The Accidental Spy
A down‑on‑his‑luck salesman just wants a quiet life, but when he foils a daring bank robbery he’s mistaken for an elite secret agent and forced to infiltrate a dangerous criminal network; now he must master espionage skills on the fly or watch innocent lives crumble.
“Ordinary Guy, Extraordinary Spy.”
Synopsis
This lighthearted action film follows an ordinary man on the verge of an unexpected adventure. Jackie Chan portrays a disengaged and unsuccessful salesman who has long accepted that his life will remain unremarkable. Everything changes when he suddenly becomes a hero after thwarting a bank robbery attempt.
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Principal cast & crew: 20
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Chi Leung KwongShot by Wing Hang WongScored by Peter KamDesigned by Kwok Keung Mak
Box Office
2001 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$790K
Also known as
- