Mr. Nice Guy (1997)

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.

Director:

Sammo Kam-Bo Hung (as Samo Hung)

Writers:

Fibe Ma (screenplay), Edward Tang (screenplay)

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Miki Lee

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Jackie
Richard Norton	...	Giancarlo
Miki Lee	...	Miki
Karen McLymont	...	Lakisha
Gabrielle Fitzpatrick	...	Diana
Vince Poletto	...	Romeo
Barry Otto	...	Baggio
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung	...	Cyclist (as Sammo Hung)
Emil Chau	...	Ice Cream Vendor
Joyce Godenzi	...	Cook Show Audience (as Mina Godenzi)
Peter Houghton	...	Richard
Peter Lindsay	...	Grank, Demon Leader
David Will No	...	Victor (as David No)
Rachel Blakely	...	Sandy, Demon
Judy Green	...	Tina, Demon

Storyline

In Melbourne, the Chinese Chef Jackie has a successful show on television. The drug lord Giancarlo and his gang are dealing cocaine with The Demons gang, but they fight against each other. During the shooting, the snoopy reporter Diana and her partner are accidentally exposed and they flee with a VHS tape with the footage of the negotiation. On the street, she stumbles with Jackie and he helps her fighting against the gangsters. When they are escaping in his car, her tape accidentally mixes with other videotapes that Jackie has in a box on the backseat of his car. Jackie goes to his apartment and meets his girlfriend Miki while his nephews "borrow" the tape to watch. Meanwhile Giancarlo's gangsters are looking for the tape and abduct Miki. Jackie's friend Romeo, who is a police detective, chases the gangsters with other policemen while Jackie teams up with Diana and his friend Lakisha to release Miki from Giancarlo.

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Plot Keywords:

gang | gangster | drugs | reporter | chef | 

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Taglines:

Fight first. Apologize later.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for pervasive action violence, some sensuality and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie's ending was originally supposed to be Rumble in the Bronx (1995)'s last scene.

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Goofs

Giancarlo's mansion is shown to be completely made out of plywood when Jackie demolishes it.

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Quotes

Jackie: I don't even know her!

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Crazy Credits

During the final credits some outtakes (mostly action scenes) are shown

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Alternate Versions

The Hong Kong version is dubbed into Cantonese/Mandarin languages, and features script changes from the original English (e.g. The Demons are called The Wolves).

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Connections

Referenced in Baadshah (1999)

User Reviews

Nonstop action - and what action!

The thinnest plot imaginable (1: Bad guys think Jackie has an incriminating tape, 2: Bad guys go after him), but it doesn't matter; the movie serves up one virtuoso action sequence after another, and some priceless comic dialogue as well ("Oh my God, you want the tape too? If you find it PLEASE take it"). Jackie was 43 when this was filmed, but he sure hadn't lost a bit of his physical dexterity. This film is much better in every way than his American "breakthrough" hit, "Rumble In The Bronx", and Richard Norton makes an enjoyable villain. (***)

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

English Cantonese Mandarin

Release Date:

20 March 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mr. Nice Guy

Filming Locations:

Chinatown Mall, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,250,704, 22 March 1998

Gross USA:

$12,716,953

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$18,814,720

Company Credits

Production Co:

GH Pictures, Golden Harvest Company, Golden Harvest Pictures (China)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min 97 min (original) 84 min (DVD) 86 min (Fan Edit)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (US prints) SDDS (US prints)

Color:

Color (Cineart)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1