Jackie Chan’s 1989 hit, Miracles: The Canton Godfather, is now available for pre-order from 88 Films, the latest Jackie Chan release from the UK distro outlet following recent Chan releases, Crime Story and The Protector. The official street date for the new limited edition Blu-Ray is December 9, packed with featurettes, exclusive art and more.
An optimistic Gwok Zan-Waa (Jackie Chan) arrives in Hong Kong, quickly finding himself impoverished. That is, until a serendipitous encounter with a rose seller (Gua Ah-Leh) leads to his inadvertent appointment as boss of a local gang. Amidst the reluctant leader’s efforts to reform their fraternity and businesses, is an endeavour to share his new-found fortune with the bestower, all whilst trying to stave off rivals and the authorities. A remake of Frank Capra’s ‘Pocketful of Miracles’, Miracles – also known by its Hong Kong English title ‘Mr Canton and Lady Rose’ – is an action-comedy-romance set against a backdrop of lavish elegance and style.
SPECIAL FEATURES• Limited Edition Gloss O-Card slipcase [First Print Run Only – 3000] New artwork from R.P. “Kung Fu Bob” O’Brien [check out his webshop for awesome kung fu prints here]
• Limited Edition 44 page Booklet: Miracles On Set: William Blaik takes a look back at the JC Stunt Team’s Future Stars and Hidden Gems [Booklet notes]. The Old Way of the Dragon: Inspiration, Techniques and making Miracles by Scott Harrison [Booklet notes] featuring rare stills, posters, lobby cards, behind the scenes photos, production stills and more [First Print Run Only – 3000]
• Brand-new 4K restorations of the Original Hong Kong cut (Mr Canton & Lady Rose – 127 mins) and the International cut (Miracles aka Black Dragon – 107 mins) in original 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio
• Remastered Original Cantonese Mono Soundtrack
• Alternate Cantonese Mono Soundtrack featuring a unique mix and dfferent music cues
Newly-translated English Subtitles and SDH [optional]• Classic English Dub for the International cut with optional SDH
‘Teaser’ with clips from the main features of ‘Project A II’, ‘Police Story 2’, followed by behind-the scenes of ‘Miracles’• Alternative The Canton Godfather title sequence
• [New] Jackie Chan: Film Director Featurette with Steve Lawson
• Hong Kong Trailer
• Double-sided artwork with both original Hong Kong poster art and International poster art
TECHNICAL SPECS
• Region Code: B
• Audio: DTS-HD MA Dual Mono
• Picture: 1080p HD 2.35:1
• Runtime: 127 [HK cut] 107 [International cut] mins approx
• Language: Cantonese / English
• Subtitles: English
