At a Hong Kong shopping center, Buck Yuen's (Jackie Chan's) intuition warns him. He saves a robbery's loot and gets on television, ends up in Istanbul via South Korea, and accidentally becomes a spy. Fortunately, he knows Kung Fu.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jackie Chan | ... | Buck Yuen | |
| Eric Tsang | ... | Many Liu | |
| Vivian Hsu | ... | Yong | |
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Min Kim | ... | Carmen Wong (as Kim Min Jeong) |
| Hsing-Kuo Wu | ... | Lee Sang-Zen (as Wu Hsing Kuo) | |
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Murat Yilmaz | ... | Celik |
| Alfred Cheung | ... | Cheung the Lawyer | |
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Lillian Ho | ... | Candice |
| Tat-Ming Cheung | ... | Tsui / Stan | |
| Vincent Kok | ... | Moving Worker | |
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Hang-Sang Poon | ... | Rich Man |
| Paulyn Sun | ... | Rich Man's Wife | |
| Ping Ha | ... | Cleaning Lady (as Ha Ping) | |
| Ken Chang | ... | Cop at Mall | |
| Glory Simon | ... | TCN Field Reporter | |
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This action movie unfolds with the story of Bei, a salesman at a workout equipment store, who harbors dreams of adventures. It all starts when on one normal dull day, Bei follows his instincts to trail two suspicious looking men into an alley. When he realizes that these men are robbing a jewelry store, he jumps into action to foil their plans. Soon after Bei meets Liu, a private investigator who convinces Bei that he may be the long-lost son of a rich Korean businessman. In no time, Bei is on his way to fulfill his dreams of adventure and fortune traveling to Korea and even exotic Turkey. As Bei is drawn deeper into the game of cat and mouse, he realizes he has become the key to locating a new, highly addictive narcotic. With an assortment of characters fighting him along the way, will Bei succeed in finding the drug himself? Written by Anonymous
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slapstick comedy | fighting | spy | surprise after end credits | scene after end credits |Taglines:
Ordinary guy. Extraordinary spyMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for strong action violence, some drug content and nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
Hong KongRelease Date:
18 January 2001 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
Te wu mi cheng See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
HKD200,000,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$790,144Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Written by Liu Xue An and Cao Xue Qin
Performed by Vivian Hsu
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Miramax Films (a subsidiary of Disney) acquired the international distribution rights to this movie (outside of Asia). Like many Jackie Chan movies distributed by Disney, scenes were cut, foreign dialogue was dubbed, and the music score was changed. However, Miramax made so many changes to this movie that it almost changed the entire movie for its release on video in 2004 by the home video division, called Dimension Home Video. See more »Goofs
After the escape from the shed where Buck saves Yong, the masked assailants open the door, where a dead person lies in the shot. When the door opens, the dead person twitches and blinks. See more »Crazy Credits
After the outtakes, Buck accepts a mission in Verona, Italy. He sets someone up to get arrested. See more »Alternate Versions
The US DVD version changes the character names, particularly 'Buck Yuen' to 'Jackie Chan', a common tradition in Jackie Chan imports. See more »Soundtracks
Gong Don Ci(uncredited)
Written by Liu Xue An and Cao Xue Qin
Performed by Vivian Hsu
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Apparently there are two versions of "The Accidental Spy" in circulation, the most commonly found cut one (which runs about 90 minutes) and the harder to find long one (which runs about 110 minutes). This certainly offers a reasonable explanation as to why the plot of this movie in its cut form seems so disjointed. But it does not fully explain why it is so dull. The tone swings wildly from light spy comedy to serious spy drama - the movie never seems sure of itself. The fighting is unremarkable if you've seen any of Jackie's previous outings, and some of the action scenes have a "been there, done that" feel to them. The climactic "Speed"-like sequence of a tanker that must not slow down or it will explode is spectacular, but has nothing to do with the main plot. On the bright side, there is at least one amazing stunt (Jackie jumping from the roof of a building to the road below using three umbrellas as parachutes!), there is a nice international flavor (the locations include Hong Kong, Seoul and Istanbul), there are two pretty Chinese women, and of course there is always Jackie. (**)