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First Strike

Original title: Ging chaat goo si 4: Gaan dan yam mo
  • 19961996
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 47m
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6.6/10
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Jackie Chan in First Strike (1996)
ActionAdventureComedy
This fourth installment of Chan's Police Story film franchise has our hero trying to locate a missing nuclear warhead.This fourth installment of Chan's Police Story film franchise has our hero trying to locate a missing nuclear warhead.This fourth installment of Chan's Police Story film franchise has our hero trying to locate a missing nuclear warhead.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
21K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
13,559
521
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    • Director
      • Stanley Tong
    • Writers
      • Greg Mellott
      • Elliot Tong
      • Stanley Tong
    • Stars
      • Jackie Chan
      • Jackson Lou
      • Annie Wu
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Stanley Tong
    • Writers
      • Greg Mellott
      • Elliot Tong
      • Stanley Tong
    • Stars
      • Jackie Chan
      • Jackson Lou
      • Annie Wu
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 76User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 9 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan
    • Insp. Chan Ka Kui
    Jackson Lou
    Jackson Lou
    • Jackson Tsui
    Annie Wu
    Annie Wu
    • Annie Tsui
    • (as Chen Chun Wu)
    Bill Tung
    Bill Tung
    • 'Uncle' Bill Wong
    Yuriy Petrov
    • Col. Gregor Yegorov
    • (as Jouri Petrov)
    Nonna Grishaeva
    Nonna Grishaeva
    • Natasha
    • (as Grishajeva Nonna)
    John Eaves
    • Mark
    Terry Woo
    • Uncle Seven
    Kristof Kaczmarek
    Kristof Kaczmarek
    • Cmdr. Korda
    Ailen Sit
    • Golden Dragon Club Member
    Man-Ching Chan
    • Golden Dragon Club Member
    Rocky Lai
    Rocky Lai
    • Golden Dragon Club Member
    Wai-To Chan
    • Golden Dragon Club Member
    • (as Wai To Chan)
    Brett Arthur
    • Hit Man
    Mark French
    • Hit Man
    Damien Gates
    • Hit Man
    Mark Gilks
    • Hit Man
    Nathan Jones
    Nathan Jones
    • Hit Man
    • Director
      • Stanley Tong
    • Writers
      • Greg Mellott
      • Elliot Tong
      • Stanley Tong
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Inspector Chan (Jackie Chan) never fires a gun.
    • Goofs
      In the snowboard scene, all the close-ups of Jackie show him snowboarding right-handed, but in all the long shots - including where he jumps onto the helicopter skid - he snowboards left-handed, with the opposite foot in front, suggesting that the long shots are of a stunt double.
    • Quotes

      Chan Ka Kui: [phone call] Uncle Bill! I'm calling you right now from Australia and I'm having a great time! I'm talking to you while enjoying my great view. Wow! Working for the FSB is great. I have a sauna, swimming pool, and jacuzzi. Oh, wait a second. My koala bear just came out.

      Uncle Bill: [on the other end of the call] What? You mean in your hotel room? It's only a toy, right?

      Chan Ka Kui: No. It's the real thing!

      [hands the phone to the koala bear]

      Chan Ka Kui: Say hi to Uncle Bill.

      [takes the phone back]

      Chan Ka Kui: He's too shy. Don't hang up.

      Hong Kong Policeman: [to Bill] He's living it up. I should've gone with him.

      Chan Ka Kui: Really. I'm not making this up! What else? Money... clothes... car. I feel almost like James Bond. Except no gorgeous girls.

      Uncle Bill: Hey. If all of this is for real, you should be very careful.

      Chan Ka Kui: Okay. So long. Bye bye.

      [hangs up]

      Uncle Bill: [to the policeman] Do you think he went crazy on this assignment? Maybe he's overworked.

    • Crazy credits
      Outtakes of the stunts that went wrong, injuries and funny scenes.
    • Alternate versions
      New Line Cinema cut the film by over 23 minutes from the original Hong Kong version for the international release, in addition to dubbing all the non-English dialogue (be it Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian or Ukrainian) into English, even though the film was already mostly in English. Other differences include a different opening titles sequence and a completely new music score composed by J. Peter Robinson, replacing Nathan Wang's score for the original release. Most home video releases and all HD releases around the world, including in Hong Kong, feature this cut version. The only home video releases to feature the original, uncut, undubbed version of the film with the original music score are Hong Kong releases by Mei Ah Entertainment, a Japanese laser disc by Towa and a Japanese 2-disc DVD by Warner Home Video which presents both cuts.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Movie Show: Episode dated 23 April 1997 (1997)

    User reviews76

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Bad Bond, Great Jackie.
    "First Strike" is at its worst when it tries to be a James Bond spoof and comes off as a cut-rate Bond imitation. It's at its best when it lets Jackie Chan do what he does best: performing awesome physical stunts and engaging in lightning-paced fight scenes. The plot is utterly disjointed, and I would go so far as to say that there are only two or three really good scenes here, but these are SO good they make the movie worth watching anyway. The "ladder scene", in particular, simply defies belief; Jackie Chan seems to be pushing the boundaries of what we consider "humanly possible". (**1/2)
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    • gridoon
    • Nov 13, 2003

    FAQ2

    • Who did their own dubbing?
    • What are the differences between the International Version and the Hongkong Theatrical Version?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 10, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Hong Kong
    • Languages
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
      • Russian
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • Jackie Chan's First Strike
    • Filming locations
      • Chinatown Mall, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Golden Harvest Company
      • Paragon Films Ltd.
      • Raymond Chow
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $15,318,863
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,778,933
      • Jan 12, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,890,845
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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