Rumble in the Bronx (紅番區, Hong Faan Kui (transl. Red Foreigners District) is a 1995 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui and Françoise Yip. It was directed by Stanley Tong, with action choreographed by Chan and Tong. Released in Hong Kong in 1995, Rumble in the Bronx had a successful worldwide theatrical run, and brought Chan into the North American mainstream. The film is set in the Bronx area of New York City, but was filmed in and around Vancouver, Canada.
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Background[]
The American distribution rights to the film were picked up by New Line Cinema. For their release, the company would produce an English dub that featured Jackie Chan reprising his role. The English version was edited fairly heavily from the Hong Kong, which included replacing the score with a new one by J. Peter Robinson, changing many pieces of dialogue, cutting 17 minutes of the film out while also adding in four new scenes, one of which being a scene of Keung's airplane flying into John F. Kennedy International Airport, which was added to the opening credits.
New Line's version would premiere at Sundance in January 1996 before being given a wide theatrical release in America on February 23, 1996.
Cast[]
| Character | Original Actor | Dub Actor |
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| Ma Hon Keung | Jackie Chan | |
| Elaine | Anita Mui | ¿? |
| Nancy | Françoise Yip | ¿? |
| Uncle Bill Ma | Bill Tung | ¿? |
| Tony | Marc Akerstream | ¿? |
| Angelo | Gavin Cross | ¿? |
| Danny | Morgan Lam | ¿? |
| White Tiger | Kris Lord | ¿? |
| Whitney Ma | Carrie Cain Sparks | ¿? |
| Walter Wah | Elliot Ngok | ¿? |
| Prospective market buyer | Eddy Ko | ¿? |
| Ice cream salesman | Emil Chau | ¿? |
| Ice cream customer | Alex To | ¿? |
| Jordan | Jordan Lennox | ¿? |
| Gabriel | Gabriel Ostevic | ¿? |
| Syndicate members | John Sampson Richard Faraci Terry Howsen Mark Fielding Owen Walstrom |
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| Gang member | Allen Sit | ¿? |
| Police officer | Alf Humphreys | ¿? |
| Mrs. Cheung | Rainbow Ching | ¿? |
Additional/Unindentified Voices[]
- Stephen Apostolina
- Greg Berg
- Bridget Hoffman
- Burton Sharp
- Michael Sorich
Notes[]
- These are the scenes that were deleted in the New Line Cinema version:
- Some conversation between Keung and Uncle Bill in the car.
- Some shots of Keung making funny gestures at the mirror, unaware that Elaine is watching from behind it.
- As Elaine is shown around the store, two local punks appear, then extort some money before helping themselves to some things beside the cash register.
- Some shots during the bike race.
- Some shots of Keung shouting Uncle Bill to open the door.
- Conversation between Keung and Elaine at Uncle Bill's wedding is a little longer.
- The wedding duet from 'Princess Chang Ping', by Uncle Bill and Whitney.
- Some shots of Keung exercising in the apartment.
- Some shots from the first scene of the gang stealing from the store, including Keung observing from behind glass.
- After Keung fends off the gang at the market, he delivers a lecture on Chinese Martial Arts. Elaine couldn't understand it, and therefore, wasn't able translate to the Western store workers.
- Some shots of Elaine closing the store with Keung's assistance.
- Some shots when the gang ambush Keung at night.
- After the scene in which Keung wakes up, he goes to the market, but is met with a cold reception from Elaine. The two extortionists return, but Keung confronts and scares them off. The biker gang re-appear at the store, Keung then quickly leaves to call the police. As he confronts them, the police arrive, prompting the gang to disperse. Keung leaves after trying to tend to a shaken Elaine, who is then helped by a store employee.
- Some shots of the gang chasing Keung during the day.
- Some of the conversation between Keung and Danny in the apartment.
- The same extortionists return to the market and Elaine tries, in vain, to scare them away with a mean look, but is attacked.
- A frustrated officer tells another, who is smoking a cigar, to "take that piece of dog crap out of your mouth."
- Elaine shows the market to prospectus buyers.
- A shot of police observing Angelo as he tries to retrieve the diamonds.
- Whilst questioned at the apartment, one of the suited men asks Keung if he has seen any diamonds.
- Some shots when Keung and Nancy are together at night.
- Some shots when the gang raid the store in retaliation for Nancy and Keung's actions.
- Some shots when men in suits have two gang members captive.
- A scene in which Keung and Nancy arrive at the apartment, but Elaine emerges, expressing disdain towards him for what has happened.
- Some shots of Keung, Nancy and Elaine at the ruined market.
- Some shots of the fight at the clubhouse.
- The impassioned speech by Keung to the gang is a little longer.
- Some shots when the men in suits are at the apartment to retrieve the diamonds.
- Some shots at the newly-refurbished market.
- Some shots when Keung is interrogated in the boathouse.
- Some shots with Keung and the police after escaping from the boathouse.
- Several shots of the hovercraft and its pursuit.
- Some shots of White Tiger being chased.
- These are the scenes added to the New Line Cinema version:
- Nancy and Keung outside the nightclub, escaping from the gang.
- White Tiger receives a telephone call whilst playing golf.
- The English version replaces Chan's song over the closing credits with the song Kung Fu by the band Ash, the lyrics of which mention Jackie Chan, as well as other Asian figures and characters ubiquitous in the west.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Region | Country | |
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| New Line Home Video | 1996 | 
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NTSC | United States | 
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| 1997 | 
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1 NTSC | |||
| Miramax Films | 2002 | 2 PAL |
United Kingdom | 
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| StudioCanal | 2012 | 
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B DVB-T | ||
| Warner Bros. | 2015 | A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 2023 | B DVB-T |
United Kingdom |
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External Links[]
- Rumble in the Bronx at the Internet Movie Database