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{{Infobox film
| name = Mr. Nice Guy
| name = Mr. Nice Guy
| image = MrNiceGuy DVDcover.jpg
| image = MrNiceGuy DVDcover.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none
| native_name = 一個好人
| director = [[Sammo Hung]]
| t = 一個好人
| producer = Leonard Ho<br>Chua Lam
| s = 一个好人
| p = Yī Gè Hǎo Rén
| writer = Edward Tang<br>Fibe Ma
| starring = [[Jackie Chan]], [[Richard Norton (actor)|Richard Norton]]
| j = Jat1 Go3 Hou2 Jan4}}
| music = Clarence Hui<br>Peter Kam<br>J. Peter Robinson
| director = [[Sammo Hung]]<!-- How he was credited in the film -->
| cinematography = Raymond Lam
| producer = [[Leonard Ho]]<br />[[Chua Lam]]
| writer = Edward Tang<br />Ma Fibe
| starring = {{Plainlist|
*[[Jackie Chan]]
*[[Richard Norton (actor)|Richard Norton]]}}
| music = Clarence Hui<br />[[Peter Kam]]<br />[[J. Peter Robinson]]
| cinematography = [[Raymond Lam]]
| editing = Peter Cheung
| editing = Peter Cheung
| studio = [[Golden Harvest]]
| distributor = [[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]<br />[[New Line Cinema]]
| distributor = Golden Harvest (HK)<br>[[New Line Cinema]] (US)
| released = {{Film date|1997|01|31|Hong Kong|1998|03|20|United States|df=y}}
| released = {{Film date|1997|01|31|Hong Kong|1998|03|20|United States}}
| runtime = 101 minutes
| runtime = 101 minutes
| country = Hong Kong
| country = Hong Kong
| language = English<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Nice Guy - BBFC |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/mr-nice-guy-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zmtc3nty}}</ref><br />Cantonese
| language = English, Cantonese
| budget = {{US$|25 million}}
| budget = {{US$|>25 million<ref name="InsideTheDragon1">{{cite book|last=Gentry|first=Clyde III|title=Jackie Chan: Inside the Dragon|date=April 1997|publisher=[[Taylor Publishing|Taylor Publishing Company]]|location=[[Dallas]], [[Texas]]|isbn=978-0-87833-970-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/jackiechaninside00gent/page/59 59]|url=https://archive.org/details/jackiechaninside00gent|url-access=registration|accessdate=19 September 2024 |quote=With Hung's expert handling of the action, Chan was able to secure him as director of Police Story V, set in Sydney, Australia. Within a month the film title changed to Mr. Nice Guy and the setting to Melbourne, Australia. Sammo Hung was back in a major way, with a budget of over $25 million.}}</ref>|link=yes}}
| gross = {{US$|31.7 million|link=no}}
| gross = {{US$|31.7 million}}
}}
}}


'''''Mr. Nice Guy''''' (一個好人, LSHK ''Jat1 go3 hou2 jan4'') is a 1997 English-language [[Hong Kong action cinema|Hong Kong action]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Sammo Hung]], who also cameos as an unfortunate cyclist. The film stars [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Richard Norton (actor)|Richard Norton]]. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 31 January 1997.
'''''Mr. Nice Guy''''' (Chinese: 一個好人) is a 1997 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by [[Sammo Hung]] and starring [[Jackie Chan]]. The film was shot in English and filmed in [[Melbourne]], Australia. It was Chan’s first film primarily scripted and performed in English and marked his second collaboration with Richard Norton after ''[[City Hunter (1993 film)|City Hunter]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite book |last=Yau |first=Esther C.M. |title=At Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |year=2001 |isbn=9780816632342 |page=134}}</ref>


== Plot ==
''Mr. Nice Guy'' features a collaboration between Chan and Norton, reuniting them for the first time since 1993's ''[[City Hunter (film)|City Hunter]]''. Set in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], it is Chan's first film to be scripted and shot in English.
A television journalist captures a gangland drug deal on camera. When she is discovered and pursued, she inadvertently involves a celebrity chef named Jackie. Jackie becomes entangled in a deadly chase through Melbourne after a video tape is accidentally switched, putting him in possession of incriminating evidence. With both the mob and a street gang on their trail, Jackie must rescue his girlfriend and help bring the criminals to justice.


