Mr. Nice Guy
Mr. Nice Guy (一個好人, LSHK Jat1 go3 hou2 jan4) is a 1997 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung and starring Jackie Chan and Richard Norton. Hung cameos as an unfortunate cyclist. The film was released in Hong Kong on 31 January 1997.
Plot
Television journalist Diana records footage of a cocaine deal gone wrong between the Italian mob and a street gang called The Demons. During the deal, mob boss Giancarlo kills the Demons' leader Grank and a gun fight ensues. Giancarlo spots Diana and her partner Richard and orders his gang to chase them. Richard is captured while Diana flees from the mobsters, bumping into TV chef Jackie, who helps her escape. During the chase, she accidentally switches the videotape of the drug trade with one of Jackie's cooking videos. Jackie brings the tape to his adoptive brother Romeo, a police officer. Romeo's children watch the video, unaware of what it is and that their father is investigating the mob. The mob force Richard to give them Diana's address. They ambush Diana at her house and kidnap her when they realize the tapes were switched and Jackie has the tape they want. Diana escapes after creating a distraction in front of a crowd.
More details
author | Edward Tang Ma Fibe |
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contentLocation | Melbourne |
director | Sammo Hung |
editor | Peter Cheung |
events | organized crime |
genre | action comedy crime |
keywords | apartment building arrest attack beat build capture celebrity chef cell phone cocaine construction site cook create drive drug trade force gun fight haul truck house search injured kidnap kill meet miki lee mine mining vehicle mob boss police officer search set up street gang television journalist tv chef |
musicBy | Peter Kam |
producer | Chua Lam Leonard Ho |
publisher | Media Asia Group Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
theme | action comedy chase |