The Tuxedo
Short description
Jimmy Tong drives a taxi in New York until a wealthy passenger, Clark Devlin, hires him as a personal chauffeur. The job comes with one firm instruction: he must never touch Devlin's tuxedo. When Devlin is put out of action by an explosion, Jimmy tries the suit on and finds it is far more than formal wear, granting its wearer unusual abilities in combat and disguise. He is drawn into espionage, working alongside Del Blaine, a partner with as little field experience as he has, and the pair find themselves facing a dangerous plot.
The film is a 2002 action comedy directed by Kevin Donovan, his first feature and the earlier of his two directing credits to date, from a screenplay by Michael J. Leeson and Michael J. Wilson. Jackie Chan leads as Jimmy, with Jennifer Love Hewitt as Del, Jason Isaacs as Devlin, and supporting turns from Debi Mazar, Ritchie Coster and Peter Stormare. It was produced by Paramount, DreamWorks Pictures and Parkes/MacDonald Productions on a budget of 60 million dollars, and took 104 million dollars worldwide.
Its reception sits in modest territory. On IMDb it holds 5.4 from around 93,000 votes, and on TMDB 5.7 from roughly 2,200 votes, while a critics' rating stands at 4.6 from 134 reviews. Critics were therefore harder on the film than general audiences were.
What's left behind the scenes
- When the protagonist examines Clark Devlin's (played by Jason Isaacs) notebook in search of “Walter Straider,” he finds the phone numbers of Claudia Schiffer, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Broadway musical composer Stephen Sondheim, and businessman George M. Steinbrenner III. All the phone numbers are incorrect, sparing the subscribers from those wishing to dial them.
- Jackie Chan was initially unsure about the feasibility of combining special effects and real stunts in this project, but he was attracted by the prospect of working with DreamWorks (he was very eager to meet its founder, Steven Spielberg). Chan discovered that the approach to actor safety during stunts in the US was much stricter than he was used to. When he asked permission to repeat a particular stunt, he was often refused.
- The supposedly high-tech sniper rifle shown in the film is actually an air rifle from Steyr Mannlicher, designed for shooting competitions. No attempts were made to alter its appearance.
- The tuxedo worn by Jackie Chan in the role of Jimmy Tong was purchased by Andrew Panton in 2002.
- During filming in Toronto, the lead actors Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt requested that a webcam be installed directly on the set for direct communication with fans.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
