Ging chaat goo si 4: Ji gaan daan yam mo (1996)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers:

Greg Mellott (writer)
Elliot Tong (writer)

Release Date:

10 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Jackie Chan fights for America in his biggest action film ever.

Plot:

This installment of Chan's Police Story series has our hero trying to locate a missing nuclear warhead.

Plot Keywords:

Australia | Shark | Diving | Koala | Helicopter

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Insp. Chan Ka Kui
Jackson Liu	...	Jackson Tsui (as Jackson Lau)
Annie Wu	...	Annie Tsui
Bill Tung	...	'Uncle' Bill Wong
Yuri Petrov	...	Col. Gregor Yegorov
Nonna Grishayeva	...	Natasha
John Eaves	...	Mark
Terry Woo	...	Uncle Seven
Kristopher Kazmarek	...	Cmdr. Korda
Ailen Sit	...	Golden Dragon Club Member
Chan Man Ching	...	Golden Dragon Club Member
Rocky Lai	...	Golden Dragon Club Member
Chan Wai To	...	Golden Dragon Club Member
Brett Arthur	...	Hit Man
Mark French	...	Hit Man

Also Known As:

Jackie Chan's First Strike (USA)
Jing cha gu shi 4: Zhi jian dan ren wu (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Police Story 4: First Strike (Hong Kong: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for plentiful action/violence.

Runtime:

Hong Kong:107 min | USA:88 min

Country:

Hong Kong | USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Mandarin

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS (US version)

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34522) | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Jackie Chan's stunt double was killed during the ski chase sequence when he flipped over the rock crevice.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jackie gets on the snowmobile for the first time we see Russian signs all around him. Yet a moment later he drives by some signs very much in English.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Uncle Bill: When you get back, write a report which is detailed and simple, starting from the beginning.
Jackie: Huh?

Movie Connections:

Follows Ging chaat goo si (1985)

Chan…Jackie Chan.

It has been so many years since I have seen a Jackie Chan film, but after finally watching First Strike for the first time since something like 1998 I am completely hooked again. Te fight scenes are astonishing and even though the sets are bad and some of the fight situations (underwater with sharks) are cartoonish it is still a non-stop thrill ride. Plenty of comic relief, as always, and one unbelievable stunt after another make this one of Jackie's best films ever, I think. I think that since Jackie Chan became an international star in the middle of the series, they were made available in America out of order, but this is the kind of series that you can start watching with any of the installments. Highly recommended!