RUMBLE IN THE BRONX

'''Rumble in the Bronx''' (紅番區; '''Hong faan kui''' in Cantonese) is an action-comedy movie starring Jackie Chan and Anita Mui.
Filmed in 1995 and released in 1996, ''Rumble in the Bronx'' had a successful theater run, and brought Chan into the American mainstream. ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was filmed in and around Vancouver, but was set in the Bronx area of New York City.
Jackie Chan pulled off some death-defying stunts in the movie, and spent much of the filming time with one leg in a cast. His foot had not yet healed when it was time to film the movie's climax and so the crew simply colored a sock to wear over his cast resembling the sneaker on his other foot. Also, the lead actress and several stunt doubles broke their ankles during the shooting of a motorcycle stunt.

Contents

Plot

Critical reception

Cast

Box Office

International version

Awards and Nominations

External links

Plot

Keung (Jackie Chan), a man who comes to New York to attend the wedding of his Uncle Bill (Bill Tung). He's soon fighting with a common street gang, and before too long is fighting with a ruthless syndicate looking for stolen diamonds.

Critical reception

When released in North America, ''Rumble in the Bronx'' received generally good reviews, as most critics were happy that a Jackie Chan film was finally getting a wide theatrical release in North America. The film currently has a 78% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and 81% among the 'Cream of the Crop.'[1]. Most critics agreed that the plot and acting were lacking, but the action, stunts, and Chan's charm made up for it.
Roger Ebert's review for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' was:

"Any attempt to defend this movie on rational grounds is futile. Don't tell me about the plot and the dialogue. Don't dwell on the acting. The whole point is Jackie Chan - and, like Astaire and Rogers, he does what he does better than anybody. There is a physical confidence, a grace, an elegance to the way he moves. There is humor to the choreography of the fights (which are never too gruesome).
He's having fun. If we allow ourselves to get in the right frame of mind, so are we.[2]

Cast

★ Jackie Chan - Keung

★ Anita Mui - Elaine

★ Françoise Yip - Nancy

★ Bill Tung - Uncle Bill

★ Marc Akerstream - Tony

★ Garvin Cross - Angelo

★ Morgan Lam - Danny

★ Ailen Sit - Tony's gang member

★ Ching Chan Man - Tony's gang member

★ Fred Andrucci - Tony's gang member

★ Mark Antoniuk - Tony's gang member

★ Lauro Chartrand - Tony's gang member

★ Chris Franco - Tony's gang member

★ Lance Gibson - Tony's gang member

★ David Hooper - Tony's gang member

★ Kathy Hubble - Tony's gang member

★ Terrance Leigh - Tony's gang member

★ Dean McKenzie - Tony's gang member

★ Kimani Ray Smith - Tony's gang member

★ Lisa Stevens - Tony's gang member

★ Kirs Lord - White Tiger

★ Richard Faraci - White Tiger's gang member

★ Mark Fielding - White Tiger's gang member

★ Terry Howsen - White Tiger's gang member

★ Jordan Lennox - White Tiger's gang member

★ Gabriel Ostevic - White Tiger's gang member

★ John Sampson - White Tiger's gang member

★ Owen Walstrom - White Tiger's gang member

★ Carrie Cain-Sparks - Whitney

★ Guyle Fraizer - Police Officer

★ David Fredericks - Police Officer

★ Harold Gillespie - Police Officer

★ Alf Humphreys - Police Officer

★ Elly Leung - Walter, the Realtor

★ Rainbow Ching - Tina Chang, Saleslady at Market

★ Jamie Luk - Steven Lau, Friend with Limo

★ Richard O'Sullivan - Ben

★ Alecia Paget - Lisa, the Cashier

★ John McGrath - Hovercraft Operator

★ Adrian Parkinson - Hovercraft Operator

★ Rick Burgess - Harley Gang Leader

★ Eddy Ko - Prospective Market Buyer

★ Annabelle Louie - Prospective Market Buyer

★ Emil Chau - Ice Cream Salesman

★ Alex To - Ice Cream Customer

★ Victor Formosa - Barbecue Cook

★ Lee Sollenberger - Man in shop

★ Yueh Hua

Box Office

In Hong Kong, ''Rumble in the Bronx'' earned a whopping HK $56,911,136, making it the biggest film of the year in Hong Kong and one of Chan's biggest ever.
It was also Chan's North American breakthrough. Opening on 1,736 North American screens, it was number one at the box office in its opening weekend, grossing US $9,858,380 ($5,678 per screen). It finished its North American run with US $32,392,047.

International version

The international version of ''Rumble in the Bronx'' was dubbed to English with participation by Jackie Chan. A scene of Chan on an airplane to New York was added to the opening credits and another scene where Keung and Nancy escape from the nightclub was also added. Neither of these scenes were in the original Hong Kong release.
Seventeen minutes of cuts were made, including:

★ A scene in which two gang members extort some money, and then steal some items from beside the cash register.

★ Some dialogue between Chan and Anita Mui at Uncle Bill's wedding.

★ A lecture by Chan on martial arts.

★ A scene where Chan travels to a market and sees the gang members who had extorted money from Uncle Bill. Before he has a chance to fight, the entire biker gang shows up, so Chan instead calls the police. (This scene is restored in the US cable version).

★ In the Hong Kong version, Chan's speech to the gang about their wasted lives is longer.

★ Chan's song during the end credits is replaced by the song Kung Fu by the band Ash, the lyrics of which mention Jackie Chan, as well as other key figures from Hong Kong cinema.

★ The international version was cut still further for the Buena Vista's UK and Australian releases of the film - 42 seconds of a scene where gangsters batted bottles at Chan's character were docked.

Awards and Nominations

★ 1996 Hong Kong Film Awards

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★ Winner: Best Action Choreography (Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong)

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★ Nomination: Best Actor (Jackie Chan)

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★ Nomination: Best Actress (Anita Mui)

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★ Nomination: Best Film Editing (Peter Cheung)

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★ Nomination: Best New Performer (Françoise Yip)

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★ Nomination: Best Picture (Barbie Tang)

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★ Nomination: Best Supporting Actress (Françoise Yip)

★ 1997 Key Art Awards

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★ Winner: Best of Show - Audiovisual
For the "Ben Knows" comedy TV spot

★ 1996 MTV Movie Awards

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★ Nomination: Best Fight (Jackie Chan)

External links

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★ In-depth details of the mistakes in the movie