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Overview

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Director:
Jackie Chan
Writers:
Hal Kanter (1961 screenplays)
Harry Tugend (1961 screenplays)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
15 June 1989 (Hong Kong) more
Genre:
Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
"Overwhelmingly wonderful", "Nothing short of miraculous...a must see" - The Hollywood Reporter
Plot:
Jackie Chan's Hong Kong variation of Frank Capra's "A Pocketful of Miracles" set in the 1930s. Jackie plays a country boy who rescues a gang boss... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Triad Story (1990) Movie Review
 (From Beyond Hollywood. 10 May 2009, 9:17 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
A Different JC Movie more (24 total)

Cast

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Jackie Chan ... 'Charlie' Cheng Wah Kuo

Anita Mui ... Luming Yang
Ya-lei Kuei ... Madam Kao (as Yah-Leh Gui)
Chun Hsiung Ko ... Tiger
Ma Wu ... Uncle Hai
Bill Tung ... Tung
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenny Bee ... Reporter #1
Anthony Chan ... Reporter #2
Lawrence Cheng ... Reporter #3
Jing Chen ... Party Guest
Jacky Cheung ... Bespectacled Clerk
Yuen Chor ... Dignitary
Billy Chow ... Thug

Michael Chow Man-Kin ... Dai Jek Dung
Tiet Wo Chu
Hark-On Fung ... Thug
Kara Hui
Ricky Hui ... Man
Regina Kent ... Gang member's molested girlfriend
Alvina Kong ... Foxy
Benny Lai ... Man
Billy Lau ... Tong
Siu-Ming Lau ... Ho's Boss
Hoi Sang Lee ... Thug
Siu-Tin Lei ... Felon in Police Station
Fong Liu ... Snake Ming
Ken Lo ... Thug
Lieh Lo ... Fei
Ray Lui ... Lu
Mars ... Policeman
Anders Nelson ... Dignitary
Richard Ng ... Captain Ho
Kuang Ni ... Mr. Ku's Friend
Louis Roth ... Dignitary
John Sham ... Reporter #4
Wai Shum ... Tiger's Man
Po Tai ... Thug
Feng Tien ... Elder Ku
Pauline Wang Yu-wan
Dick Wei ... Tiger
Ping-Ao Wei
James Wong ... Mr. Ku's Friend

Melvin Wong ... King's Councillor
Fung Woo ... Hotel Manager

Simon Yam ... Policeman
Amy Yip ... Party Guest
Gloria Yip ... Belle
Biao Yuen ... Cameo
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Dragon
Kei chik (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
Miracle
Miracles (UK) (DVD title)
Miracles: The Canton Godfather (UK) (video box title)
Mr Canton and Lady Rose (Hong Kong: English title)
Mr. Canton and Lady Rose
The Canton Godfather (Australia) (DVD title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for action violence and some language. (Chinese version); Rated PG-13 for violence.
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Runtime:
127 min | Germany:86 min | UK:101 min | USA:105 min | Spain:101 min (DVD edition)
Country:
Hong Kong
Language:
Cantonese | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG | Australia:PG | Finland:K-18 (2002) (self applied) | South Korea:All | Norway:15 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12
Company:
Golden Harvest Company more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to Jackie Chan's autobiography, of all the movies he's ever made, this is his favorite. more
Movie Connections:
References Lady for a Day (1933) more

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User Comments

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
A Different JC Movie, 27 March 2002
7/10
Author: Lester Mak (leekandham) from London, UK

It is well known that 'Miracles' is one of Jackie Chan's favourite

movies, mainly due to the artistic freedom he got to make it.

We're all accustomed to Jackie Chan movies in the style of the

high octane martial arts action thriller, but up until this production

Jackie had little chance to show off his cinematographic skills,

often criticised for being very one-dimensional in his movie

making. 'Miracles' was the answer to all that.

Having secured the largest budget in HK movie history for this film

(which was yet still extremely modest by Hollywood standards),

Miracles was produced slightly differently from HK films we're

used to. The result was a lavish set with excellent costumes, and

most of all, flowing, extravagant shots throughout the film.

Unfortunately though, the storyline is a bit weak.

This is certainly not the traditional Jackie Chan movie we're used

to, but it is nice to see Jackie show off some of his other skills in

movie making, and that he's not just an all-action hero.

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