Hung fan au (1995)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers:

Edward Tang (writer) and
Fibe Ma (writer)

Release Date:

23 February 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

No Fear. No Stuntman. No Equal

Plot:

A young man visiting and helping his uncle in New York City finds himself forced to fight a street gang and the mob with his martial art skills.

Plot Keywords:

Gang | New York | Kung Fu | New York City | Martial Arts

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 26

7:00 AM

TNT

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Keung
Anita Mui	...	Elaine
Françoise Yip	...	Nancy
Bill Tung	...	Uncle Bill
Marc Akerstream	...	Tony
Garvin Cross	...	Angelo
Morgan Lam	...	Danny
Ailen Sit	...	Tony's Gang Member
Chan Man Ching	...	Tony's Gang Member
Fred Andrucci	...	Tony's Gang Member
Mark Antoniuk	...	Tony's Gang Member
Lauro Chartrand	...	Tony's Gang Member
Chris Franco	...	Tony's Gang Member
Lance Gibson	...	Tony's Gang Member
David Hooper	...	Tony's Gang Member

Also Known As:

Rumble in the Bronx (Hong Kong: English title) (USA)
Hong fan ou (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Red Bronx
Zizanie dans le Bronx (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and violent sequences.

Runtime:

104 min | USA:87 min | USA:91 min (DVD version)

Country:

Hong Kong | Canada

Language:

Cantonese | English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (original release) | Dolby SR (US version)

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Andrew Johnston was approached to play the role of Danny but he rejected the part deciding to focus on his education first.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The soda pop display that gets knocked down in the supermarket is obviously made from empty cans.

Quotes:

Danny: MY CUSHION!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Run Ronnie Run (2002)

Soundtrack:

Problem Child

Jackie Chan - Hero

I've read reviews from a number of people who were fans of Jackie Chan before he was well known in the west, that express disappointment that Rumble in the Bronx is the film that finally made Chan a household name in America, because they feel the film is quite a come-down from the "Police Story" films that formed the main link between Chan and his past before making this film.

I must strongly disagree. Yes - the Anglo actors aren't very good; the plot is silly at times; the dialog is weak, some of the characters are unbelievable.

But there's seems no question that the stunt-work is excellent, and the fight scenes are excellent - these really form the reason for making the film in the first place.

Furthermore, I think that, of all the protagonists he's played, Chan's character here is the closest to being a true hero of the highest caliber - incorruptible, unstoppable, compassionate, smart - if all our heroes were like this, this would be a different world; if we were all like this, it would be heaven.

And I'm not getting all that ironic here - I sincerely mean that Chan returns a kind of virtuous character to the silver screen, that hasn't been seen for a very long time.

Consequently, despite occasional violence, I would not stop children from seeing this film - I would encourage them to do so. They can learn a lot about ethics and character from watching this film - and that is actually quite remarkable, to be able to say that of a Martial Arts film.