After failing to save his wife from 'The Doctor', Kit Li is working as a bodyguard and secret stunt double for the cowardly martial arts film star Frankie Lane. Frankie attends an exhibition of the crown jewels of Russia at a Hong Kong hotel, and when the Doctor's gang take over the building in attempt to steal them, Kit is the only thing standing in their way. Will Frankie regain his courage? Will romance blossom between Kit and the nosy reporter? Who has the best Kung-Fu?
Stunts
Jet Li doing his own insane elevator shaft fight
Acting
Jacky Cheung's committed pathetic coward schtick
Direction
Wong Jing's unhinged tonal whiplash mastery
Director
Wong Jing
Jet Li
Kit Li
Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau
Frankie Lone
Chingmy Yau Suk-Ching
Helen
Kelvin Wong Siu
The Doctor / David Wang
Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei
Joyce
Wu Ma
Frankie's Father
Valerie Chow
Fai-Fai
Billy Chow Bei-Lei
Kong
Ben Lam Kwok-Bun
Rabbit
Charlie Cho Cha-Lee
Charlie
Lee Lik-Chi
Lai Siu Tin
Vincent Kok Tak-Chiu
Cameraman
William Duen Wai-Lun
Commander
Suki Kwan Sau-Mei
Li's Wife
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jet Li performed the famous pole-fighting scene in one continuous take after only two rehearsals.
This was Jet Li's direct response to Die Hard, proving Hong Kong could do contained-location action with more martial arts and way more chaos.
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