==Plot==
== Cast ==
* [[Jackie Chan]] as Jackie
Mob boss Giancarlo discovers that his lover Tina is actually a mole for the Demons street gang, so he buries her alive at a mining site.
* [[Richard Norton (actor)|Richard Norton]] as Giancarlo

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 [[celebrity chef|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.

The mob believes Jackie has the tape and follows him around, while some Demons follow them, hoping for a chance to kill some of the mobsters in retaliation for killing Grank. Jackie is forced to fend them off and run when they attack him at a benefit event he is hosting at the mall. Puzzled at the mobsters' actions, one of the Demons asks a mobster why they are chasing Jackie. Jackie learns why the mob is chasing him after Diana sneaks into his house searching for the tape. She is attacked by Jackie's friend Lakeisha, who thinks her an intruder, but Jackie intervenes. Diana begs for the tape, but Jackie is convinced that he does not have it. Before Diana can leave Jackie's apartment building, Giancarlo's henchmen show up, unaware that Demon members have been following them.

Jackie and the women escape from the roof just as the Demons throw grenades in Jackie's apartment, killing the mobsters and blowing up Jackie's apartment. The Demons realize afterwards that was Jackie's apartment, and how serious Giancarlo is about retrieving the videotape. They decide to exploit the situation in order to extort money from Giancarlo. They call Giancarlo to set up a meeting to trade the tape and the mob's stolen cocaine for a large sum of money. Everyone decides to stay at Lakeisha's home for safety, but the Demons soon find them. They kidnap Jackie's girlfriend Miki ('''Miki Lee''') and give Jackie a cell phone, demanding that he give them the videotape in 12 hours. Jackie turns to Romeo for the police's help. The next day, Jackie goes to meet the Demons to trade in a decoy videotape, but no Demon meets Jackie in person. Instead, they frequently call him on his cell phone and make him go to various locations in the city.

The police trace each call, but discover the Demons are trying to thwart their presence, so they follow Jackie instead. However, the gang discovers this and they escape with Miki. Jackie, angry at the cops' mishandling, refuses to work with them anymore. However, he is kidnapped by the Demons moments later. Jackie fights off the gang and causes their van to crash. Before the police show up, Jackie forces one of the Demons to tell him where Miki is: at a construction site. Jackie insists to Diana and Lakeisha not to follow him to the construction site, but they go there anyway. While Jackie looks for Miki, Giancarlo and his men show up. A fight ensues between Jackie and the mobsters, which ends in Jackie getting captured. Lakeisha and Miki are also taken, while Diana is injured but escapes. Giancarlo murders the other Demons on site except for Sandy, who also escapes but with serious injuries.

Meanwhile, Romeo discovers his son watching Diana's tape, the proof he needs to arrest the mob, and visits the hospital where Diana and Sandy are being treated. The women inform him about what happened to Jackie and the others. At Giancarlo's home, Giancarlo demands the tape from Jackie one last time. Jackie decides to call Romeo, but he is not home. Afterwards Jackie is forced into an unfair fight with Giancarlo. After taking a beating, Giancarlo orders his men to kill Jackie and the women at "the guesthouse", which is code for a mining site used by Giancarlo where he buries people alive. However, they escape and destroy Giancarlo's home by driving through it in a 120-ton [[Haul truck|mining vehicle]], which also causes cocaine to be spread outside in view of the police. Jackie seriously injuries Giancarlo by ramming the vehicle at Giancarlo. Giancarlo is injured, humiliated and arrested. The authorities arrive with Romeo, but they decide to state that they did not witness anything and that it was just another gang battle, so that Jackie can go free while the mobsters are arrested for possession of cocaine.

