Rumble in the Bronx (1995)

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.

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers:

Edward Tang, Fibe Ma

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Françoise Yip

2 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Keung
Anita Mui	...	Elaine
Françoise Yip	...	Nancy (as Francois Yip)
Bill Tung	...	Uncle Bill
Marc Akerstream	...	Tony
Garvin Cross	...	Angelo
Morgan Lam	...	Danny
Ailen Sit	...	Tony's Gang Member
Man-Ching Chan	...	Tony's Gang Member (as Chan Man Ching)
Fred Andrucci	...	Tony's Gang Member
Mark Antoniuk	...	Tony's Gang Member
Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle	...	Tony's Gang Member (as Lauro Chartrand)
Chris Franco	...	Tony's Gang Member
Lance Gibson	...	Tony's Gang Member
David Hooper	...	Tony's Gang Member

Storyline

Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. Meanwhile, one of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head. Blinded by greed, his involvement draws his gang, the kid, Keong, and the whole neighborhood into a deadly crossfire. When the lazy cops fail to successfully resolve matters, Keong takes things into his own hands. Needless to say, much spectacular kung-fu and outrageous action sequences follow....

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Plot Keywords:

one way mirror | baseball bat used as a weapon | backhand slap | briefcase of money | pipe wrench | 

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Taglines:

No Fear. No Stuntman. No Equal

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language and violent sequences

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese English

Release Date:

23 February 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rumble in the Bronx

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$7,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$74,907, 19 July 1996

Gross USA:

$32,392,047

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$39,748,899

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company,Maple Ridge Films,Toho-Towa

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min 89 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Emil Chau's cameo as an ice cream vendor is meant to surprise Chinese viewers, as he is a famous music artist in Hong Kong, China and Taiwan.

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Goofs

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

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Quotes

Ah Keung: You are all garbage!

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes of the stunts performed, the stunts that went wrong, the injuries and funny scenes.

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Alternate Versions

In Spain in only available version on DVD or Blu-ray it's the New Line Cinema cut, with the English dubbing.

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Connections

Referenced in Atop the Fourth Wall: Spider-Man: Virtual Mortality (2015)

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Soundtracks

You Are The One
Written by Tim Dang and Nathan Wang
Performed by Carrie Cain-Sparks

User Reviews

There IS a rumble, in the Bronx that is!

This movie is spectacular. Jackie Chan going to the Bronx. And man, it's a zoo out there. HAHAHAHAHA!!! His uncle runs a store along with Elaine(Anita Mui,1963-2003) who seems to be a lit bit edgy with Keung(J.C.). Uncle Bill(Bill Tung) shows Keung his new aunt-in-law. Who happens to be Afro-American, who Keung happens to be in such shock, but not uptight about it. Seems like he'll get along with her quite well. Though she was shameless when using the bathroom when the tougher baddies tore the store down. The fight scenes are completely unforgettable, and Keung and the gangs ended working together when one of the gangs was brutally murdered by a tougher group other than themselves. The second best scene was the hovercraft vs. Chan vs. a Lamborgini. The Laborgini may have lost their doors, but the sword laced auto took out that hovercraft easily. The water ski scene was awesome. And in my opinion Chan should try out pro one day. Though Chan is wild and cool, he knows how to have fun here in the U.S.A. Rating 4 out of 5 stars.