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Mr. Nice Guy (1997 Film)
''Mr. Nice Guy'' (一個好人, LSHK ''Jat1 go3 hou2 jan4'') is a 1997 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung and starring Jackie Chan and Richard Norton. Hung cameos as an unfortunate cyclist. The film was released in Hong Kong on 31 January 1997. ''Mr. Nice Guy'' features a collaboration between Chan and Norton, reuniting them for the first time since 1993's ''City Hunter''. Set in Melbourne, Australia, it is Chan's first film to be scripted and shot in English. Plot Television journalist Diana records footage of a cocaine deal gone wrong between the Italian mob and a street gang called The Demons. During the deal, mob boss Giancarlo kills the Demons' leader Grank and a gun fight ensues. Giancarlo spots Diana and her partner Richard and orders his gang to chase them. Richard is captured while Diana flees from the mobsters, bumping into TV chef Jackie, who helps her escape. During the chase, she accidentally switches the videotape of the drug trade with one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung Kam-bo ( zh, t=洪金寶, j=Hung4 Gam1-bou2; born 7 January 1952) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and Film director, director, known for his work in martial arts films, Hong Kong action cinema, and as a fight choreography, fight choreographer for other actors such as Jackie Chan. Hung is one of the pivotal figures who spearheaded the Hong Kong New Wave movement of the 1980s, helped reinvent the martial arts genre and started the vampire-like jiangshi fiction, jiangshi genre. He is widely credited with assisting many of his compatriots, giving them their starts in the Hong Kong film industry, by casting them in the films he produced, or giving them roles in the production crew. Both Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan were often addressed as "Dai Goh”, meaning Big Brother, until the filming of ''Project A (film), Project A'', which featured both actors. As Hung was the eldest of the kung fu "brothers", and the first to make a mark on the industry, he was giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haul Truck
Haul trucks are off-highway, rigid dump trucks specifically engineered for use in high-production mining and heavy-duty construction environments. Haul trucks are also used for transporting construction equipment from job site to job site. Some are multi-axle in order to support the equipment that is being hauled. Description Most haul trucks have a two-axle design, but two well-known models from the 1970s, the 350T Terex Titan and 235T Wabco 3200/B, had three axles. Haul truck capacities range from to . Large quarry-sized trucks range from . A good example of this is the Caterpillar 775 (rated at ). Quarry operations are typically smaller than, say, a gold/copper mine, and require smaller trucks. Ultra class The largest, highest-payload-capacity haul trucks are referred to as ''ultra class'' trucks. The ultra class includes all haul trucks with a payload capacity of or greater. , the BelAZ 75710 has the highest payload capacity, . Rear-eject A rear-eject configuration is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Douglas (actor)
Paul Douglas Fleischer (April 11, 1907 − September 11, 1959), known professionally as Paul Douglas, was an American actor. Early years Douglas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Margaret (Douglas) and William Paul Fleischer. He attended Yale University and participated in dramatics as a student there. Career Douglas worked originally as an announcer for CBS radio station WCAU in Philadelphia, relocating to network headquarters in New York in 1934. Douglas co-hosted CBS's popular swing music program, ''The Saturday Night Swing Club,'' from 1936 to 1939. He also appeared on the CBS network broadcast of the 1937 World Series between the New York Giants and New York Yankees alongside France Laux and Bill Dyer. He also served as host and commercial pitchman for Chesterfield Cigarettes on swing band leader Glenn Miller's 1940-42 CBS radio series. He made his Broadway debut in 1936 as the Radio Announcer in Doty Hobart and Tom McKnight's ''Double Dummy'' at the Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Page
Grant Page (born 1939) is an Australian stuntman who worked mostly during the seventies and eighties. Page was the stunt coordinator for the popular Australian action movies ''The Man from Hong Kong'' (1975) and ''Mad Max'' (1979), as well as other Australian and overseas films including the cult horror flick '' Death Ship'' (1980). He starred in the 1970s Australian TV series ''Danger Freaks'', which, while ostensibly a documentary of his professional work with various stunt performers, emphasized the spectacular visual results from these collaborations. Grant featured in a cameo appearance in the '' Blur'' music video ''M.O.R.'' One of the things Grant Page is best remembered for is a failed stunt attempt on ''The Don Lane Show'' during 1977 in which he attempted to jump over a moving car. He eventually tried the stunt again, this time successfully, on the same show in 1983. Page played the killer in ''Roadgames'' (1981), which is the favorite Australian film of Quentin Taranti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Douglas
Cameron Morrell Douglas (born December 13, 1978) is an American actor. Early life and family Douglas is the elder son of actor Michael Douglas and Diandra Morrell Douglas (née Luker), and grandson of actor Kirk Douglas and Bermudan actress Diana Dill. His parents divorced in 1995. Through his father's second marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas has two paternal half-siblings. Career He has appeared in four films: Jackie Chan's '' Mr. Nice Guy'' (1997), '' It Runs in the Family'' (2003), ''National Lampoon's Adam & Eve'' (2005) and ''Loaded'' (2008). In ''It Runs in the Family'' he appeared together with his father, Michael Douglas, grandfather, Kirk Douglas, and grandmother, Diana Dill. Legal troubles Drug dealing and conviction Douglas has been arrested for drug offenses at least three times. In 1999, he was found with cocaine in Manhattan and was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. The charge was dropped after he pleaded g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Andreovski
