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Thunderbolt

Original title: Pik lik foh
  • 1995
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
9.6K
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Jackie Chan in Thunderbolt (1995)
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In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Chan Foh To (Jackie Chan) has to beat a supercriminal street racer.In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Chan Foh To (Jackie Chan) has to beat a supercriminal street racer.In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Chan Foh To (Jackie Chan) has to beat a supercriminal street racer.

  • Director
    • Gordon Chan
  • Writers
    • Gordon Chan
    • Hing-Ka Chan
    • Paul Clay
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Anita Yuen
    • Michael Wong
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    9.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Gordon Chan
    • Writers
      • Gordon Chan
      • Hing-Ka Chan
      • Paul Clay
    • Stars
      • Jackie Chan
      • Anita Yuen
      • Michael Wong
    • 33User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan
    • Chan Foh To
    Anita Yuen
    Anita Yuen
    • Amy Yip
    Michael Wong
    Michael Wong
    • Steve Cannon
    Thorsten Nickel
    Thorsten Nickel
    • Warner 'Cougar' Kaugman
    Yuen Chor
    Yuen Chor
    • Uncle Tung
    • (as Yun Chor)
    • …
    Hoi-Yan Woo
    • Dai Mui (Daphne in US version)
    • (as Daisy Wu Oi-Yan)
    Yûzô Kayama
    Yûzô Kayama
    • Coach Mirakami
    • (as Kayama Yuzo)
    Kenya Sawada
    Kenya Sawada
    • Saw
    • (as Sawada Kenya)
    Ken Lo
    Ken Lo
    • Kong
    • (as Houi-Kang Low)
    Chi-Wah Wong
    Chi-Wah Wong
    • Mr. Lam
    • (as Tze-Wah Wong)
    Kar Lok Chin
    Kar Lok Chin
    • Coach's Assistant
    • (as Ka-Lok Chin)
    Corey Yuen
    Corey Yuen
    • The Doctor
    • (as Cory Yuen)
    Marie Eguro
    • Miss Kenya
    • (as Eguro Mari)
    Kam-Cheong Yung
    • Cheong, mechanic
    • (as Peter Yung Kam-Cheong)
    William Wai-Lun Duen
    William Wai-Lun Duen
    • Koo
    • (as William Tuen Wai-Lun)
    Bruce Law
    Bruce Law
    • Bruce
    • (as Bruce Law Lai-Yin)
    Patrick Han
    • John
    Wai-Kong Lam
    • Inspector Joe Cheung
    • Director
      • Gordon Chan
    • Writers
      • Gordon Chan
      • Hing-Ka Chan
      • Paul Clay
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The rain in Japan kept the climactic race scenes from being filmed there, so the crew moved to Malaysia to film them. However, a problem occurred when the Malaysian government became worried that people would get hurt during filming, so the race was filmed at regular speed and sped up during post-production.
    • Goofs
      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.
    • Alternate versions
      Two different openings were shot for the film. In the Japanese print, Jackie, while training at the Mitsubishi car plant in Japan, breaks company rules by test driving a prototype without permission. As a result, he has to return to Hong Kong. In the Hong Kong print, Jackie simply completes his training, has an amusing encounter with the boss's daughter, then leaves Japan of his own accord.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Rage (1995)

    User reviews33

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    One of Jackie's worst
    I'm a die hard Jackie Chan fan, but "Thunderbolt" is, along with "Battle Creek Brawl/The Big Brawl" and "Cannonball Run" the worst of Jackie Chan's movies.

    When you sit down to watch a Jackie Chan movie, what do you expect? Cunning stunts, cool fighting scenes, slapstick, silly comedy etc etc. There are two, maybe three fighting scenes in "Thunderbolt" and they're pretty good. But the stunts aren't much to cheer for, the only thing we get is crashing cars and car chases. Which I totally despise. And there aren't a lot of comedy either. The lack of comedy, that I can live with. Because after all, this is more of a serious film, which isn't a bad thing at all, since Jackie gets a chance to prove to everyone that he really can act and that he's not just a Cantonese Buster Keaton clone with a big nose.

    The second thing I have a big problem with the directing and the camera work. Gordon Chan (a relative?) does a pretty bad job directing, using lots of close ups and fast cuts, which makes it hard to get a grip of what's really happening. He should take a close look at what Jackie did as a director, especially in "The Armour Of God" and "Operation Condor". Also, trying to make slow motion sequences by simply slowing down 24 frames/sec footage... Not a good idea. It'll look like crap, to be blunt. It would have looked a lot better with at least 48 frames per second.

    This might seem very pedantic, but I'm afraid these little details ruined the movie for me, although the all the actors did great jobs. Sorry.
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    • Feb 2, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 5, 1995 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Громобій
    • Filming locations
      • Malaysia
    • Production companies
      • Golden Harvest Company
      • Paragon Films Ltd.
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    • Budget
      • HK$2,000,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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