98 Hong Faan Kui (1995)
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This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
98 Hong Faan Kui (1995)
- The script called for a leap from the top of a parking lot to a fire escape
on the floor below on the building across the street. As is his custom,
director 'Stanley Tong' (qv) attempted the stunt before asking any actors
to do so. He tried it with the help of a cable harness, but quickly
decided it would be safer without the harness. The landing point was
not visible from the point where the jump began, so tape was placed on
the take-off point as a guide. The jump was completed perfectly by
'Jackie Chan' (qv) on the first attempt, and was captured by four cameras.
- Filming in Vancouver, Canada on October 6th, 1994, Chan broke his right
ankle while attempting the scene where he jumps onto the hovercraft. Despite
the injury, he was present at the premiere of "Tsui Kun II (1994)" (qv) at
the Vancouver International Film Festival that night. Later in the
production, Tong sprained his ankle, completing the film on crutches.
'Francoise Yip' (qv) also broke her leg; while filming the scene where she
rides a motorbike across the tops of parked cars. She insisted on returning
to the set after her leg was bandaged at hospital. Two stunt women also
broke their legs during the filming of the motorcycle chase.
- The warehouse fight scene took twenty days to film, with Chan having to
teach the local stunt players to fight ``Hong Kong style''.
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