In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Chan Foh To (Jackie Chan) has to beat a supercriminal street racer.In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Chan Foh To (Jackie Chan) has to beat a supercriminal street racer.In order to release his kidnapped sister, sports car mechanic Chan Foh To (Jackie Chan) has to beat a supercriminal street racer.
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- 1 win & 1 nomination
Yuen Chor
- Uncle Tung
- (as Yun Chor)
- …
Hoi-Yan Woo
- Dai Mui (Daphne in US version)
- (as Daisy Wu Oi-Yan)
Yûzô Kayama
- Coach Mirakami
- (as Kayama Yuzo)
Kenya Sawada
- Saw
- (as Sawada Kenya)
Wai-Kwong Lo
- Kong
- (as Houi-Kang Low)
Kar Lok Chin
- Coach's Assistant
- (as Ka-Lok Chin)
Corey Yuen
- The Doctor
- (as Cory Yuen)
Marie Eguro
- Miss Kenya
- (as Eguro Mari)
Kam-Cheong Yung
- Cheong, mechanic
- (as Peter Yung Kam-Cheong)
William Wai-Lun Duen
- Koo
- (as William Tuen Wai-Lun)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe rain in Japan kept the climactic race scenes from being filmed there, so the crew moved to Malaysia to film them. However, a problem occurred when the Malaysian government became worried that people would get hurt during filming, so the race was filmed at regular speed and sped up during post-production.
- GoofsIn the beginning of the race, Foh enters the pitlane. Krugman has already passed the pit entry. Foh gets a 30 second penalty, and has to stay in the pit for 1 minute 31 seconds. At 1 minute 15 or so, Krugman comes in, which means he did a very fast lap (q-time was 1:39). During his part of the race, Krugman laps Foh, but Foh is never seen relapping him, while winning the race.
- Alternate versionsTwo different openings were shot for the film. In the Japanese print, Jackie, while training at the Mitsubishi car plant in Japan, breaks company rules by test driving a prototype without permission. As a result, he has to return to Hong Kong. In the Hong Kong print, Jackie simply completes his training, has an amusing encounter with the boss's daughter, then leaves Japan of his own accord.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Rage (1995)
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First off, I found the plot a bit problematic at times. Not atypical for a Chinese movie, no offense to the Chinese movie makers intended.
As a race fan, the auto racing scene did not look realistic to me much of the time. I read that they drove at slower speeds and sped up the film, which is exactly what it looks like. They are going way too fast for sports cars in some scenes.
Besides the excess speed, the cars are not smooth. Skilled race drivers are not driving all over the track - that would obviously cause you to lose time, and probably control :) Not a big deal maybe to a general audience, but people familiar with racing will notice it.
Some of the fighting scenes were pretty good, as expected. I did not feel my time was wasted. I just wish they had done the racing in a more realistic way.
As a race fan, the auto racing scene did not look realistic to me much of the time. I read that they drove at slower speeds and sped up the film, which is exactly what it looks like. They are going way too fast for sports cars in some scenes.
Besides the excess speed, the cars are not smooth. Skilled race drivers are not driving all over the track - that would obviously cause you to lose time, and probably control :) Not a big deal maybe to a general audience, but people familiar with racing will notice it.
Some of the fighting scenes were pretty good, as expected. I did not feel my time was wasted. I just wish they had done the racing in a more realistic way.
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- Sep 19, 2009
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- Also known as
- Громобій
- Filming locations
- Shah Alam Circuit, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia(racing circuit)
- Production companies
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- Budget
- HK$2,000,000,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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