KISS OF THE DRAGON press release

KISS OF THE DRAGONDistributed by
Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentPosted: August 2nd, 2002.

KICK-ASS ACTION TO OWN ON DVD AND VIDEO!

Visionary film maker Luc Besson’s highly addictive action spectacular Kiss OfThe Dragon is unleashed to buy on video and DVD on the 12th August 2002 byTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. East meets West as Martial Arts masterand Hollywood film icon Jet Li takes his brand of high-octane combat to Europe.

Written by, and starring action superstar Jet Li (The One, Romeo Must Die) asChina’s top government agent Liu Jiuan, who heads off to Paris from Shanghai toassist a corrupt French police inspector called Richard (Tchéky Karyo –The Patriot).When a sensitive, top-secret mission to uncover an internationaldrug conspiracy goes horribly wrong, Liu finds himself accused of murder and onthe run in Paris.

Trapped in a vast and deadly conspiracy and accused of a murder he didn’tcommit, Liu is thrown together with Jessica (Bridget Fonda – Pulp Fiction), an American woman forced intoprostitution by Richard. Liu finds himself lost in a physical and moral landscape he can’t comprehend,and despite all his training and learning, he makes a promise to Jessica that could costhim his career – and both their lives.

With stunts reminiscent ofThe Matrix andCrouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,Kiss of the Dragon has some of the most unique and exceptional fight sequences ever seen. Chop through the pileof DVD extras to find an audio commentary from Jet Li, Bridget Fonda and DirectorChris Nahon and brush up on your martial arts skills with the Corey Yuen Action Academy. You’llalso be knocked out with featurettes including a look at Jet Li’s techniques and you’ll be ableto access what went on behind the scenes in the ‘Police Gym’ before checking out the ‘Laundry Chute’ scene from avariety of angles!

This film packs a punch – prepare to kick yourself if you miss out on the action-packed Kiss of the Dragon on DVD and video!

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Release info:

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DVD soundTwentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
12th August 2002
18
94 mins
£17.99/£9.99
22230S / 22230DVD
2.35:1 anamorphic
Dolby Digital 5.1 English

DVD Special Features

• Audio Commentary by Jet Li, Bridget Fonda and director Chris Nahon
• Corey Yuen Action Academy featurette
• The Jet Li Technique/Fight philosophy featurette
• Martial Arts demo
• Storyboard sequence
• The Laundry Shoot Multi-angle sequence
• On the Set featurette
• Making of Featurette
• 6 TV Spots
• Action Gallery. Montage of Action Moves
• Theatrical trailer
• Interactive Menus
• Scene Access

News page content input by Dominic Robinson, 2002.

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