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.
The 1997–1999 Hong Kong Window
53 Hong Kong films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Knock Off sits at position #46.
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
The 1990s Hong Kong Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Knock Off premiered. 215 total titles in this decade from Hong Kong.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 31m runtime, production spent $385K per minute on screen and earned $484K per minute back.
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 |