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29 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Mr. Nice Guy
"Fight first. Apologize later."
1997 1h 35m CN
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★6.6TMDB · 787
CrimeActionComedy
Synopsis
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A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.
“Fight first. Apologize later.”
Cast
Jackie Chan
Jackie
Richard Norton
Giancarlo Lucchetti
Miki Lee
Miki
Karen McLymont
Lakeisha
Gabrielle Fitzpatrick
Diana
Vince Poletto
Romeo Baggio
Barry Otto
Baggio
Sammo Hung
Cyclist
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sammo Hung
- Writers
- Fibe Ma Mei-Ping, Edward Tang
- Languages
- Mandarin, Cantonese, English
- Countries
- Hong Kong, Australia
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English.
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International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Australia.
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CAST
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255+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Raymond Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Peter Kam Pau-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jackie Chan and Richard Norton and Miki Lee carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sammo Hung directs. Raymond Lam behind the camera. Peter Kam Pau-Tat scores. Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Hong Kong, Australia. Dialogue in Mandarin, Cantonese, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 129 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Mandarin, Cantonese, English.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Hong Kong, Australia.
- 4255+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
- 5Directed by Sammo Hung, shot by Raymond Lam. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Peter Kam Pau-Tat. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Jackie Chan and Richard Norton and Miki Lee carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "Fight first. Apologize later.".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0117786 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Released under 13 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Raymond Lam
- Original score
- Peter Kam Pau-Tat
- Editing
- Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
- Production design
- Horace Ma Kwong-Wing
- Costume design
- Shandy Lui Fung-Shan
- Makeup / hair
- Paul Pattison
- Sound
- Paul Pirola
- Stunt coordinator
- Cho Wing
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12,700,000
- Box office
- $18,800,000
- Return
- 148% of budget
- Original language
- CN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
Also by
Sammo Hung
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Orange Sky Golden Harvest
HK
- DE
Delpah
AU
Key crew
- EditorPeter Cheung Yiu-Chung
- ProducerChua Lam
- Production DesignHorace Ma Kwong-Wing
- Executive ProducerLeonard Ho
- Associate ProducerJohnathan Chow Chun-Tung
- Editorial ConsultantMichael J. Duthie
- Line ProducerDick Cho
- Dialogue CoachGlen Chin
- Producer's AssistantConnie Chan
- Production ManagerPeggy Cheung Siu-Ping
- Stunt CoordinatorCho Wing
- Line ProducerBarbi Taylor
- Music SupervisorClarence Hui
- Stunt CoordinatorJackie Chan
- Costume DesignShandy Lui Fung-Shan
- CastingMaura Fay
- StuntsKadet Lee Seung-Hoon
- Script SupervisorFanny Lee Fan-Nei
- StuntsRocky Lai Keung-Ken
- First Assistant DirectorLam Hak-Ming
- Second Second Assistant DirectorSharon Lam Suk-Ching
- StuntsMars
- StuntsNicky Li Chung-Chi
- Assistant CameraPatrick Lee Tin-Wai
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- drug dealer
- journalist
- martial arts
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1998-03-20PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- Yat goh ho yanHK
- El superchefES
- SuperChefHK
- No More Mr. Nice GuyAU
- Un sacré bon garsCA
- Mr. Mõnus kuttEE
- Mr. Nice Guy & Jackie Chanin Ensi-IskuFI
- Mr. Nice Guy - Erst kämpfen, dann fragenDE
- A Nice GuyHK
- Yi ge hao renHK
- Nice GuyJP
- Mr. Nice GuyUS
- Mr. Nice GuyHK
