Hung faan aau (1995)

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:

Bronx New York | Hovercraft | Bloopers During Credits | Two Way Mirror | Gang

Awards:

2 wins & 7 nominations

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

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:

Fantasy Gardens, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

The warehouse fight scene took twenty days to film, with Chan having to teach the local stunt players to fight "Hong Kong style".

Goofs:

Continuity: The hovercraft's windows reappear after being shot out.

Quotes:

Ah Keung: If you got the guts, drop the gun.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Brunch of the Living Dead (2006)

Soundtrack:

Kung Fu

great action, but it's missing something

Jackie Chan is, without a doubt, one of the greatest action stars of our time - but that is not all he does, by far. He is the only actor I can think of who has so seamlessly blended heartstopping action with rolling-on-the-floor comedy. However, having seen some of his later work, I must say that in certain respects this movie did not live up to the expectations I had set for Jackie Chan.

While the action sequences were excellent, they were a bit sparse, and there was too much plot between them. Normally that wouldn't be something to complain about too much, but in this case the plot was almost nonexistent. I've decided that the movie was basically an excuse for two big scenes: the kung-fu battle with the gang, and the hovercraft scene.

There were several scenes in the movie which had me laughing out loud - the kind of clever humor and subtlety that has become Jackie Chan's trademark. But during a great portion of the movie, I was scratching my head wondering where that refreshing humor had gone. Some scenes were just too serious for a Jackie Chan movie.

All that said, I really did enjoy the movie, and would give it 6 stars out of 10. The action sequences did have me on the edge of my seat, and the funny parts did have me laughing. I won't say that it was Jackie Chan's best work, but it was certainly enough to get him onto the American radar, and I'm very glad that that's where he is now. So I would recommend seeing this movie, but if someone were seeing their first Jackie Chan movie, I would recommend something else, possibly starting with a newer, non-dubbed American film first.