Knock Off

"There is no substitute."

Sep 4 1998 R 1h 31m
Action, Crime, Thriller

A fashion designer and his CIA agent business partner must join forces to stop a group of terrorists from smuggling explosives in counterfeit jeans during the handover of Hong Kong.

Plot

A Hong Kong fashion designer (Jean Claude Van Damme, if you can believe that billing) who had previously been involved in knock offs of major label merchandise, such as "Pumma" running shoes, attempts to go straight with the help of his new partner (Rob Schneider), who is secretly an undercover CIA agent involved in an investigation of the black market. Their main product, jeans, is involved in the knock offs, which brings a representative (Lela Rochon) of the American company to investigate. Paul Sorvino also appears as the head of the CIA operation in Hong Kong. However, just as Schneider is not as he initially seems, everyone in the film switches roles by film's end.

Written by

Steven E. de Souza

Directed by

Tsui Hark

Production Countries

United States of America, Hong Kong, Aruba

Production Companies

Val D'Oro Entertainment, Knock Films A.V.V., MDP Worldwide, Film Workshop, TriStar Pictures

Languages

Italiano, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
17,186
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
37
Popularity
NA