Rumble in the Bronx

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Image:RumbleInTheBronx VideoCover.jpg Rumble in the Bronx (紅番區; Hong faan kui in Cantonese) is an action-comedy movie starring Jackie Chan and Anita Mui.

Filmed in 1995 and released in 1996, Rumble in the Bronx had a successful theater run, and brought Chan into the American mainstream. Rumble in the Bronx was filmed in and around Vancouver, but was set in the Bronx area of New York City.

The movie is well known for its bad dubbing (despite appearances it was actually made by a Hong Kong movie company and not Americans) and for many minor easy-to-spot bloopers (e.g., the Game Gear being played with no game). Moreover, anyone familiar with either New York or Vancouver's geography (both topographical and urban) can easily spot giveaways that the film was made nowhere near the Bronx: the Coast Mountains, the Scotiabank Tower, the Sportmart store at Thurlow and Alberni and the old Woodward's building are all visible at various points throughout the movie.

Jackie Chan also pulled off some death-defying stunts in the movie, and spent much of the filming time with one leg in a cast. His foot had not yet healed when it was time to film the movie's climax and so Jackie simply colored the cast to resemble the sneaker on his other foot. Also, the lead actress and several stunt doubles broke their ankles during the shooting of a motorcycle stunt.

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