Qi ji (1989)

A country boy becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. He and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old lady when her daughter comes to visit.

Director:

Jackie Chan

Writers:

Golden Way Creative Group, Hal Kanter

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Ah-Lei Gua

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jackie Chan	...	'Charlie' Cheng Wah Kuo
Anita Mui	...	Luming Yang
Ah-Lei Gua	...	Madam Kao (as Yah-Leh Gui)
Chun Hsiung Ko	...	Tiger
Wu Ma	...	Uncle Hai
Bill Tung	...	Tung
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenny Bee	...	Reporter #1
Anthony Carpio	...	One of Tiger Lo's men
Anthony Chan	...	Reporter #2
Ching-Wan Chan
Joanna Chan
Kwok Kuen Chan	...	Chen Wah's Man
Sai-Tang Chan	...	Rope Factory Worker
Tat-Kwong Chan	...	Rope Factory Worker
Wai-Yue Chan	...	Lady Rose's Friend

Storyline

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. Jackie becomes the head of a gang through the purchase of some lucky roses from an old lady. Jackie and a singer at the gang's nightclub try to do a good deed for the old rose-seller when her daughter comes to visit, all this while battling a rival gang.

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Plot Keywords:

helping the less fortunate | cult favorite | flower | thompson gun | nightclub | 

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Taglines:

"Overwhelmingly wonderful", "Nothing short of miraculous...a must see" - The Hollywood Reporter

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese English

Release Date:

15 June 1989 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Mr. Canton and Lady Rose

Box Office

Budget:

HKD 64,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Golden Way Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

139 min 101 min (DVD) 106 min (USA)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jackie Chan's and Composer Siu-Tin Lai's last collaboration.

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Alternate Versions

The international version is cut by 22 minutes from the original Hong Kong release.

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Connections

Version of Lady for a Day (1933)

User Reviews

Not Jackie Chan's best film, but still worth a watch

The first thing I noticed about this film is that it seems to star everyone who ever made a movie in Hong Kong; I seemed to spend the entire movie going 'oooh, it's Yuen Biao!' (or whoever). Plotwise, it's typical early Jackie Chan; frenetic action sequences punctuated by high farce. As in a lot of his early stuff, the farce can be a bit excruciating, but not so much that you'll feel obliged to hit fast-forward. The action sequences, while interesting, aren't as spectacular as in his later movies; the movie seems to try to be more of a plot-driven movie (and much as I love Jackie Chan, these aren't really his strong points). If for some bizarre reason you aren't yet a Jackie Chan fan, you'll probably want to check out Armor of God or Project A first. If I'm preaching to the converted, you'll find Oiji merrily passes an hour and a half, but it's by no means a masterpiece. It's got Anita Mui, though. She always makes a movie watchable.