Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
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- R
- 1h 38min
- Action, Crime
- 06 Jul 2001 (USA)
- Movie
- 2 nominations.
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Complete, Cast awaiting verification
Jet Li | ... |
Liu Jian
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Bridget Fonda | ... |
Jessica Kamen
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Tchéky Karyo | ... |
Insp. Richard
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Ric Young | ... |
Mister Big
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Burt Kwouk | ... |
Uncle Tai
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Laurence Ashley | ... |
Aja
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Cyril Raffaelli | ... |
Twin
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Didier Azoulay | ... |
Twin
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John Forgeham | ... |
Max
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Paul Barrett | ... |
Pilot
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Max Ryan | ... |
Lupo
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Colin Prince | ... |
Lupo's Assistant
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Vincent Glo | ... |
Pluto
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Vincent Wong | ... |
Minister Tang
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Kentaro | ... |
Chen
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Stéphane Jacquot | ... |
Richard's Right Hand Man
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Stefan Nelet | ... |
Tang's Assistant
(as Stefan Sao Nelet)
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Peter Sakon Lee | ... |
Tang's Assistant
(as Peter Lee)
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Isabelle Duhauvelle | ... |
Isabel Kamen
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Yannick Derrien | ... |
Bodysearch Boss
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Francesca Disca | ... |
Red Hair Hooker
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Taïra | ... |
Fat Hooker
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David Gabison | ... |
French Minister
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Bertrand Waintrop | ... |
Customs Official
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Alain Zef | ... |
Video Technician
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Nicolas Herault | ... |
Video Technician
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Jean-Marc Huber | ... |
Fat Thug
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Franck Tiozzo | ... |
Thug
(as Frank Tiozzo)
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John Maczko | ... |
Thug
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Claude Brécourt | ... |
Concierge
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Jean-Georges Vongerichten | ... |
Barman
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François Nguyen | ... |
Chinese Bodyguard
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Jocelyne Isaac | ... |
Subway Agent
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Raymond Khamvene | ... |
Fat Chinese Chef Wong
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Urfé Koupaki | ... |
Taxi Driver (Rasta)
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Grégory Galin | ... |
Hotel Clerk
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Alexander Koumpan | ... |
Driver Place de la Concorde
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Daniel Milgram | ... |
Taxi Driver
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Bernard Flavien | ... |
Coroner
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Eric Averlant | ... |
Coroner
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Marc Ligaudan | ... |
Assistant Coroner
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Frédéric Moulin | ... |
Cop (Sentry Box)
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Alain de Catuelan | ... |
Cop (Station)
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Ludovic Berthillot | ... |
Cop (Lift)
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Guillaume Lamant | ... |
Newspaper Man
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Lina Chen | ... |
Hooker
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Barbara Bernard | ... |
Hooker
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Pat Tourne | ... |
Hooker
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Crystalle Seeram | ... |
Hooker
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Karen Drotard | ... |
Hooker
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Sabine Ben Rhadi | ... |
Hooker
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Saadi Spera | ... |
