Hung fan au (1995)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers:

Edward Tang (writer) and
Fibe Ma (writer)

Release Date:

23 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

No Fear. No Stuntman. No Equal

Plot:

A young man visiting and helping his uncle in New York City finds himself forced to fight a street gang and the mob with his martial art skills.

Plot Keywords:

Gang | Kung Fu | New York City | Martial Arts | Manhattan New York City

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Keung
Anita Mui	...	Elaine
Françoise Yip	...	Nancy
Bill Tung	...	Uncle Bill
Marc Akerstream	...	Tony
Garvin Cross	...	Angelo
Morgan Lam	...	Danny
Ailen Sit	...	Tony's Gang Member
Chan Man Ching	...	Tony's Gang Member
Fred Andrucci	...	Tony's Gang Member
Mark Antoniuk	...	Tony's Gang Member
Lauro Chartrand	...	Tony's Gang Member
Chris Franco	...	Tony's Gang Member
Lance Gibson	...	Tony's Gang Member
David Hooper	...	Tony's Gang Member

Also Known As:

Rumble in the Bronx (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Hong fan ou (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Red Bronx
Zizanie dans le Bronx (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and violent sequences.

Runtime:

104 min | USA:87 min | USA:91 min (DVD version)

Country:

Hong Kong | Canada

Language:

Cantonese | English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (original release) | Dolby SR (US version)

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Filming in Vancouver, Canada on October 6th, 1994, Chan broke his right ankle while attempting the scene where he jumps onto the hovercraft. Despite the injury, he was present at the premiere of Jui kuen II (1994) at the Vancouver International Film Festival that night. Later in the production, Tong sprained his ankle, completing the film on crutches. Françoise Yip also broke her leg while filming the scene where she rides a motorbike across the tops of parked cars. She insisted on returning to the set after her leg was plastered at hospital. Two stunt women also broke their legs during the filming of the motorcycle chase.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the hovercraft ploughs through the intersection, the cars in the far left and far right lanes switch positions between shots.

Quotes:

Ah Keung: You are all garbage!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Brunch of the Living Dead (2006)

Soundtrack:

Kung Fu

Chan's best Amercian movie yet

As far as I'm concerned Jackie Chan was at his best during the late 70s, the whole of the 80s and very early 90s...this film is one of the first and best American Jackie Chan films (yes, I know it was done by Golden Harvest and produced by Stanley Tong).

Everything is here that a Jackie Chan fan would expect, fantastic stunts, fantastic action, brilliant martial arts (although not Chan's best) and seemless direction.

Chan is sent to New York to help out his Uncle's shop which is being sold to a lady. But it is torn up by a local gang - it is tormented even more when Jackie stops an illegal bike race over some cars.

One of the gang members is Jackie's cousin - and traps him in an alleyway where he is beaten half to death by flying bottle glass...this is the brutalist action sequence I've ever seen in a Jackie Chan film.

The film does have it's flaws, one being the fact that in one scene you can quite clearly see a giant mountain in the background, and the other being the complete change in story from helping out his family to stopping some professional diamond theives (who all look like ex-wrestlers).

Chan is fantastic as ever, the direction is fluid. If you want to see a proper Jackie Chan film - see this film, you won't regret it!