Knock Off (film)

Knock Off is a 1998 action film directed by Tsui Hark and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Rob Schneider (in his first dramatic role). The film was released in the United States on September 4, 1998. The title is a double entendre, as the term colloquially refers to both counterfeit goods as well as targeted killing. The film is one of the last in the world to feature Kai Tak Airport still in use; the airport closed in 1998.

For knock-off (counterfeit) products, see Counterfeit.

Knock Off
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTsui Hark
Written bySteven E. de Souza
Produced byNansun Shi
Starring
CinematographyArthur Wong
Edited byMarco Mak
Music by
  • Ron Mael
  • Russell Mael
Production
companies
Distributed byTriStar Pictures
Release date
  • September 4, 1998 (1998-09-04) (United States)
Running time
88 minutes
Countries
  • Hong Kong
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million
Box office$44 million

It was Hark's second and last American film; he returned to Hong Kong after Knock Off, feeling unsatisfied with his work in the United States. The film is also the second collaboration between Van Damme and de Souza, the first film being Street Fighter, released in 1994.

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