Hooker
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Stéphanie Martin | ... |
Hooker
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Stéphanie Durand | ... |
Hooker
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Carmelle Edma | ... |
Hooker
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Schana Réaux | ... |
Hooker
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Affif Ben Badra | ... |
Lupo's Henchman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Chris Nahon |
Written by
Jet Li | ... | (story) |
Luc Besson | ... | (screenplay) & |
Robert Mark Kamen | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Luc Besson | ... | producer |
Steven Chasman | ... | producer (as Steve Chasman) |
Bernard Grenet | ... | co-producer |
Jet Li | ... | associate producer |
Happy Walters | ... | producer |
Music by
Craig Armstrong |
Cinematography by
Thierry Arbogast | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Marco Cavé |
Editorial Department
Yseult Huret | ... | assistant editor |
Isabelle Julien | ... | color timer |
Stéphane Kazadi | ... | assistant editor |
Bruno Patin | ... | color timer |
Philippe Reinaudo | ... | digital intermediate technical director |
Charlotte Rembauville | ... | assistant editor |
Kathy Thomson | ... | digital colorist |
Frédéric Thoraval | ... | additional editor |
Soazic Veillon | ... | assistant editor |
Matt Zogaric | ... | trailer editor |
Casting By
Franck Baldino | ||
Gaëlle Barenton | ||
Max Morel | ||
Hélène Zidi | ... | (as Hélène Chéruy) |
Production Design by
Jacques Bufnoir |
Art Direction by
Frédéric Bénard | ||
Stephen Chang |
Costume Design by
Pierre Bechir | ||
Annie Thiellement |
Makeup Department
Frédérique Arguello | ... | hair stylist |
Clément Bagot | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Sophie Benaiche | ... | key makeup artist |
José-Luis Casas | ... | key hair stylist (as José Lucas Casas) |
Guillaume Castagné | ... | makeup artist / special makeup effects artist |
Véronique Delmestre | ... | makeup artist |
Christian Garcia | ... | key hair stylist |
Denis Gastouet | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Stéphane Malheu | ... | key hair stylist |
Jean-Christophe Spadaccini | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
Eric Bassoff | ... | post-production supervisor |
Laurent Cavalier | ... | production manager |
Pierre-François de Malézieu | ... | Assistant régisseur adjoint |
Thierry Guilmard | ... | unit production manager |
Didier Hoarau | ... | production manager |
Laurent Lasnon | ... | assistant unit manager |
Franck Lebreton | ... | unit manager |
Jean-Baptiste Leclère | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gilles Bannier | ... | first assistant director |
Gaëlle Barenton | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Felix Baudouin | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
Emmanuel Breton | ... | second assistant director |
Stéphanie Champault | ... | third assistant director |
Jacques Eberhard | ... | first assistant director |
Claire Galloy | ... | assistant director: location unit |
Alfred Lot | ... | first assistant director |
Sophie Lévy | ... | second assistant director |
William Pruss | ... | first assistant director: second unit / second assistant director |
Gérard Pujolar | ... | first assistant director |
Hans Titze | ... | third assistant director |
Corey Yuen | ... | action director |
Sylvie Zadjner | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
Art Department
Lionel Callari | ... | property master |
Philippe Durand | ... | carpenter |
Tristan Girault | ... | assistant property master |
Yvan Hart | ... | plasterer |
Elodie Martin | ... | assistant art director |
Enrique Santana | ... | graffiti artist |
Sound Department
Anne Delacour | ... | dialogue editor/adr editor |
David Donaldson | ... | sound programmer |
François-Joseph Hors | ... | re-recording mixer |
Dominique Lacour | ... | sound engineer: second unit |
Frédérique Lebel | ... | foley editor: fights |
Maud Lombart | ... | assistant sound editor / foley editor |
Didier Lozahic | ... | re-recording mixer |
Fred Mays | ... | post-synchronization |
Daniel Ollivier | ... | sound engineer: second unit |
Pierre Picq | ... | boom operator |
Vincent Tulli | ... | sound designer / sound engineer |
Soazic Veillon | ... | foley editor |
Stéphane Vizet | ... | boom operator |
Ken Yasumoto | ... | sound engineer |
John Soukup | ... | sound transfer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Philippe Alleton | ... | special effects technician |
Vincent Cerutti | ... | pyrotechnician |
Olivier Cortet | ... | special effects compositor |
Pierre Foury | ... | special effects supervisor |
Daniel Lenoir | ... | special effects technician |