==Cast==
* [[Jackie Chan]] as Jackie
* [[Richard Norton (actor)|Richard Norton]] as Giancarlo Luchetti
* Karen McLymont as Lakeisha
* Karen McLymont as Lakeisha
* Miki Lee as Miki
* Miki Lee as Miki
* [[Gabrielle Fitzpatrick]] as Diana
* Gabrielle Fitzpatrick as Diana
* Vince Poletto as Romeo
* Vince Poletto as Romeo
* [[Barry Otto]] as Baggio
* Barry Otto as Baggio
* [[Sammo Hung]] as Cyclist (Cameo)
* Sammo Hung as Cyclist (cameo)
* [[Wakin Chau|Emil Chau]] as Ice Cream Vendor
* [[Joyce Godenzi|Mina Godenzi]] as Cook Show Audience
* Peter Houghton as Richard
* Peter Lindsay as Grank, Demon Gang Leader
* David No as Victor
* [[Rachel Blakely]] as Sandy, Demon Gang Member
* Judy Green as Tina, Demon Gang Member
* Aaron Notarfrancesco as Sonny
* Jake Notarfrancesco as Nancy
* [[Matthew Dyktynski]] as Cooking Show Floor Manager


== Production ==
===Jackie Chan Stunt Team===
The film was initially conceived as a fifth installment in the ''[[Police Story (film series)|Police Story]]'' series, but was later rewritten as a standalone project. It was shot in Melbourne and features a mix of Hong Kong and Australian actors.<ref>{{cite book |last=Gentry |first=Clyde |title=Jackie Chan: Inside the Dragon |publisher=Taylor Publishing |year=1997 |isbn=9780878339709 |pages=59–60}}</ref>
* [[Brad Allan]]
* Chan Man-Ching
* [[Andy Cheng]]
* Rocky Lai
* [[Nicky Li]]
* [[Mars (actor)|Mars]]
* Lee Seung Hoon


Jackie Chan sustained injuries during filming, including a neck strain and a broken nose. These injuries were later mentioned in his autobiography.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201012112/http://www.randomhouse.com/features/iamjackiechan/excerpt_aches.html|title=Jackie's Aches and Pains|work=Random House|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
==Production==
In 1996, Jackie Chan commented on Sammo Hung's unpopularity with [[Film finance|film buyers]]: "[...] no one wants to see him in movies anymore. It's a very sad thing, so I called him up and we made a movie [Mr. Nice Guy] together again. So, right now Sammo can only direct; he cannot act."<ref name="InsideTheDragon2">{{cite book|last=Gentry|first=Clyde III|title=Jackie Chan: Inside the Dragon|date=April 1997|publisher=[[Taylor Publishing|Taylor Publishing Company]]|location=[[Dallas]], [[Texas]]|isbn=978-0-87833-970-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/jackiechaninside00gent/page/60 60]|url=https://archive.org/details/jackiechaninside00gent|url-access=registration|accessdate=19 September 2024}}</ref>


== Release and box office ==
The film was originally going to be the fifth film in Chan's ''[[Police Story (film series)|Police Story]]'' film series, with its setting in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], but in a month's time it was revised to become a stand-alone action film set in [[Melbourne]].<ref name="InsideTheDragon1"/> It is Chan's first film to be scripted and shot in English.<ref name="Minnesota">{{cite book|editor-last=Yau|editor-first=Esther|title=At Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World|date=2001|publisher=[[University of Minnesota Press]]|location=[[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]|isbn=0-8166-3234-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/atfullspeedhongk00yauc/page/134 134]–135|url=https://archive.org/details/atfullspeedhongk00yauc|url-access=registration|accessdate=20 October 2019}}</ref>
''Mr. Nice Guy'' was released in Hong Kong on 31 January 1997 and was a major commercial success. It grossed HK$45.4 million in Hong Kong,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Nice Guy |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=8239 |website=Hong Kong Movie Database |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref> NT$43.1 million in Taiwan,<ref>{{cite book|last=Zhang|first=Yinjin|title=Chinese National Cinema|publisher=Routledge|year=2004|page=306}}</ref> and CNY 65 million in China.<ref>{{cite web |title=ジャッキーチェン興行成績：中国での興行収入 |url=http://kungfutube.info/3143 |access-date=4 May 2025 |language=ja}}</ref>


