This article is from the Movie Trivia, by Murray Chapman muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au with numerous contributions by others.
- Director 'Kar-leung Lau' (qv) and star 'Jackie Chan' (qv) clashed during
filming, with Lau wanting to include more hidden-wire stunts. Lau
eventually left the film, with Chan taking over as director.
- Chan indicated that one day's filming typically produces three seconds
screen time. The seven-minute fight at the end of the film took nearly four
months to shoot.
- The fight at the end was originally to be Chan versus 'Ho Sung Pak' (qv),
but Sung Pak repeatedly strained his ankle. Instead, Chan had 'Ken Lo' (qv)
train intensively (lots of stretching and fast kicking) for three months to
take the part.
 
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