Jean-Pierre Maricourt | ... | special effects technician (as Jean-Pierre Moricourt) |
Pascal Molina | ... | special effects |
Benoît Squizzato | ... | special effects technician |
Piotr Styczen | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
Pierre Blain | ... | digital compositor / inferno artist |
Lucie Bories | ... | digital compositor |
Stephanie Boutinaud | ... | digital effects artist |
Alain Carsoux | ... | visual effects supervisor: Duboi |
Arnaud Chelet | ... | visual effects supervisor: Eclair Numerique |
Philippe Chotard | ... | system engineer |
Ludovic Davidian | ... | visual effects artist |
Séverine De Wever | ... | production coordinator |
Jacques Delzescaux | ... | visual effects supervisor: Eclair Numerique |
Stephane Dittoo | ... | digital compositor |
Yann Doray | ... | digital artist |
Antoine Douadi | ... | flame artist |
Sylvian Fabre | ... | digital compositor |
Xavier Fourmond | ... | digital compositor |
Vincent Frei | ... | rotoscope artist |
Julius Friede | ... | color grader: Eclair Numerique |
Olivier Gadal | ... | visual effects |
Aurelie Lajoux | ... | digital compositor |
Bruno Le Provost | ... | 3d supervisor |
Jeremie Leroux | ... | digital compositor |
Jean-Christophe Olivier | ... | Inferno compositor |
Antoine Simkine | ... | visual effects executive producer: Duboi |
Philippe Soeiro | ... | main titles effects / visual effects supervisor: Eclair Numerique |
Daniel Trujillo | ... | digital compositor |
Cyril Pichard | ... | research & development (uncredited) |
Stunts
Virginie Arnaud | ... | stunts |
Francis Auguy | ... | stunts |
Alain Barbier | ... | stunts |
Francis Bataille | ... | stunts |
Joseph Beddelem | ... | stunts |
Jean-Marc Bellu | ... | stunts |
Affif Ben Badra | ... | stunts |
Vincent Bersoulle | ... | stunts |
Serge Beuchat | ... | stunts |
Didier Biddar | ... | stunts |
Marc Bizet | ... | stunts |
Michel Bouis | ... | stunts |
William Cagnard | ... | stunts |
Vincent Chatelain | ... | stunts (as Gabriel Chatelain) |
Bernard Chevreul | ... | stunts |
Ken Chung | ... | stunts |
Stephane Codou | ... | stunts |
Gilles Conseil | ... | assistant stunt coordinator |
Pierre N. Cuvens | ... | stunts |
Yannick Derrien | ... | stunts |
Sandra Escoda | ... | stunts |
Rémy Escoffier | ... | stunts |
Alexandrine Felquin | ... | stunts |
Bénédicte Follet | ... | stunts |
Sylvain Gabet | ... | stunts |
Alain Gaudiard | ... | stunts |
Jean Girard | ... | stunts |
Yves Girard | ... | stunts |
Pascaline Girardot | ... | stunts |
Albert Goldberg | ... | stunts |
Alain Grellier | ... | stunts |
Stefan Gudju | ... | stunts (as Stephane Gudju) |
Alain Guerillot | ... | stunts |
Jian Yong Guo | ... | stunts: Cory Yuen Stunt Team (as Jean Yong God) |
Pascal Guégan | ... | stunt coordinator |
Philippe Guégan | ... | stunt coordinator |
Tarick Hadouch | ... | stunts |
Karim Hammiche | ... | stunts |
Vincent Haquin | ... | stunts |
Christian Hening | ... | stunts |
Marc Hoang | ... | stunt double: Jet Li / stunts |
Karim Hocini | ... | stunts |
Enrico Horn | ... | stunts |
Jean-Claude Houbart | ... | stunts |
Sam Kai-Sen Huang | ... | stunts: Cory Yuen Stunt Team (as Kai Sen Huang) |
Mouloud Ikhaddelene | ... | stunts |
Ian Jenkins | ... | stunts |
David Julienne | ... | stunts |
Emilie Jumeaux | ... | stunts |
Vanny Khos | ... | stunts |
Ming Beaver Kwei | ... | stunts: Cory Yuen Stunt Team |
Pascal Lachamby | ... | stunts |
David Tai Vim Lai | ... | stunts: Cory Yuen Stunt Team |
Emmanuel Lanzi | ... | stunts |
Tse-Ming Lau | ... | stunts: Cory Yuen Stunt Team (as Tze Ming Lau) |
Julien Laurent | ... | stunts |
Pascal Lavanchy | ... | stunts |
Lobo | ... | stunts |
Grégory Loffredo | ... | stunts (as Greg Loffredo) |
Pascal Lopez | ... | stunts |
Stéphane Margot | ... | stunts |
Florent Mismetti | ... | stunts |
Christophe Moindreau | ... | stunts |
Philippe Morel | ... | stunts |
Waho Mosel | ... | stunts |
David Moulin | ... | stunts |
Frédéric Moulin | ... | stunts |
Patrick Médioni | ... | stunts |
Eric Nesci | ... | stunts |
Pierre Nguyen | ... | stunts |
Louis-Marie Nyee | ... | stunts |
Sébastien Peres | ... | stunts |
Eric Petch | ... | stunts |
Varin Pitch | ... | stunts |
Erim Pramitcche | ... | stunts |
Frederick Renard | ... | stunts |
Christophe Roblin | ... | stunts |
Pierre Rousselle | ... | stunts |
Thierry Saelens | ... | stunts |
Loïc Saintilan | ... | stunts |
Olivier Schneider | ... | stunts |
Wincent Shea | ... | stunts |
Wing Tat Shek | ... | stunts |
Patrick Steltzer | ... | stunts |
Tarubi | ... | stunts |
Michaël Troude | ... | stunts |
Frédéric Vallet | ... | stunts |
Christian Vegner | ... | stunts |
Olivier Vitrant | ... | stunts |
Christian Wagner | ... | stunts |
