Kiss of the Dragon
Liu Jian (Jet Li), a Chinese intelligence agent, is sent to Paris to help the French authorities apprehend Chinese mob boss Mr. Big (Ric Young), who is involved in heroin smuggling. He meets Inspector Jean-Pierre Richard (Tchéky Karyo), a corrupt and violent police detective, at a hotel. Richard tricks Liu into believing he is simply providing reconnaissance of a meet involving Mr. Big. During the operation, Mr. Big is introduced to two female prostitutes, one being Jessica Kamen (Bridget Fonda), an American woman, who he takes back to his room for sex. While Liu and the rest are watching through the surveillance camera, Mr. Big kicks everyone out except for the two women. After pretending to seduce him, the other prostitute stabs Mr. Big. Overseeing the events from another room, Liu rushes in and subdues the prostitute. He then attempts to call for help to save Mr. Big's life, but Richard enters shortly after, shooting Mr. Big and the woman with Liu's police-issued handgun, framing Liu for both murders. Jessica hides in the bathroom during the commotion.
MPAA Rating: | R |
Genre: | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Country: | France, United States |
Produced By: | Bernard Grenet, Happy Walters, Luc Besson, Steven Chasman, Jet Li |
Directed By: | Chris Nahon |
Written By: | Robert Mark Kamen, Luc Besson, Jet Li |
Cast: | Claude Brécourt, Taïra, Franck Tiozzo, Isabelle Duhauvelle, Ric Young, Peter Sakon Lee, Stéphanie Martin, Bertrand Waintrop, Colin Prince, Cyril Raffaelli, Raymond Khamvene, Grégory Galin, Alain De Catuelan, Lina Chen, Alain Zef, Frédéric Moulin, Eric Averlant, Alexander Koumpan, Stéphane Jacquot, Bridget Fonda, Tchéky Karyo, Marc Ligaudan, Kentaro, Paul Barrett, Laurence Ashley, David Gabison, Yannick Derrien, John Maczko, Stefan Nelet, Daniel Milgram, Didier Azoulay, Max Ryan, Vincent Glo, Burt Kwouk, François Nguyen, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Jean-Marc Huber, Bernard Flavien, John Forgeham, Jet Li, Urfé Koupaki, Ludovic Berthillot, Vincent Wong |
In Theaters: | Jul 06, 2001 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 38 minutes |
Production: | 20th Century Fox, EuropaCorp, Quality Growth International Ltd., Current Entertainment, Immortal Entertainment, Canal+ |
Budget: | $25,000,000 |
Box Office: | $36,845,124 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |