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Mr. Nice Guy

Original title: Yat goh ho yan
  • 19971997
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
28K
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Jackie Chan in Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
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A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry, and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry, and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry, and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
28K
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    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Fibe Ma(screenplay)
    • Edward Tang(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Richard Norton
    • Miki Lee
    • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Fibe Ma(screenplay)
    • Edward Tang(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Richard Norton
    • Miki Lee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 79User reviews
    • 75Critic reviews
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    Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan
    • Jackie
    Richard Norton
    Richard Norton
    • Giancarlo
    Miki Lee
    Miki Lee
    • Miki
    Karen McLymont
    • Lakisha
    Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
    Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
    • Diana
    Vince Poletto
    Vince Poletto
    • Romeo
    Barry Otto
    Barry Otto
    • Baggio
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
    • Cyclist
    • (as Sammo Hung)
    Emil Chau
    Emil Chau
    • Ice Cream Vendor
    Joyce Godenzi
    Joyce Godenzi
    • Cook Show Audience
    • (as Mina Godenzi)
    Peter Houghton
    • Richard
    Peter Lindsay
    • Grank, Demon Leader
    David Will No
    David Will No
    • Victor
    • (as David No)
    Rachel Blakely
    Rachel Blakely
    • Sandy, Demon
    Judy Green
    • Tina, Demon
    Stefan Fredrich
    • Demon
    • (as Stephan Fredrich)
    Stuart Ritchie
    • Demon
    Jonathan Isgar
    • Demon
      • Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
      • Fibe Ma(screenplay)
      • Edward Tang(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Because of the mess they left behind (from the demolished house), the production company was banned permanently from ever filming in that part of Australia again.
    • Goofs
      Diana's film of Giancarlo is an exact replay of the movie's scenes. This film, supposedly shot from an air-conditioning vent, includes a shot from the other side of the room of her and her cameraman being discovered.
    • Quotes

      Jackie: I don't even know her!

    • Crazy credits
      The last scene shown in the opening credits, following the director's credit for Sammo Kam-Bo Hung is a quick shot from later in the film of Sammo Hung, as the angry biker, beating someone up.
    • Alternate versions
      The Japanese version is the only one to feature the original English dialogue without ADR, and has the most footage of all.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Making of Jackie Chan's 'Mr. Nice Guy' (1997)

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    6/10
    Thin on plot but fat with exciting stunts.
    Thin on plot and fat with exciting stunts, Jackie Chan's "Mr. Nice Guy" is more like a speedy carnival ride than a movie. Chan plays a television chef who gets mixed up with a female reporter with an incriminating videotape that drug lords are after. Along the way Jackie Chan has his prerequisite close calls and death defying stunts mixed with his affable humor. All the stunts are good ones and there's a set-piece that requires Chan to escape his enemy in an unfinished building where all the blue doors are already installed that is my favorite. It's quite a farce having people opening and closing doors in pursuit and escape and never knowing who or what's behind the next door. One extended scene is a guilty pleasure for me and involves Chan commandeering a large earth moving vehicle and wreaking havoc with it. When I say large, I mean LARGE. The tires alone must be 12 feet tall in and of themselves. It's pretty cool to see the devastation this vehicle incurs. A fun film. Had the plot itself been a bit more thickened my rating would've been higher.
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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1998 (United States)
      • Hong Kong
      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Chinatown Mall, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
    • Production companies
      • GH Pictures
      • Golden Harvest Company
      • Golden Harvest Pictures (China)
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes
      • Dolby Digital

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