Tak Yuen | ... | stunts: Cory Yuen Stunt Team (as Richard Chung Tak Hung) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Olivier Abelé | ... | electrician |
Damien Auriol | ... | grip |
Stéphane Azouze-Cardin | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Stephane Azouze) / video scenes supervisor (as Stephane Azouze) |
Fabien Benzaquen | ... | assistant camera |
Eric Bialas | ... | a camera/steadicam operator |
Stéphane Birzin | ... | grip |
Fabrice Bismuth | ... | assistant camera |
Éric Brun | ... | first camera assistant: second unit |
David Campbell | ... | crane operator: Technocrane |
Juliette Castanier | ... | second assistant camera |
Eric Catelan | ... | steadicam operator |
Mathieu Caudroy | ... | steadicam operator |
François Chevreau | ... | assistant camera |
Emmanuel de Fleury | ... | assistant camera |
Guillaume Deffontaines | ... | focus puller |
Jean-Marc Duez | ... | grip |
Vladimir Duranovic | ... | grip |
Hugues Espinasse | ... | clapper loader |
Jan Gagnaire | ... | grip |
Nicolas Herdt | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Nicolas Herdit) |
Éric Le Roux | ... | camera operator (as Eric Leroux) / steadicam operator (as Eric Leroux) |
Jean Legrand | ... | second assistant camera |
Sophie Lelou | ... | electrician (as Sophie Mollard) |
Cyril Liberman | ... | assistant camera |
Lylo | ... | camera operator |
Laurent Martin | ... | grip |
Vincent Muller | ... | assistant camera |
Benoît Pain | ... | camera trainee: second unit |
Lionel Pedro | ... | assistant camera |
Valérie Potonniée | ... | first assistant camera |
Bruno Privat | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Tarik Rebeihi | ... | assistant camera |
Xavier Renaudot | ... | electrician |
Luc Reyrolle | ... | electrician |
Rodolphe Soucaret | ... | first assistant camera |
Laurent Tangy | ... | focus puller |
Casting Department
Barbara Fiorentino | ... | casting: USA |
Géraldine Mouton | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nadia Cherouk | ... | costumer |
Aline Dupays | ... | wardrobe |
Virginie Le Metayer | ... | wardrobe |
Julien Reignoux | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
Alexandre Desmars | ... | assistant location manager |
Rodolphe Lanaro | ... | location scout |
Philippe Letode | ... | location scout |
Music Department
Craig Armstrong | ... | music arranger: vocals / orchestra arranger / programmer: orchestra / score arranger |
Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin |
Nicholas Bucknall | ... | musician: clarinet |
Matthieu Dallaporta | ... | assistant music mixer |
Matt Dunkley | ... | additional orchestrator |
Sarah Eyden | ... | singer |
Andrew Findon | ... | musician: flute |
Emma Ford | ... | music supervisor |
Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestra contractor |
Stephen Hilton | ... | music programmer / musician: keyboards |
Gary Jones | ... | music supervisor |
Dave Jordan | ... | music supervisor |
Patrick Kiernan | ... | orchestra leader |
Everton Nelson | ... | musician: violin |
Jenny O'Grady | ... | choral coordinator |
Jojo Villanueva | ... | soundtrack coordinator |
Cecilia Weston | ... | conductor |
Warren Zielinski | ... | musician: violin |
Geoff Foster | ... | score recordist (uncredited) |
Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
Bruce White | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Estelle Bault | ... | script supervisor |
Karen Waks | ... | assistant script supervisor / script supervisor: second unit |
Additional Crew
Hank Byrd | ... | post production intern |
Nathalie Carles | ... | personal assistant: B. Grenet |
Karine Caumeil | ... | art department accounting |
Frédéric Cauvy | ... | weapons advisor |
Bruce Hwang Chen | ... | assistant: producer |
David Donaldson | ... | additional programming and keyboards |
Romuald Drault | ... | production accountant supervisor |
Matt Dunkley | ... | midi transcriptor |
Craig Scott Galper | ... | language coach: Mr. Jet Li |
Aurelien Gimenez | ... | acting coach: Mr. Didier Azoulay |
Eric Govignon | ... | production assistant |
Bruno Guilhem | ... | assistant to unit manager: second unit |
Harold Guskin | ... | acting coach: Mr. Jet Li |
Hugo Gélin | ... | director: making-of featurette |
Ming Beaver Kwei | ... | personal assistant: Mr. Jet Li |
Hung Woo Kwong | ... | cook: Mr. Jet Li |
Colette Martin | ... | production accountant |
Marie McFerran | ... | production coordinator |
David Meanti | ... | production assistant |
India Osborne | ... | assistant: Luc Besson |
Armelle Phaeton | ... | personal assistant: B. Grenet |
Noor Sadar | ... | assistant location manager |
Katia Sourzac | ... | personal assistant: Luc Besson |
Hugo Veludo | ... | trainee production assistant |
Corey Yuen | ... | martial arts choreographer |
