The Medallion

The Medallion
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGordon Chan
Written by
Produced byAlfred Cheung
Starring
CinematographyArthur Wong
Edited by
Music byAdrian Lee
Production
company
Distributed byTriStar Pictures (Theatrical)
Screen Gems (Home Video)
Release dates
  • 15 August 2003 (2003-08-15) (Hong Kong)
  • 22 August 2003 (2003-08-22) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35–41 million[1][2]
Box office$34.3 million[3]

The Medallion (Chinese: 飛龍再生/免死金牌) is a 2003 buddy action comedy film directed by Hong Kong film director Gordon Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Bennett Joshua Davlin, Bey Logan, Paul Wheeler, and Alfred Cheung, who also produced.[4]

The film stars Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani, and Julian Sands. It was much less successful than Chan's other American films such as the Rush Hour film series, Shanghai Noon and its sequel, Shanghai Knights. The film was theatrically released on 15 August 2003 in Hong Kong and 22 August 2003 in the United States by TriStar Pictures. However, on the home media release, it was released by Screen Gems.

In the story, Eddie (Jackie Chan) is a Hong Kong police officer hired by Interpol to capture a crime lord known as Snakehead (Sands) and stop him from kidnapping a chosen boy with special powers and a medallion that gives superhuman power and immortality.

Much of the film features supernatural and mystical themes, though it is filled with action and comedy. The film received negative reviews from critics. Even though the film's United States box office result was strong enough for Sony/TriStar Pictures to make profit,[5][6] the film performed poorly at the worldwide box-office, and only grossed $34.3 million in worldwide box office against $35‒41 million production budget.

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  2. ^ "The Medallion (2003)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference mojo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ TCh (10 September 2012). "The Medallion". Time Out Worldwide. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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  6. ^ "Slashers' stash". Variety.com. 24 August 2003.