Thunderbolt

Thunderbolt (traditional Chinese: 霹靂火) (Piklik Foh) is a 1995 Hong Kong action film, directed by Gordon Chan and starring Jackie Chan. In some early North American releases, it was known as Dead Heat. The film is set around the world of racing. The film is also multi-lingual with characters speaking Cantonese, English and Japanese interchangeably. Because Jackie had injured his leg during the shooting of Rumble in the Bronx he was unable to perfo... more

Thunderbolt (traditional Chinese: 霹靂火) (Piklik Foh) is a 1995 Hong Kong action film, directed by Gordon Chan and starring Jackie Chan. In some early North American releases, it was known as Dead Heat. The film is set around the world of racing. The film is also multi-lingual with characters speaking Cantonese, English and Japanese interchangeably. Because Jackie had injured his leg during the shooting of Rumble in the Bronx he was unable to perform some of the stunts. During the fight-scene at the Japanese arcade he was forced to use a stunt-double for the wideshots. Foh (Jackie Chan) is a mechanic and part time racing car driver, playing the Good Samaritan for the police force by helping them to apprehend a dangerous criminal named Cougar (Thorsten Nickel) by means of a car chase. The criminal soon breaks free however and takes revenge on Foh by trashing his business and home and kidnapping his two younger sisters. The only way Foh can free them is by taking part in a race with... less