Stars: Jackie Chan, Qi Shu, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Hsien-Chi Jen, Elaine Jin, Ken Lo, Bradly James Allan, Sung Young Chen, Emil Chow, Stephen Chow

Director: Vincent Kok

Summary: International superstar Chan (RUMBLE IN THE BRONX) strikes again with an effervescent, screwball comedy that combines a sweet romantic plot with his trademark action sequences and wit. When hopeless romantic Ah Bu (uber-pixie Shu - SEX AND ZEN II) finds a glass bottle with a love letter stuffed inside it, she decides to leave her provincial fishing village in Taiwan for Hong Kong in search of its author. However, when she catches up with her would-be Prince Charming (Leung - HAPPY TOGETHER), he admits that he's not exactly searching for a princess. Dismayed, Ah feels she'll never find love, but quickly changes her mind when she meets the millionaire playboy C.N. Chan (Chan). With her faith in romance restored, Ah unfurls an outrageous plan to win his undivided affection.

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Subtle is not the word to describe Drop Dead Gorgeous, a mock documentary purporting to cover the Sarah Rose Cosmetics Teen America Beauty Pageant in Mount Rose, Minnesota. Ellen Barkin (Sea of Love) and Kirsten Dunst (Interview with a Vampire, Dick) are perfectly cast as a mother and daughter whose only ambition is to use the pageant to get out of their claustrophobic small-town lives. Opposing them are Denise Richards (Wild Things, Starship Troopers) and her mother, Kirstie Alley (Look Who's Talking), who just happens to be the pageant's organizer. The plot, which centres on contestants being murdered (mostly by flaming explosions), is clearly secondary to the backstage shenanigans and satirical portrayals of vanity, small-town corruption, and family dysfunction. There's not much suspense to the pageant itself, but Dunst is an endearing protagonist and along with the broad jokes are some excellent acting turns from the cast, particularly Barkin, Brittany Murphy (Clueless), Nora Dunn (a Saturday Night Livealumna), and the great character actress Allison Janney, who's played small roles in countless movies but finally gets a chance to shine as the supportive neighbour of Barkin and Dunst. In fact, for all the jokes and satirical jabs, in the end it's the characters' relationships that stay in your mind. As an added bonus, the soundtrack features a hard-rocking version of the theme from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, performed with cool aplomb by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. --Bret Fetzer, Amazon.com--This text refers to the VHS edition of this video

Aspect Ratio:	2.35 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	Cantonese
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Selection, Filmography, Commentary With Jackie Chan, Isolated Score
Year:	1999
Release Date:	January 10, 2005
Runtime:	95 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C 823 189 1
Keywords:	Action, General, Wide, Screen, Jackie, Gorgeous, Adventure, Chan's, Jun, Bor, Lei
Genre:	Action/Adventure