Hung fan au (1995)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

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

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:

The script called for a leap from the top of a parking lot to a fire escape on the floor below on the building across the street. As is his custom, director Stanley Tong attempted the stunt before asking any actors to do so. He tried it with the help of a cable harness, but quickly decided it would be safer without the harness. The landing point was not visible from the point where the jump began, so tape was placed on the take-off point as a guide. The jump was completed perfectly by 'Chan, Jackie' on the first attempt, doing his own stunts as is his custom. The jump was captured by four cameras.

Goofs:

Continuity: On top of the parking garage, the owner of the truck that gets pushed over the side of the building is first pictured wearing a cap with a rebel flag design and in subsequent shots of the same scene his cap has an American flag design.

Quotes:

Ah Keung: You are all garbage!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Becker: Stumble in the Bronx (#2.8)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Problem Child

My introduction to Jackie Chan.

Before I'd seen "Rumble in the Bronx", I'd heard of Jackie Chan but never seen any of his movies. Well, when I saw this, I practically died laughing. Basically an hour and a half of him bonking people in every direction, the movie is physical humor at its best. The plot has Hong Kong cop Keung (Chan) coming to New York for his uncle's wedding and having to battle street gangs and a crime syndicate. By battle, I of course mean pulling every crazy stunt imaginable. I really liked the early scene in the store, and then the whole hovercraft sequence.

I gotta ask: how did we get by before these kinds of movies? There was once a time when movies all followed the Disney formula, and Jackie Chan-style plots were unfathomable. Thank God for Bruce Lee! As it is, Jackie Chan often seems to be spoofing Bruce Lee. Hilarious.