The Jackie Chan Stunt Team (), also known as Jackie Chan's Stuntmen Association, is a group of stuntmen and martial artists who work alongside Jackie Chan. Founded in the 1970s, it initially included Hong Kong action stuntmen and martial artists, before expanding to include international talent over the next several decades. History The JC Stunt Team was established in 1976 and originated from the relationships Chan formed in his early starring roles in Hong Kong action movies. Several of his co-stars and stuntmen hired by the film studios began working together regularly. This engendered a familiarity of one another's skills and abilities and it made sense for them to become a working team. Some of the members had received training at the Peking Opera schools, similar to Chan. By 1983, and the release of the film '' Project A'', the stunt team had become an official organisation of six members. The organisation meant that the stuntmen not only received insurance coverage, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Allan
Bradley James Allan (14 February 1973 – 7 August 2021) was an Australian martial artist, action choreographer, actor, and stunt performer. He worked in the Hong Kong film industry as a member of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and choreographed action scenes in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood films. He is best known for his role as Alan on ''Gorgeous (film), Gorgeous'' (1999). Biography Brad Allan began boxing and karate training around age 10. He studied Wushu (sport), Wushu and gymnastics from age 14, spending two years learning under Beijing Wushu Team members Liang Chang-xing and Tang Lai-wei, compatriots of actor Jet Li. He was also trained in a number of other martial arts including Karate, Aikido, Hapkido, Taekwondo, Wing Chun, Boxing, and Kickboxing. He later spent time at the Shanghai Institute of Sport and learned Mandarin language, Mandarin. In 1993, he made his first film appearance in the unofficial sequel film ''Drunken Master III''. He briefly joined the Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Bonner
Carla Bonner is an Australian actress, known for playing the role of Stephanie Scully in the soap opera ''Neighbours'', a role she played from 1999 to 2010. She was also a guest on '' Celebrity Big Brother Australia'' in 2002. Following her departure from ''Neighbours'', Bonner wrote a book called ''Hook, Line and Sink Her'' and guest starred in an episode of ''Wentworth''. She briefly reprised the role of Steph in 2013, before returning to ''Neighbours'' as a permanent cast member from October 2015 until June 2018. She briefly reprised the role in July 2022. Career Bonner attended the Australian College of the Arts. Prior to landing her role on ''Neighbours'', Bonner's acting experience was confined to television commercials, corporate videos, and bit parts, including a guest role on '' Raw FM''. When Emma Roche unexpectedly quit the role of Stephanie Scully in ''Neighbours'', Bonner auditioned for the part and was immediately cast as Steph. On 3 June 2010, it was announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynne Murphy
M. Lynne Murphy is a professor of linguistics at the University of Sussex. She runs the blog ''Separated by a Common Language'' under the username Lynneguist, and has written five books. She received a grant from the NEH Public Scholars Program for her most recent book, ''The Prodigal Tongue.'' Studies Murphy has a B.A. in Linguistics and Philosophy from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, as well as an A.M. and PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Career Murphy taught at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and Baylor University in Texas. In 2000, she moved to England and began teaching at the University of Sussex where she became a professor. She has written 5 books: ''Semantic Relations and the Lexicon'', ''Key Terms in Semantics'', ''Lexical Meaning'', ''Antonyms in English'', and ''The Prodigal Tongue.'' Her book ''The Prodigal Tongue'' (for which she received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities), and her blog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Dyktynski
Matthew Dyktynski is an Australian actor and comedian, graduating from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992. Dyktinski has played lead roles on television series ''Shock Jock'' and '' Raw FM'', and has appeared on ''The Man from Snowy River'', '' Stingers'', ''Blue Heelers'', '' Water Rats'', ''Halifax f.p.'', ''All Saints'' and ''The Secret Life of Us''. His movie credits include '' Love and Other Catastrophes'' (1996), ''Japanese Story ''Japanese Story'' is a 2003 Australian romantic drama film directed by Sue Brooks. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Sandy Edwards (played by Toni Collette) is a director in a company tha ...'' (2003) and ''Wil'' (2006), in which he played the title role. As a comedian, Dyktinski has toured the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia. External links Matthew Dyktynski's home page* Living people Australian male television actors Australian male comedians Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Blakely
Rachel Leigh Blakely (born 28 July 1968) is a Malaysian-born Australian-American actress. Her works include films such as ''Love Until'', ''Young Hercules'' and ''Counterstrike'', as well as guest appearances on television shows such as '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''State Coroner'' and '' Flipper''. She is best known for her role as Gaby Willis in ''Neighbours'', Marguerite Krux on ''Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World'', and as Glenda Fry in the Australian series ''Mortified''. In 2010, she became attached to the children's series ''Accord'n to Jordyn''. Personal life Rachel Leigh Blakely was born on 28 July 1968 in Borneo, Malaysia. Her father, Harold Blakely, is an American, and her mother was Australian. Due to her father's oil business, the family, including younger sister Ruth, moved to several countries over the years until settling on an Australian farm when Blakely was twelve. Before she became an actress, Blakely worked as a nightclub bouncer, a model and a short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Godenzi
Joyce Mina Godenzi (; born 28 May 1965) is a former actress and winner of the Miss Hong Kong pageant of 1984. Background Born in British Hong Kong in 1965 to an Australian father and a Chinese mother, Godenzi was encouraged to join the Miss Hong Kong pageant by her modeling agency, which had groomed one of its models, Maggie Cheung, to compete the year before. Heavily favored, she won the title, in addition to the Miss Photogenic award. After her unsurprising victory, many expected her to do well in Miss Universe 1984 in Miami. She was unplaced eventually, but did win third prize in the national costume competition. After her reign, Godenzi started a film career and was in several action films and appeared in several films alongside kung fu film actor Sammo Hung. She was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the 1988 Hong Kong Film Awards for her role in ''Eastern Condors''. Godenzi has since retired from acting. Personal life After her retirement in 1991, she married service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
