Pik lik feng (1995)

Director:

Gordon Chan

Writers:

Gordon Chan (writer)
Hing-Ka Chan (writer)

Release Date:

5 August 1995 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Oddsen kan inte bli mycket högre än så här

Plot:

In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Jackie Chan has to beat a super-criminal street racer.

Plot Keywords:

Car | Mechanic | Street Racing | Kidnapping | Revenge

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Chan Foh To (Alfred Tung in US version)
Anita Yuen	...	Amy Yip
Michael Wong	...	Steve Cannon
Thorsten Nickel	...	Warner 'Cougar' Kaugman
Yuen Chor	...	Foh's father (Alfred's father in US version) (as Yun Chor)
Oi-Yan Wu	...	Dai Mui (Daphne in US version) (as Daisy Wu Oi-Yan)
Chung-Han Man	...	Sai Mui (Sammi in US version)
Yûzô Kayama	...	Coach
Kenya Sawada	...	Saw
Ken Lo	...	Kong (as Houi-Kang Low)
Chi Wah Wong	...	Mr. Lam (as Tze-Wah Wong)
Kar Lok Chin	...	Assistant to Coach (as Ka-Lok Chin)
Corey Yuen	...	The Doctor (as Cory Yuen)
Marie Eguro	...	Miss Kenya (as Mari Eguro)
Kam-Cheong Yung	...	Cheong, mechanic (as Peter Yung Kam-Cheong)

Also Known As:

Thunderbolt (Hong Kong: English title) (International: English title) (USA)
Pi li huo (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-16 | Australia:MA (2008) | Germany:16 | UK:15 | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

The theme song which is in Cantonese at the beginning and in mandarin at the end, is sung by Jackie Chan.

Goofs:

Plot holes: In the beginning of the race, Foh enters the pitlane. Krugman has already passed the pit entry. Foh gets a 30 second penalty, and has to stay in the pit for 1 minute 31 seconds. At 1 minute 15 or so, Krugman comes in, which means he did a very fast lap (q-time was 1:39). During his part of the race, Krugman laps Foh, but Foh is never seen relapping him, while winning the race.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Tuxedo (2002)

Great set-pieces ruined by direction

One of the most important things in a Jackie Chan movie is the direction. It is important for us, the viewer, to be able to clearly see what's going on. If we can't then we might've just rented a generic Steven Seagal-type martial arts movie because the fights in those movies are completely incomprehensible as well.

So then. This movie has some great car-chases and relevant crashes, it has some amazing fight-scenes and a few really cool stunts. Most of it is completely lost due to crap direction. We get slow-motion photography at totally inappropriate moments (in one case even during the middle of a fight) and occasionally we even get an effect that shows 6 frames per second instead of 24. The fact that the camera is always about 5 inches away from the action doesn't help matters.

All in all, it would've been a great movie if it was possible to figure out what was happening on-screen. Pity.