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| Directed by | Gordon Chan Sammo Hung (action) Jackie Chan (action) Cho Wing (action) Michell Wong Horace Ma (art) Amy Lam Dante Lam Frankie Chan (car stunt) |
| Produced by | Lam Chua Jackie Chan (executive) Leonard Ho (executive) |
| Written by | Gordon Chan Chan Hing-Kai Philip Kwok |
| Starring | Jackie Chan Anita Yuen Michael Wong Thorsten Nickel |
| Music by | Yang Bang Ean Jackie Chan |
| Cinematography | Chan Kwong-hung Cheng Siu-Keung Kwan Chi-kan Ardy Lam Lam Hung Chuen Wong Wing-hung |
| Editing by | Chan Ki-hop Cheung Ka-Fai Peter Cheung Ng Wang Hung |
| Distributed by | Golden Harvest (Hong Kong) Paramount Pictures (United States) |
| Release date(s) | 1 September 1995 (Hong Kong) |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese English |
Thunderbolt (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.
On the back of his shirt, Chan's coach (played by Yūzō Kayama) had the name "Jackie Chan", rather than the character name "Chan Foh To". In the Hong Kong version of the film, towards the climax, Kayama also calls out the name "Jackie". In the U.S Version, this is dubbed as "Alfred".
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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 Cougar a rematch after the criminal's earlier defeat.
Despite generally poor reviews, Thunderbolt was a box office hit in Hong Kong, grossing HK $45,647,210 in its theatrical run.
In the closing credits, there is an apology to racers injured during filming. Real race drivers from different countries volunteered to travel and participate in the racing sequences.
During the film, Chan crashes a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3 and receives a Mitsubishi GTO as a replacement. The film also features the Mitsubishi HSR concept car. Filming took place on several race track locations, including Japan's Sendai circuit and the Batu Tiga Circuit, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
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