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Jackie Chan's First Strike

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Directed by
Stanley Tong

Writing credits
Greg Mellot
Elliot Tong
 

 

Genre: Action / Thriller / Adventure / Comedy

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

Plot Outline:  Jackie, a cop, participates in a sting operation on an international spy-ring. But when one of them (Tsui) gets away, Jackie is ordered to apprehend him. This leads Jackie all over the globe starting with Tsui's sister in Australia. The story follows him as he tries to stay alive and capture the villain.

User Comments: Jackie at his best

User Rating:  6.3/10 (3,165 votes) 

 
Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan .... Chan Ka Kui
Jackson Liu .... Jackson Tsui (as Jackson Lau)
Annie Wu .... Annie Tsui
Bill Tung .... Uncle Bill
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:
First Strike
Jackie Chan's First Strike (USA)
Police Story 4
Police Story 4: First Strike
Police Story 4: Piece of Cake
Police Story 4: Story of the CIA
Story of the CIA
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  Pan & Scan
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital / SDDS
Certification: Finland:K-16 (video premiere) / Germany:12 / Netherlands:12 / Norway:15 / Portugal:M/12 / Spain:13 / UK:12 / USA:PG-13 / Singapore:PG

Trivia: Since Annie Wu didn't speak Cantonese at that time (she was just learning the language), all of her scenes and those of Uncle Seven and his family (including Jackson Lau) were done in Mandarin. Thus, most of this film was shot in Mandarin, not Cantonese.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: In the ski chase scene when the helicopter drops its second load of soldiers, the one on the right drops off, stumbles, and falls just before the scene cuts away.

Quotes:
Chan Ka Kui: [phone call] Uncle Bill! I'm calling you right now from Australia and I'm having a great time! I'm talking to you while enjoying my great view. Wow! Working for the FSB is great. I have a sauna, swimming pool, and jacuzzi. Oh, wait a second. My koala bear just came out.
Uncle Bill: [on the other end of the call] What? You mean in your hotel room? It's only a toy, right?
Chan Ka Kui: No. It's the real thing!
[hands the phone to the koala bear]
Chan Ka Kui: Say hi to Uncle Bill.
[takes the phone back]
Chan Ka Kui: He's too shy. Don't hang up.
Hong Kong Policeman: [to Bill] He's living it up. I should've gone with him.
Chan Ka Kui: Really. I'm not making this up! What else? Money...clothes....car. I feel almost like James Bond. Except no gorgeous girls.
Uncle Bill: Hey. If all of this is for real, you should be very careful.
[...]

Awards: 2 wins & 5 nominations
 

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