effects sequences shot in [[sound stage]]s, the film was shot on-location in [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]] and [[China]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2001/film/news/yeoh-gets-in-touch-with-next-pic-in-tibet-1117851894/ |title= Yeoh gets in ‘Touch’ with next pic in Tibet |first= Jeremy |last=Hansen |work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= August 27, 2001 |access-date= November 7, 2023 |archive-date= November 7, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231107035259/https://variety.com/2001/film/news/yeoh-gets-in-touch-with-next-pic-in-tibet-1117851894/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2002-08-02/171194046.html |title= 关注《天脉传奇》：比天气还热的热片 |author= 北京晚报 |work= [[Sina Corporation]] |language= Chinese |date= August 2, 2002 |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029073920/https://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/2002-08-02/171194046.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/536200/the-touch/#overview |title= The Touch |work= [[Turner Classic Movies]] |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029061011/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/536200/the-touch/#overview |url-status=live}}</ref> Some of the mountain ranges in which the film was shot were not open to filmmakers earlier.

More than two years before its release, it was reported that Lee Chi-Ngai had been chosen to direct the film, starring Michelle Yeoh and produced by [[Media Asia Entertainment Group|Media Asia Group]] managing director Thomas Chung.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2000/film/news/touch-taps-lee-to-helm-1117781867/ |title= ‘Touch’ taps Lee to helm |first= John |last= Hopewell |work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= May 18, 2000 |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029074949/https://variety.com/2000/film/news/touch-taps-lee-to-helm-1117781867/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/chung-reassigned-at-media-asia-group/406657.article |title=Chung reassigned at Media Asia Group |first= Sherman |last= Chau |work= [[Screen International]] |date= August 22, 2001 |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029081942/https://www.screendaily.com/chung-reassigned-at-media-asia-group/406657.article |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Miramax]] also bought the rights to the film in 2001,<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/chung-yeoh-launch-multimedia-han-dynasty/407683.article |title= Chung, Yeoh launch multimedia Han dynasty |first= Patrick |last= Frater |work= [[Screen International]] |date= December 4, 2001 |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029083704/https://www.screendaily.com/chung-yeoh-launch-multimedia-han-dynasty/407683.article |url-status=live}}</ref> removing 20 minutes of [[footage]] for a 83-minute version for 2003 and 2004 US theatrical releases, and completed the [[special effect]]s [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] scenes. Miramax eventually premiered the film on United States TV channel in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |title= Firday Prime Time|url=|work=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]] |agency= |date=2006-10-20 |page=C7}}</ref>

The film's producers and distribution company [[Groupe M6|M6]] in France encountered conflicts over casting and the cost of the rights.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/m6-grabs-cjs-musa-holds-onto-yeohs-the-touch/406958.article |title= M6 grabs CJ's Musa, holds onto Yeoh's The Touch |first= Patrick |last= Frater |work= [[Screen International]] |date= September 22, 2001 |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029083733/https://www.screendaily.com/m6-grabs-cjs-musa-holds-onto-yeohs-the-touch/406958.article |url-status=live}}<br/ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/fortissimo-to-handle-remaining-sales-on-paus-the-touch/409021.article |title= Fortissimo to handle remaining sales on Pau's The Touch |first= Patrick |last= Frater |work= [[Screen International]] |date= April 26, 2002 |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029083702/https://www.screendaily.com/fortissimo-to-handle-remaining-sales-on-paus-the-touch/409021.article |url-status=live}}<br/ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.screendaily.com/yeoh-to-get-tough-with-french-distributor-m6/409433.article |title= Yeoh to get tough with French distributor M6 |first= Patrick |last= Frater |work= [[Screen International]] |date= May 28, 2002|access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029111056/https://www.screendaily.com/yeoh-to-get-tough-with-french-distributor-m6/409433.article |url-status=live}}</ref> It had been passed uncut by the [[Film censorship in China|China's national censor]],<ref name="uncut"/> and had a 2005 theatrical release in [[Japan]] by [[Nikkatsu]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://eiga.com/movie/52534/ |title= レジェンド 三蔵法師の秘宝 |website= [[:jp:映画.com|Eiga.com]] |language= Japanese |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029051840/https://eiga.com/movie/52534/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://natalie.mu/eiga/film/143767 |title=レジェンド／三蔵法師の秘宝 |work= [[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] |language= Japanese |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029052609/https://natalie.mu/eiga/film/143767 |url-status=live}}<br/>{{cite web|url= https://www.nikkatsu.com/movie/32249.html |title=レジェンド　三蔵法師の秘宝 |work= [[Nikkatsu]] |language=Japanese |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029051843/https://www.nikkatsu.com/movie/32249.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Beside, it released from 2003 to 2005 in various European countries, including Spain and Greece.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.blu-ray.com/The-Touch/562983/ |title= The Touch (2002) |website= Blu-ray.com |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029071212/https://www.blu-ray.com/The-Touch/562983/ |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, ''The Touch'' is available for streaming in the United States on [[Amazon Prime Video]] and [[Apple TV app]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://reelgood.com/movie/the-touch-2002 |title= The Touch |work= Reelgood |access-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-date= October 29, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231029074955/https://reelgood.com/movie/the-touch-2002 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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