Hong Kong Synopsis
“There is no substitute.”
Marcus Ray, a sales representative for "V SIX" jeans, and his partner, Tommy Hendricks, are about to be busted for selling "knock off" jeans. Their American contact, Karan Leigh, who by the way is not only their employer but a CIA agent sent to find the mole in their operation, is threatening them with a jail term if they do not prove their innocence.
Audience Engagement
303 audience reviews — more than 91% of Hong Kong films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 85th percentile among Hong Kong films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Knock Off. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TriStar Pictures
Action + Adventure in Hong Kong
81 Hong Kong titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Knock Off itself).
The 1997–1999 Hong Kong Window
In the crowded 1997-1999 Hong Kong release window, Knock Off sits at #46 of 53. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Hong Kong, 215 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Knock Off premiered alongside 20 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 31m runtime, production spent $385K per minute on screen and earned $484K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 20 other Hong Kong films in 1998.
The 481st Hong Kong title from Hong Kong we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our Hong Kong catalog contains 836 titles in total (828 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Knock Off, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- freighter · 2
- parking garage · 1
- fundraising · 1
- action hero · 25
- fistfight · 14
- undercover agent · 11
- showdown · 9
- buddy cop · 8
- urban setting · 6
- martial arts · 369
- terrorism · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #743 of 836 Hong Kong films indexed here (11th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the Hong Kong average of 6.3/10.
Among Hong Kong Action productions specifically: #473 of 516 (top 92%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Hong Kong |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Aruba, Hong Kong, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, English, Italian |
| Production Companies | TriStar Pictures, Film Workshop, MDP Worldwide, Knock Films A.V.V., Val D'Oro Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | September 4, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0120724 |