Vincent Dragusseau | ... | making-of director (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Twentieth Century Fox (presents)
- EuropaCorp (production)
- Quality Growth International Ltd. (in association with)
- Current Entertainment (in association with)
- Immortal Entertainment (in association with)
- Canal+ (in association with)
Distributors
- EuropaCorp. Distribution (2001) (World-wide)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2001) (United States) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International Finland (2001) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2001) (India) (theatrical) (Mumbai)
- Tobis StudioCanal (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2001) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2001) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2001) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2001) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2001) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Company Nordic (2001) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Europa Diffusion (2001) (France) (DVD)
- New Films International (2001) (Non-US)
- RUSCICO (2002) (Russia) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (2002) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2006) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- STAR India (2008) (India) (tv) (Chennai)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2011) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- ZEE Entertainment Enterprises (2012) (India) (video) (Mumbai)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Disney+ (2021) (Australia) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- Buena Vista International (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2002) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
Special Effects
- Duboi (digital special effects)
- Éclair Numérique (digital special effects)
Other Companies
- Abbey Road Studios (music recorded and mixed at)
- Audio Factory (virtual sound editing)
- Camagrip (grip material and transportation)
- Car Grip Films (grip equipment & trucks)
- Central Color (still laboratory)
- Cine Echafaudage Services (grip material and transportation)
- Cinécool (end titles)
- Cinésyl (grip material and transportation)
- DCA Audiovisual (sound transfers and synching)
- Dakota Music Services (music preparation)
- Digidesign (virtual sound editing)
- Digital Factory (sound editing and re-recording)
- Digital Factory (sound mixed at)
- Guegan Stunt and Equipment (stunt rigging)
- Immortal Records (soundtrack)
- KO Creative (package design and layout)
- Key Grip System (grip material and transportation)
- Laboratoires Éclair (film lab)
- Maratier (costume rental)
- Metro Voices (choir)
- Metro Voices (choir)
- Technovision France (camera equipment provided by)
- The London Session Orchestra (orchestra)
- Transpalux (electrical provider)
- Virgin Records (soundtrack)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Liu Jian, a police officer from China, comes to Paris to help the vice squad apprehend a Chinese drug lord and his unknown French connection. The French connection is Richard, the head of the vice squad, who intends to kill the drug lord then frame Jian. Jian ducks a bullet and escapes with a tape of what really happened. By chance, Jian turns to Jessica - a US farm girl who is one of Richard's hookers - for help. She has her own problems, including the fact that Richard has her daughter locked in an orphanage to keep Jessica on the streets and silent about his activities. Can Jian protect Jessica, rescue her daughter, and give Richard the kiss of the dragon?
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Taglines | Kiss Fear Goodbye See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $25,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend France | $1,010,423, 10 Aug 2001 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $64,437,847 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Director Chris Nahon had to slow down the fight scene between Jet Li and Cyril Raffaelli because they were moving too fast for the camera. See more » |
Goofs | In the beginning when Liu Jian attempts to escape the French and breaks the door open after going down one level, he closes the glass door into the balcony. But when Richard and his men go into that room the balcony door is open. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Crazy/Beautiful/Baby Boy/Pootie Tang/Lost and Delirious/The Crimson Rivers/Himalaya (2001). See more » |
Soundtracks | As If You Said Nothing See more » |
Quotes |
Richard:
What did you do to me? Liu Jian: I put a needle in your neck. Richard: That's it? Liu Jian: In a certain point. Very forbidden. It's called the Kiss of the Dragon. Richard: Kiss my ass! See more » |