In North America, the film was released by New Line Cinema on 20 March 1998 and grossed US$12.7 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Nice Guy (1998) |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0117786/ |website=Box Office Mojo |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref> Worldwide, the film grossed approximately US$31.7 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Nice Guy - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mr-Nice-Guy |website=The Numbers |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
According to his book ''I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action'', Chan hurt his neck when he messed up on a flip during a fight scene. He also broke his nose during filming.<ref name="I Am Jackie Chan">{{cite web|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/features/iamjackiechan/excerpt_aches.html|title=Jackie's Aches and Pains: It Only Hurts When I'm Not Laughing|author=Jackie Chan|publisher=[[Random House]]|accessdate=19 December 2012|author-link=Jackie Chan}}</ref>


==Box office==
== Reception ==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds a 43% approval rating based on 30 reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1082420-mr_nice_guy|title=Mr. Nice Guy |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
''Mr. Nice Guy'' opened on Chinese New Year, 1997, against director Hung's own ''[[Once Upon a Time in China and America]]''. Both were box office successes, but ''Mr. Nice Guy'' was the bigger of the two.<ref name=":0" /> It made HK$45,420,457 ({{US$|{{To USD|45420457|HKG|year=1997|round=yes}}|long=yes}}) during its Hong Kong run.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr. Nice Guy |url=https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=8239 |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=[[Hong Kong Movie Database]]}}</ref> In [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]], ''Mr. Nice Guy'' grossed [[New Taiwan dollar|NT]]$43.1 million<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last=Zhang|first=Yinjin|title=Chinese National Cinema|date=2004|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=0-203-64583-9|page=306|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pmqGAgAAQBAJ|accessdate=20 October 2019}}</ref> ({{US$|1.5 million}})<ref>{{Cite web |year=1997 |title=43.1 TWD to USD |url=https://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=43.1&C1=TWD&C2=USD&TR=1&YA=1&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=1997&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=1997 |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=fxtop}}</ref> and sold 201,407 tickets in 1997.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=1997 Taiwan Box Office |url=http://cinema.nccu.edu.tw/box/3a/3a97.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010422191046/http://cinema.nccu.edu.tw/box/3a/3a97.htm |archive-date=22 April 2001 |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=[[National Chengchi University]]}}</ref> In China, it grossed {{CNY|65 million|link=yes}} ({{US$|{{To USD|65|CHN|year=1997}} million}}) at the box office.<ref name="china">{{cite web |date=16 August 2010 |title=【ジャッキーチェン興行成績】 第9回：中国での興行収入 |url=http://kungfutube.info/3143 |access-date=29 November 2018 |website=KungFu Tube |language=ja}}</ref> In South Korea, it sold 702,027 tickets and grossed {{US$|3.44 million}}.<ref name="korea2">{{cite web |date=5 September 2010 |title=【ジャッキーチェン興行成績】 第10回：韓国での興行収入 |url=http://kungfutube.info/3156 |access-date=7 December 2018 |website=KungFu Tube |language=ja}}</ref> In Japan, it earned {{JPY|370 million|link=yes}} ({{US$|{{To USD|370|JPN|year=1997}} million}}) at the box office.<ref name="japan2">{{cite web |year=2012 |title=【ジャッキーチェン興行成績】 第12回：日本での興行収入 |url=http://kungfutube.info/3672 |access-date=6 December 2018 |website=KungFu Tube |language=ja}}</ref>


