United States / Sep 04, 1998 / R
There is no substitute.
1h 31min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A fashion designer and his CIA agent business partner must join forces to stop a group of terrorists from smuggling explosives in counterfeit jeans during the handover of Hong Kong.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Glen Chin | Skinny |
| Moses Chan Ho | Officer Fong |
| Lynne Langdon | V-Six Secretary |
| Mark Houghton | Bear |
| Ray Nicholas | Karl |
| Jeff Wolfe | Skaar |
| Michael Miller | Tickler |
| Steve Brettingham | Hawkeye |
| Kim Maree Penn | Chip |
| Dennis Chan Kwok-San | Choy / Eddie Kid |
| Jude Poyer | Russian Mafia |
| Mars | Thug (uncredited) |
| Duane Davis | Skinny Bodyguard |
| Peter Nelson | Biff |
| Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez | |
| Johnny Cheung Wa | (uncredited) |
| Chan Sek |
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Genres
ActionCrimeThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Knock Off |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話, Italiano, English |
| Production countries | Aruba, Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TriStar Pictures, Film Workshop, MDP Worldwide, Knock Films A.V.V., Val D'Oro Entertainment |
| Release date | 4 settembre 1998 |
| Production | Kamel Krifa, Richard G. Murphy, Peter Nelson, Moshe Diamant, Peter W. Nelson, Raymond Fung Sai-Hung, Shi Nansun |
| Writer | Steven E. de Souza, Choo Sung-Pong |
| Casting | Lauris Freeman, Illana Diamant |
| Editing | Craig Henighan, Annellie Rose Samuel, Marco Mak Chi-Sin |
| Cinematography | Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai, Jimmy Wong |
| Assistant directors | Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez, Tsui Hark |
| Camera operators | Jimmy Wong, Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai |
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| Additional photography | Jimmy Wong, Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai |
| Production design | James Leung Wah-Sing, Raymond Kwok Siu-Keung, Wong Ying, Alex Mok Siu-Chung, Bill Lui Cho-Hung |
| Art direction | Raymond Kwok Siu-Keung, Wong Ying, Alex Mok Siu-Chung, Bill Lui Cho-Hung, James Leung Wah-Sing |
| Set decoration | Raymond Kwok Siu-Keung, James Leung Wah-Sing, Wong Ying, Alex Mok Siu-Chung, Bill Lui Cho-Hung |
| Stunts | Joseph Chi Chiong Chavez, Yuen Bun |
| Music | Ron Mael, Russell Mael |
| Sound | Ron Mael, Russell Mael |
| Costume design | Ben Luk, Mabel Kwan, William Fung Kwun-Man, Iraina Crenshaw, Kwan Lee-Na |
| Makeup | Kwan Lee-Na, Iraina Crenshaw, Ben Luk, Mabel Kwan, William Fung Kwun-Man |
| Hairstyling | Iraina Crenshaw, Kwan Lee-Na, Ben Luk, Mabel Kwan, William Fung Kwun-Man |
| Budget | 35.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 44.000.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
France / Oct 03, 1998
Germany / Nov 05, 1998 / 18
Hungary / Jan 14, 1999 / 18
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Czechia / Feb 18, 1999 / 12+
Australia / Mar 18, 1999 / MA 15+
United Kingdom / Apr 30, 1999 / 18
Digital
France / Jun 12, 2013 / VOD
Germany / Apr 01, 2023 / 18
Physical media
France / Aug 17, 1999 / DVD
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