Mr. Nice Guy (1997 film)
- Jackie Chan: Jackie
- Richard Norton: Giancarlo
- Miki Lee: Miki
- Karen McLymont: Lakisha
- Gabrielle Fitzpatrick: Diana
- Vince Poletto: Romeo
Mr. Nice Guy is a produced in 1997 Hong Kong action and martial arts film starring Jackie Chan and directed by his longtime friend and co-star Sammo Hung.
Action
The journalist Diana films a drug deal by Giancarlo and is discovered there. On the run from the criminals she meets the TV chef Jackie. This exchange both their videotapes and the criminals are now behind Jackie ago. To get the tape, the criminals kidnap his girlfriend Miki. Jackie now does everything it can to free his friend.
The next day, the transfer fails, Jackie's patience snaps and he bursts, tolerated by the police, with a huge dump truck into the headquarters of the criminals and makes them.
Reviews
"This follows, Mr. Nice Guy ' the proven recipe of his Stars: Between breathtaking action, an absurd slapstick and perfectly choreographed martial -arts fighting is hardly noticeable even that a story exists only rudimentary. In contrast to the buddy movie, Rush Hour ' is, Mr. Nice Guy 'is a fast-paced one-man show in which Jackie Chan once again emulating his silent film idols Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. But he turned here in terms of amusing acrobatics up a gear higher than usual - what makes the film for his fans a real five-course Action menu. Meal! "
" A whole -scale destruction on orgies action film, although it allows the martial arts star Jackie Chan some extraordinary stunts, but otherwise the set pieces of the genre only reproduced. "
Trivia
- The film exists in three versions, a Hong Kong Cantonese version, an English version of Hong Kong, in which Chan was not even synchronized and backed into an international version that dispenses with some brutal scenes and new music.
- The action of the film takes place mostly on in Melbourne ( Australia).
- Jackie Chan broke during the filming for the third time the nose.
- Sammo Hung had a brief cameo as a bike messenger.
- Richard Norton, who plays Giancarlo, made his film debut in the Jackie Chan film Powerman 2
Awards
- Taipei Golden Horse Award 1997: Winner in the category " Best Action Choreography " ( Wing Cho )
- Hong Kong Film Award 1998: Nominated in the category " Best Action Choreography " ( Wing Cho )