== Home media ==
In North America, ''Mr. Nice Guy'' was released by [[New Line Cinema]] on 20 March 1998 in 1,463 theatres. In its opening weekend, it grossed US$5,250,704 ($3,588 per screen) on its way to a total of US$12,716,953,<ref>{{Mojo title|mrniceguy}}</ref> equivalent to $26,016,998 adjusted for inflation in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yatgo ho yan (Mr. Nice Guy) - United States |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3165&view=1 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=JP's Box-Office |language=fr}}</ref> In Europe, the film sold 912,178 tickets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yatgo ho yan |url=https://lumiere.obs.coe.int/movie/8669 |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]]}}</ref> The film grossed {{US$|19 million}} in international territories outside of North America, for a total of {{US$|31,716,953}} grossed worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |title=Mr. Nice Guy (1998) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mr-Nice-Guy |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> equivalent to $64,824,555 adjusted for inflation in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yatgo ho yan (Mr. Nice Guy) - Receipts |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3165&view=5 |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=JP's Box-Office |language=fr}}</ref>
New Line Cinema edited the film for U.S. audiences, cutting over 13 minutes of content, including violent scenes and rearranging sequences for pacing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comparison: International Version / Original Version|url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=599963|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>


A Blu-ray edition featuring both the New Line and uncut international versions was released by Warner Archive in October 2019, sourced from a new 4K scan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Warner Archive Announces October Releases|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=25738|access-date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
==Reception==
{{expand section|date=December 2021}}
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]] the film has an aggregated review score of 43% based on 30 critic reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mr. Nice Guy on Rotten Tomatoes|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1082420-mr_nice_guy|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>


==Accolades==
== Accolades ==
*1997 [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards|Golden Horse Film Festival]]
* 1997 [[Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards]] – Best Action Direction (Won)
* [[17th Hong Kong Film Awards|1998 Hong Kong Film Awards]] – Best Action Choreography (Nominated)
**'''Winner: Best Action Direction (Wing Cho)'''
*[[17th Hong Kong Film Awards|1998]] [[Hong Kong Film Award]]s
**Nomination: Best Action Choreography ('''Wing Cho''')


== References ==
==New Line Cinema edit and DVD releases==
For US$6 million,<ref name="Minnesota"/> New Line Cinema acquired from Golden Harvest the international distribution rights to the film outside of Asia. The film received a partial dub, a new score, and more than 13 minutes of cuts were made. Most of the cuts were bits of violence (violence against women in particular), and cuts for pacing. Many scenes were also rearranged. The most noticeable scene rearrangement are the opening scenes of Giancarlo killing Tina and Jackie's cooking show. The original version opens with Giancarlo killing Tina, then Jackie's cooking show, but New Line Cinema's edit opens the other way around, giving the movie a "lighter" tone from the start.<ref name="Comparison: International Version & Original Version">{{cite web|author=Muck47|title=Comparison: International Version / Original Version|url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=599963|website=Movie–Censorship|accessdate=13 July 2018}}</ref>

There are also differences between the Hong Kong and the Japanese versions of the film. The only scene cut from the Hong Kong version is the entirety of a dinner scene featuring Jackie, Romeo, Baggio, Lakiesha, Sonny, and Nancy (Romeo's children).<ref name="Comparison: HK Theatrical Version & Japanese Version">{{cite web |author=Jason |title=Comparison: HK Theatrical Version / Japanese Version |url=https://www.movie-censorship.com/report.php?ID=3563 |website=Movie–Censorship |accessdate=13 July 2018}}</ref> The Japanese version contains this scene in its entirety, whereas the New Line Cinema edit contains most of this scene, but with a few cuts.<ref name="Comparison: International Version & Original Version"/>

Various DVD versions of this film have been made. The Warner Brothers Japanese R2 version is the only version available with the original English dialog and the fully uncut version (the Japanese edit). However, the picture is non-anamorphic and has no English subtitles. The Taiwan Funny version has the New Line Cinema and Taiwanese versions, but the latter is dubbed in Mandarin. The HK version is similar to the Taiwanese, but dubbed in Cantonese. Both dubbed Asian versions refer to the Demons as the "Wolves," although in the end credits the actors are credited as "Demons."{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}

