Yat goh hiu yan (1997)

Director:

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo

Writers:

Fibe Ma (screenplay)
Edward Tang (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Fight first. Apologize later.

Plot:

A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the video tape.

Plot Keywords:

Bloopers During Credits | Chef | Martial Arts | Cookery Programme | Cookery

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Jackie
Richard Norton	...	Giancarlo
Miki Lee	...	Miki
Karen McLymont	...	Lakisha
Gabrielle Fitzpatrick	...	Diana
Vince Poletto	...	Romeo
Barry Otto	...	Baggio
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo	...	Cyclist (as Sanno Hung)
Emil Chau	...	Ice Cream Vendor
Joyce Godenzi	...	Cook Show Audience (as Mina Godenzi)
Peter Houghton	...	Richard
Peter Lindsay	...	Grank, Demon Leader
David No	...	Victor
Rachel Blakely	...	Sandy, Demon
Judy Green	...	Tina, Demon

Also Known As:

Mr. Nice Guy (Australia) (Hong Kong: English title) (UK) (USA)
A Nice Guy (Hong Kong: English title) (working title)
No More Mr. Nice Guy (USA)
SuperChef
Yi ge hao ren (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for pervasive action violence, some sensuality and drug content.

Runtime:

94 min | Spain:84 min (DVD edition) | USA:113 min (original running time) | USA:88 min

Country:

USA | Australia | Hong Kong

Language:

English | Mandarin | Cantonese

Colour:

Colour (Cineart)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS (US prints) | DTS (US prints) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL (video premiere) | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 (direct to video) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Chinatown Mall, Fortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

Because of the mess they left behind (from the demolished house), the production company was barred permanently from ever filming in that part of Australia again.

Goofs:

When the first Demon is thrown in the "guest house" it is obvious it is a stuntwoman. The character's hair is long and blonde, but the person thrown in has short black hair.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Baadshah (1999)

Great and funny action!

If you want to see great action scenes, stunts and fights... watch this! And this film is funny too... "How the hell did he do that???" :)

If you want to see good acting... Avoid this :)