Dak miu mai shing (2001)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Teddy Chan

Writers:

Rod Dean (English adaptation)
Ivy Ho (writer)

Release Date:

18 January 2001 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Ordinary guy. Extraordinary spy

Plot:

This action movie unfolds with the story of Bei, a salesman at a workout equipment store, who harbors dreams of adventures...

Plot Keywords:

Turkey | Spy | Elevator | Safe Deposit | Nudity

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Buck Yuen / Jackie Chan
Eric Tsang	...	Many Liu
Vivian Hsu	...	Yong
Min Kim	...	Carmen Wong (as Kim Min Jeong)
Hsing-kuo Wu	...	Lee Sang-Zen (as Wu Hsing Kuo)
Alfred Cheung	...	Cheung the Lawyer
Anthony Rene Jones	...	Philip Ashley (as Tony Jones)
Glory Simon	...	TCN Field Reporter
Bradley James Allan	...	Lee's Bodyguard
Tat-Ming Cheung	...	Tsui
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Adkins
Gordon Alexander	...	Hitman
Didem Erol	...	Girlfriend of Mafia Boss
Lillian Ho	...	Candice
Paulyn Sun	...	Looking at Gym Instruments
Athena Chu	...	Woman Interested in Gym Equipment (uncredited)
Mustafa Presheva	...	Italian Mob (uncredited)

Directed by
Teddy Chan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Rod Dean		English adaptation
Ivy Ho		writer

Produced by
David Chan	....	executive producer
Jackie Chan	....	producer
Raymond Chow	....	producer
Stephen Chu	....	executive producer
Neung-yeon Joh	....	line producer
Candy Leung	....	line producer

Original Music by
Peter Kam
Pui Tat Kam

Cinematography by
Wing-Hung Wong

Film Editing by
Chi-Leung Kwong

Production Design by
Kenneth Mak

Art Direction by
Oliver Wong		(as Oliver Wong Yui Man)

Set Decoration by
Haluk Ünlü

Costume Design by
Shirley Chan

Makeup Department
Yun-Ling Man	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Ali Akdeniz	....	production manager: Turkey
Jo Jo Hui	....	production supervisor
Ken Park	....	executive in charge of production
Wing Yee Alice Tse	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lemon Liu	....	second assistant director
Yasemin Samdereli	....	third assistant director
Ahmet T. Uygun	....	first assistant director
Man-ching Wong	....	assistant director (as Wong Man Ching)
Liu Yick Man	....	assistant director

Art Department
Nergis Çaliskan	....	prop buyer
Na Young Kim	....	assistant property master: Korea

Sound Department
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer: 2002 US re-release
Steve Chan	....	sound recordist (as Steve Chan Wai Wung)
Matt Dubin	....	sound recordist: 2002 rerelease
David Knauer	....	sound recording engineer
Val Kuklowsky	....	supervising sound editor
Wai Hung Kwong	....	foley artist
Kinson Tsang	....	sound designer

Visual Effects by
Stephen Ma	....	special visual effects supervisor
Wai Yuk Tang	....	special visual effects supervisor
Chuen Cho Ting	....	special visual effects supervisor (as Ting Cho Chuen)

Stunts
Scott Adkins	....	stunts
Gordon Alexander	....	stunts
Bradley James Allan	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Bradley James Allen)
Paul Andreovski	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Alain Bour	....	stunt driver: Turkey
Anthony Carpio	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Carpio Anthony)
Jackie Chan	....	stunt coordinator
Philipe Dailler	....	stunt driver: Turkey
Hervé Décalion	....	stunt driver: Turkey
Cyrille Dufaut	....	stunt driver: Turkey
Jean-Benoit Guillon	....	stunt driver: Turkey
Jean-Claude Lagniez	....	car stunt coordinator: Turkey
Laurent Mulot	....	stunt driver: Turkey
Siros Niaros	....	stunt performer
Daniel O'Neill	....	stunt performer
Pascal Roblin	....	stunt driver: Turkey
Wei Tung	....	stunt coordinator
Ming-Sing Wong	....	deputy stunt coordinator
Jack Wong Wai Leung	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Wong Wai Leung)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kam-Chuen Chan	....	still photographer (as Chan Kam Chuen)
Yuen Chun Ming	....	focus puller
Man-Ching Ng	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yu Ho Tang	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Rod Dean	....	editorial consultant

Music Department
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer (US score)

Transportation Department
Menderes Demir	....	transportation captain: Turkey

Other crew
Bahadir Atay	....	location manager: Turkey
Chan Mang Chin	....	assistant to director
Erhan Ozogul	....	production accountant
Wei Tung	....	action choreographer
Cheung Sun Yee	....	script supervisor
Garson Yu	....	title designer

Production Companies

• Golden Harvest Company
• Panfilm

Distributors

• Golden Harvest Company (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Dimension Films (2002) (USA) (dubbed)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• Highlight Film (Germany)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Miramax Films
• Panasia Films (2009) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (remastered version)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• TFM Distribution
• Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2001) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Veronica (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Cubists (visual effects)
• Fantasy Digital Limited (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cine Art Laboratory  film processing
• Cinerent  camera equipment supplied by
• Filmtech Camera Services  camera equipment supplied by
• Kodak (Hong Kong) Ltd.  film stock supplied by
• Media Business Authority  post-production sound services
• Salon Films  crane and grip equipment supplied by
• yU+Co.  main title design

Also Known As:

Te wu mi cheng (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
The Accidental Spy (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for strong action violence, some drug content and nudity.

Runtime:

108 min | Argentina:92 min | USA:87 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin | English | Korean | French | Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS (English version) | SDDS (English version) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Buck's SUV pushes the Hyundai Sonata backwards into the pond, a cast member is visible briefly on the right side of the screen attempting to jump out of the way.

Movie Connections:

References Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

Chan has definitely been better

This is one of Chan's Hong Kong-movies, and it seems to lack much of the basics that makes his better movies, well, better. When it comes to the fighting scenes, they aren't that bad. They are typical Chan-fighting scenes which involves many items in special ways. They are also funny, and especially one of them lasts long. Apart from that, there are nothing good in this movie. The story is nearly non-existing. This comes as no surprise, especially when we know that the story got changed from the Chinese to the English version. I really have to warn people from watching this movie only based on the film's cover. Here's why: There's a black man on the cover. Where the heck was he in the movie? I didn't see the blonde girl on the cover in the movie either. And military airplanes? If you haven't guessed it already: There are no such planes in the movie. If the movie had been any good, I guess they wouldn't have to make a halfway fake cover like they have.