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Miracles (aka Mr. Canton & Lady Rose)
If you ask Jackie Chan which movie he’s most proud of directing, he always names this shimmering 1920s gangster fantasia, a remake of Frank Capra’s Lady for a Day set in a storybook Hong Kong that recalls Damon Runyon’s New York. Chan plays a nice-guy country bumpkin who inherits the top crime king position from a dying mafia boss. With the fast feet, quick quips, and sudden reversals of Hollywood’s great screwball comedies, it also features a diva turn by pop star Anita Mui, Hong Kong’s answer to Madonna, except she can actually act.
Director: Jackie Chan
Cast: Billy Lau, Jacky Cheung, Richard Ng, Gloria Yip, Bill Tung, Lo Lieh, Wu Ma, Chun Hsiung-ko, Gua Ah-leh, Anita Mui, Jackie Chan
Languages: Cantonese with English subtitles
1989; 127 min.






