Mr. Nice Guy
Mr. Nice Guy (一個好人, LSHK Jat1 go3 hou2 jan4) is a 1997 English-language Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, who also cameos as an unfortunate cyclist. The film stars Jackie Chan and Richard Norton. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 31 January 1997.
Plot
Giancarlo, the Italian mob's boss, discovers that his lover Tina is actually a mole for the Demons street gang, so he buries her alive at a mining site. Later, journalist Diana records footage of a cocaine deal between the mob and The Demons. During the deal, Giancarlo kills the Demons' leader Grank and a gun fight ensues. Giancarlo spots Diana and her partner Richard and orders the mob to chase them. Richard is captured while Diana flees, bumping into TV chef Jackie, who helps her escape. En route, she accidentally switches the videotape of the drug trade with one of Jackie's cooking videos. Jackie brings the tape to his adoptive brother, police officer Romeo. Romeo's children watch the video, unaware of what it is. The mob force Richard to give them Diana's address. They ambush Diana at her house and kidnap her after realizing that Jackie has the tape they want. Diana escapes after creating a distraction in front of a crowd.
More details
| author | Edward Tang Fibe Ma |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Melbourne |
| director | Sammo Hung |
| editor | Peter Cheung |
| genre | action comedy crime thriller |
| keywords | arrest beat capture celebrity chef cell phone cocaine construction site cook create drive drug trade force gun fight haul truck house search injured kidnap kill meet mine mining vehicle police officer search set up street gang tv chef |
| musicBy | Clarence Hui J. Peter Robinson Peter Kam |
| producer | Chua Lam Leonard Ho |
| publisher | New Line Cinema Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
| theme | action comedy chase slapstick |