Gorgeous
Director: Vincent Kok
Genre: Martial arts, Action, Romantic comedy, World cinema, Action/Adventure, Comedy, Romance Film, Chinese Movies
Year: 1999
Country: Hong Kong, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Language: Standard Cantonese, Japanese Language, English Language, Min Nan, Mandarin Chinese
Starring: Jackie Chan, Shu Qi, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Sam Lee, Sandra Ng, Carmen Soo, 周華健, Leung Siu Hung, Richie Ren
Gorgeous (Chinese: 玻璃樽; Cantonese Yale: Bor lei jun) is a 1999 Hong Kong martial-arts romantic comedy film directed by Vincent Kok. It stars Jackie Chan and Shu Qi in the two leading roles.
Chan had long wanted to be involved in drama films, but had constantly been dissuaded by Leonard Ho, one of the founders of Golden Harvest and Chan's godfather. Ho had argued that to ensure success in his films, Chan should play to his fanbase by only doing action movies and avoiding the love scenes that may alienate certain markets (notably Japan). Ho died on 16 February 1998 and Chan left Golden Harvest soon after, seeking a change and a new freedom to make the films he really wanted to. This coincided with his growing fame in the West, due to the international success of the film Rush Hour.
Gorgeous was originally conceived purely as a love story, with Chan as producer, but not as one of the film's cast. In order to secure the actress Shu Qi, the script of the film was re-written and a role for Chan was created. This soon developed into a starring role, and elements of action crept in. However, Gorgeous remains primarily a romantic comedy and so it differs from his usual all-out action films.
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