Operation Condor (1991) Fei ying gai wak (original title)

Director:

Jackie Chan

Writers:

Jackie Chan
Edward Tang

Release Date:

18 July 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

On his most dangerous mission ever, the world's toughest secret agent isn't going in alone.

Plot:

Agent Jackie is hired to find WWII Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bundling...

Plot Keywords:

Gold | Nazi | Kung Fu | Desert | Sahara

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Asian Hawk / Condor / Jackie
Carol 'Do Do' Cheng	...	Ada (as Carol Cheng)
Eva Cobo	...	Elsa (as Eva Cobo de Garcia)
Shôko Ikeda	...	Momoko
Aldo Sambrell	...	Adolf (as Alfredo Brel Sánchez)
Ken Goodman	...	Adolf's Guard #1
Steve Tartalia	...	Adolf's Guard #2 (as Gregory Tartaglia)
Vincent Lyn	...	Mark / Adolf's Guard #3 (as Lyn Percival)
Bruce Fontaine	...	Adolf's Guard #4
Wayne Archer	...	Adolf's Guard #5 (as Archer Wayne)
Brandon Charles	...	Adolf's Guard #6
Ken Lo	...	Adolf's Guard #7 (as Low Houi Kang)
Peter Klimenko	...	Adolf's Guard #8
Christian Perrochaud	...	Adolf's Guard #9
Jonathan Isgar	...	Tasza
Daniel Mintz	...	Amon
Bozidar Smiljanic	...	Baron Bannon / Duke Scapio
Mark King	...	Duke's Guard #1
Bryan Baker	...	Duke's Guard #2
Charles Yeomans	...	Man with Stolen Clothes
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hui-Kuang Lu
Nick Brandon	...	John (uncredited)
Chi-Hwa Chen	...	Amazon Tribe Chief's Husband (uncredited)
Winston Ellis	...	Adolf's Guard (uncredited)
Wan Faat	...	Extra (uncredited)
Keung-Kuen Lai	...	Extra (uncredited)
Mars	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Jackie Chan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jackie Chan
Edward Tang

Produced by
Raymond Chow	....	executive producer
Leonard Ho	....	producer (as Leonard K.C. Ko)

Original Music by
Chris Babida
Stephen Endelman		(US version)
Paul Rabjohns		(US version)

Cinematography by
Arthur Wong		(as Ngok-Tai Wong)

Production Design by
Oliver Wong

Costume Design by
Carroll Gordon

Makeup Department
Rachel Kong	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Zakaria Alaoui	....	production manager
Lloyd Chao	....	english post-production supervisor (international version)
Lloyd Chao	....	post-production supervisor (international version)
Roberta Chow	....	english post-production supervisor (international version)
Venus Wong	....	english post-production supervisor (international version)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Albela	....	assistant director: Spain
Frankie Chan	....	second unit director
Paul Cheung	....	first assistant director
Tat Wah Fok	....	assistant director
Pedro Lazaga	....	assistant director: Spain

Sound Department
Eric Flickinger	....	sound recordist
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tony Lamberti	....	sound effects editor (US dub version)
Gerry Lentz	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Brian McPherson	....	sound effects editor: US Version
Glenn T. Morgan	....	sound designer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	sound supervisor
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound designer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	supervising sound editor
Rick Morris	....	sound editor: US version
Michael A. Reagan	....	sound designer
Yu Ting	....	dialogue editor
Kim Waugh	....	additional sound (as Kim 'Kiwi' Waugh)
Kuo-hua Wu	....	sound effects editor
David Young	....	additional sound

Stunts
Nick Brandon	....	stunts
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunt driver
Max Garnier	....	stunt driver
Jackie Chan	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Mars	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Man Po Cheung	....	assistant camera
Yiu-Tsou Cheung	....	camera operator
Luis Miguel Daza	....	jib operator
Tak-Yip Poon	....	assistant camera
Chi-Wai Tam	....	camera operator
Ka-Fai Wong	....	assistant camera
Wai-ying Yip	....	assistant camera
Fernando Matas	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Rod Dean	....	consultant: editing
Pamela March	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Robb Boyd	....	assistant music editor
Richard Ford	....	music editor
Dan Lieberstein	....	music editor

Other crew
Mohamed Benhmamane	....	location manager
Drago Klincic	....	accountant

Production Companies

• Golden Harvest Company
• Paragon Films Ltd.

Distributors

• Dimension Films (1997) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Alliance Communications Corporation (1997) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Fox Network (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• CTV International (1991) (France) (theatrical)
• Alliance Releasing Home Video (Canada) (VHS) (dubbed)
• Buena Vista Home Video
• DMEG (2004) (Sweden) (video)
• Dimension Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Golden Harvest Company (1991) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Manga Films (1997) (Spain) (VHS)
• Manga Films (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
• Miramax Films
• Reserva Especial (Brazil) (VHS) (as "Operação Condor - Um Kickboxer Muito Louco")
• Selecta Vision (2008) (Spain) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinefex Workshop Co. Ltd.
• Unlimited Effects Ltd.

Other Companies

• Cine Art Laboratory  film processing
• Filmtech Camera Services  equipment provided by
• General Screen Enterprises  English dubbing production
• Showreel Film Facilities  sound mixing

Also Known As:

"Fei ying gai wak" - Hong Kong (original title)
"Armour of God II: Operation Condor" - Hong Kong (English title)
"Superfly" - Philippines (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for martial arts action, some shootings, and sensuality

Runtime:

106 min | USA:80 min | USA:92 min (DVD version)

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | SDDS (US version)

Certification:

Germany:12 (re-rating) | Germany:16 (original rating) | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Spain:13 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG

Filming Locations:

Madrid, Spain

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Although the title was brought over as Operation Condor, it is actually the sequel to the movie Operation Condor 2: The Armour of the Gods (Armour of God (1986).) Armour of the Gods was imported AFTER its sequel, and was given the confusing name Operation Condor 2, when Operation Condor should actually have been named Armour of the Gods II: Operation Condor.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The World WAR II-era self-destruct system was timed with an electronic analog clock, which did not exist at the time.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jackie Condor:Not a good start

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Spy Next Door (2010)

Jackie Chan at his best in a very entertaining movie

This is Jackie Chan´s best movie. Already as a child I loved the scene with the wind machine (Superman!!!) and still today I have to say that Chan mixed a funny Indiana Jones plot with lots of unforgettable stunts and funny slapstick. Two woman join him on the search for tons of Nazi-gold. But they are not the only ones who try to find it, and so on their quest Jackie more than once has to bring himself and the girls (that always are in conflict) out of dangerous situations. Today chan´s fight scenes are still nicely planned but he begins to grow old, and his actions appear to be less fluid than in the past. In this piece, everything seems to be so easy, and there at least four stunts that you will dream of in the following night. (If I just could do things like that). One of my favorite pop-corn movies, very entertaining, a must see for newer Chan-fans who missed it. After seeing this film you will agree with me that Chan´s new films can not compete with the ones made around 1990 when he was not yet a star in the states.