Neil Jordan shocked at ‘Crying Game’ renaming spoiler

It’s the ultimate spoiler. Director Neil Jordan has revealed his shock at discovering his film The Crying Game was renamed at Asian cinemas with its twist literally laid bare.

The 1993 cult classic tells of the unfolding love story between Fergus, a former IRA man, and Dil, the girlfriend of a British soldier he had contributed to killing.

Jordan and his producers were keen to keep the film’s notorious twist — that Dil was born a man — a secret from cinemagoers at the time of its release. However, they subsequently discovered the movie was given a new and quite literal title in Hong Kong. “They called it Help! My Girlfriend has a Penis!” said Jordan. “I swear to God, that was the title in Hong Kong. They changed the title [and] they didn’t consult me about it.”