In September 2019, [[Warner Archive Collection]] announced that it would release the film on Blu-ray, including the original uncut version newly remastered in HD sourced from a 4K scan of the original camera negative, in addition to the original [[New Line Cinema|New Line]] cut. The Blu-ray was released on 29 October 2019.<ref>{{cite news|title=Warner Archive Announces October Releases|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=25738|accessdate=20 October 2019|publisher=Blu-ray.com|date=18 September 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
== External links ==
*{{Hkmdb title|8239}}
* {{IMDb title|0117786}}
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* {{Hkmdb title|8239}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes|1082420-mr_nice_guy|Mr. Nice Guy}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|1082420-mr_nice_guy|Mr. Nice Guy}}

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Revision as of 21:31, 4 May 2025

Mr. Nice Guy
Theatrical release poster
一個好人
Directed bySammo Hung
Written byEdward Tang
Fibe Ma
Produced byLeonard Ho
Chua Lam
StarringJackie Chan, Richard Norton
CinematographyRaymond Lam
Edited byPeter Cheung
Music byClarence Hui
Peter Kam
J. Peter Robinson
Production
company
Distributed byGolden Harvest (HK)
New Line Cinema (US)
Release dates
  • January 31, 1997 (1997-01-31) (Hong Kong)
  • March 20, 1998 (1998-03-20) (United States)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesEnglish, Cantonese
BudgetUS$25 million
Box officeUS$31.7 million

Mr. Nice Guy (Chinese: 一個好人) is a 1997 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung and starring Jackie Chan. The film was shot in English and filmed in Melbourne, Australia. It was Chan’s first film primarily scripted and performed in English and marked his second collaboration with Richard Norton after City Hunter (1993).[1]

Plot

A television journalist captures a gangland drug deal on camera. When she is discovered and pursued, she inadvertently involves a celebrity chef named Jackie. Jackie becomes entangled in a deadly chase through Melbourne after a video tape is accidentally switched, putting him in possession of incriminating evidence. With both the mob and a street gang on their trail, Jackie must rescue his girlfriend and help bring the criminals to justice.

Cast

  • Jackie Chan as Jackie
  • Richard Norton as Giancarlo
  • Karen McLymont as Lakeisha
  • Miki Lee as Miki
  • Gabrielle Fitzpatrick as Diana
  • Vince Poletto as Romeo
  • Barry Otto as Baggio
  • Sammo Hung as Cyclist (cameo)

Production

The film was initially conceived as a fifth installment in the Police Story series, but was later rewritten as a standalone project. It was shot in Melbourne and features a mix of Hong Kong and Australian actors.[2]

Jackie Chan sustained injuries during filming, including a neck strain and a broken nose. These injuries were later mentioned in his autobiography.[3]

Release and box office

Mr. Nice Guy was released in Hong Kong on 31 January 1997 and was a major commercial success. It grossed HK$45.4 million in Hong Kong,[4] NT$43.1 million in Taiwan,[5] and CNY 65 million in China.[6]

In North America, the film was released by New Line Cinema on 20 March 1998 and grossed US$12.7 million.[7] Worldwide, the film grossed approximately US$31.7 million.[8]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 43% approval rating based on 30 reviews.[9]

Home media

New Line Cinema edited the film for U.S. audiences, cutting over 13 minutes of content, including violent scenes and rearranging sequences for pacing.[10]

A Blu-ray edition featuring both the New Line and uncut international versions was released by Warner Archive in October 2019, sourced from a new 4K scan.[11]

Accolades

References

  1. ^ Yau, Esther C.M. (2001). At Full Speed: Hong Kong Cinema in a Borderless World. University of Minnesota Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780816632342. {{cite book}}: Check |isbn= value: checksum (help)
  2. ^ Gentry, Clyde (1997). Jackie Chan: Inside the Dragon. Taylor Publishing. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9780878339709.
  3. ^ "Jackie's Aches and Pains". Random House. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Mr. Nice Guy". Hong Kong Movie Database. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  5. ^ Zhang, Yinjin (2004). Chinese National Cinema. Routledge. p. 306.
  6. ^ "ジャッキーチェン興行成績：中国での興行収入" (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Mr. Nice Guy (1998)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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  9. ^ "Mr. Nice Guy". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
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