Michelle Ferre never considered acting, but on the set of this movie, when she tried to interview Jackie Chan, he was struck by her, and asked her to audition for the movie, which she did, and landed a co-starring role.
This movie featured an elaborate chase scene involving the then-popular Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV and a pack of chasing BMW 3-series, in which Jackie, Yuki, and Christine (in the Evolution) attempt to escape from their captors. Several memorable stunts in the Evolution IV were featured, including a spin parking maneuver, market chase, and flipping the car onto its side and roof. In the making-of documentary, the team outlined the numerous Lancer Evolutions that were needed for the entire sequence, due to the harsh physical challenges presented by the stunts. The use of the Evolution IV was consistent with the on-going presence and sponsorship of Mitsubishi in Jackie Chan's movies of that era.
This is the second Jackie Chan's movie to be shot entirely in English after Mr. Nice Guy (1997).
Many well-known Rotterdam architectural sights are shown in this movie. The Erasmusbrug (opened just two years before), Windowglide scene on the Willemswerf, Cube Houses, Willems bridge, the Koopgoot, Beurs Traverse, and Alexandrium Mall.
Jackie Chan performs the song played during the credits.