Thunderbolt (1995)

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Movie
German title Thunderbolt
Original title 霹靂 火
Piklik fo
Country of production Hong Kong
original language Cantonese
Publishing year 1995
length approx. 110 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Gordon Chan
script Gordon Chan et al.
production Golden Harvest
music Bang Ean Yang
camera Chan Kwong-yan et al.
cut Peter Cheung
occupation

Thunderbolt ( Chinese  霹靂 火 , Pinyin pīlì huǒ , alternatively: Dead Heat , for other titles see below) is an action and martial arts film with Jackie Chan filmed in Hong Kong in 1995 .

action

Jackie (in the original: Chan Foh To) is an excellent Chinese auto mechanic and racing driver. In the search for Cougar, who ran over a policeman in an illegal car race, Jackie and Cougar race, which Jackie wins. After escaping from prison, Cougar kidnaps the Chinese man's two sisters, forcing him to come to Japan and compete in an official race against him. Jackie works with the employees of his workshop supported by reporter Amy Ip on a racing car with which he wants to take part in the race. However, the car was destroyed in an accident during the qualifying race. With the support of Mitsubishi , whose boss had Jackie's hand jammed in a car door at the beginning of the film, he can still take part in the race and win.

criticism

“A material battle, perfectly staged in the action scenes, about Jackie Chan as the human focus, which is deadly serious and lacks the charm of comparable Chan films. The bottom line is that the most expensive Hong Kong production of all time (1996: 25 million US dollars) falls short of expectations and only serves fans with a keen interest in destruction. "

- Lexicon of International Films

This and that

  • Like many other Jackie Chan films, the film has many different titles. Also in use in Germany are Thunderbolt - Showdown with 1000 HP , Jackie Chan - Showdown with 1000 HP (TV titles only) and Jackie Chan's Thunderbolt (DVD titles only).
  • While filming, Jackie Chan suffered severe burns to his eyebrows in a car explosion.
  • The film was very expensive with a budget of around 25 million US dollars, but it didn't gross nearly as much as the previous film Rumble in the Bronx .
  • All vehicles driven by Chan are Mitsubishis .

Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards 1996: Nominated for “Best Action Choreography”.

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