Knock Off (1998)

User Rating:

4.0/10   

Director:

Hark Tsui

Writer (WGA):

Steven E. de Souza (written by)

Release Date:

4 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

There is no substitute.

Plot:

Action star Jean Claude Van Damme plays a fashion designer who must join forces with a C.I.A. agent to combat terrorism.

Plot Keywords:

English Subtitles In Original | Helicopter | Terrorism | Rickshaw | Acid

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Marcus Ray
Rob Schneider	...	Tommy Hendricks
Lela Rochon	...	Karen Lee
Paul Sorvino	...	Harry Johanson
Carman Lee	...	Detective Ling Ho (as Carmen Lee)
Wyman Wong	...	Eddie Wang
Glen Chin	...	Skinny
Michael Wong	...	Han (as Michael Fitzgerald Wong)
Moses Chan	...	Officer Fong
Lynne Langdon	...	V-Six Secretary (as Lynne Frances Wachendorfer)
Ray Nicholas	...	Karl (as Raymond Leslie Nicholas)
Jeff Wolfe	...	Skaar (as Jeff Joseph Wolfe)
Michael Miller	...	Tickler
Steve Brettingham	...	Hawkeye
Mark Houghton	...	Bear (as Mark Haughton)

Also Known As:

Coup dur (Canada: French title) [fr]
Embate (Portugal) [pt]
En el ojo del huracán (Spain) [es]
Golpe Fulminante (Brazil) [pt]
Golpe fulminante (Argentina) [es]
Hong Kong colpo su colpo (Italy) [it]
Knock Off (Finland) [fi]
Kontraband (Slovakia) [sk]
Kontraband (Czech Republic) [cs]
Piège à Hong Kong (France) [fr]
Rajtaütés (Hungary) [hu]
Salakaup (Estonia) [et]
Son vurus (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Täystyrmäys (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for continuous violence and brief language.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Aruba | Hong Kong | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Brazil:14 (original rating) | Brazil:16 (TV rating) | USA:R (certificate #35768) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:MA | France:U | Germany:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company:

MDP Worldwide

Trivia:

A lot of quality fight choreography by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo was cut from the films final release. This included the drastic shortening of both Jeff Wolfe and Michael Miller's fights against Jean-Claude Van Damme in the finale. In the UK DVD Making Of, a glimpse of Jeff Wolfe's extended fight can be seen

Quotes:

Harry Johanson: Once we have our little baby bombs all over the U.S., they'll be a monthly satellite bill that would make HBO green with envy. A hundred million dollars a month. And if they don't pay, we send the detonation signal... and good-bye, yellow brick road.
Tommy Hendricks: Good-bye, yellow brick road? Better buy some new CD's, Harry. It's pathetic.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Dans la peau de Jean-Claude Van Damme (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Its a Knock-Off

The first Hong Kong action-movie to be made in Hollywood

John Woo failed, so did Ringo Lam, but Tsui Hark did it. He made a movie in Hollywood, as good as his previous Hong Kong-movies. This is easily the best Van Damme movie to date. The story is actually pretty good(and funny), the acting is great and the action kicks ass. Very stylishly directed by Hark, this is an outstanding effort from the Van Damme/Hark-team(who also worked together on Double Team). I can´t understand why so many people is putting this movie down. I think it is a very enjoyable action movie, and for Van Damme-fans, this is a must-see. I give it 9 out of 10