Thunderbolt - videos, teasers and stills from filming

All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Thunderbolt"

霹靂火 (1995)

Timing: 1:48 (108 min)

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All about film

Video 1

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Actors and characters

Thunderbolt - Trailer

English

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What's left behind the scenes

When the plan called for filming car race scenes, the rainy season began in Japan. Therefore, the team moved to Malaysia to film the car races. Another problem arose when the Malaysian government became concerned that many people could be injured during filming. For this reason, the cars on the track drove at normal speed, and the speed was increased during post-production.
Due to a serious ankle injury Jackie Chan sustained during the filming of "Rumble in the Bronx" (1995) the previous year, stunt doubles were used in almost all of the fight scenes in this film.
Jackie Chan performs the song in Cantonese at the beginning of the film and again in Mandarin at the end.
In the American version of the film, the character's name "Chan Fu To" was changed to "Alfred Tang".
Jackie Chan broke his femur during filming.
The American title of the film translates literally as "Lightning Strike".
The weather conditions during the race are constantly changing: sometimes cloudy, sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy. The track itself changes several times in the same sequence – in one shot it’s completely wet, and in the next, completely dry.
Alfred Tang wears dark shoes during the fight scene in the auto shop, but closer to the end of the scene there are shots clearly showing his feet in white shoes.
At the beginning of the American version of the film, the opening credits include the inscription “A Jackie Chan Film”, but Gordon Chan is mentioned as the director at the end of those credits.
At the start of the race, Tang enters the pit lane. Cougar has already passed the pit entrance. Tang receives a 30-second penalty and must remain in the pit box for 1 minute and 31 seconds. Approximately at 1 minute 15 seconds, Cougar appears, meaning he completed the lap very quickly. Throughout the race footage from his perspective, he (Cougar) overtakes Tang, but Tang is never shown overtaking Cougar. And in the end, Alfred Tang wins the race.
At the beginning of the race, the team jackets in the pit box say 'Jackie Chan Racing', while the character's name is not Jackie.
Due to Jackie Chan seriously injuring his ankle during the filming of "Rumble in the Bronx" (1995) the previous year, stunt doubles were used in practically all of the fight scenes in this film.
At the beginning of the American version of the film, the credits include the inscription – "A Jackie Chan Film", but Gordon Chan is then mentioned as the director at the end of those credits.

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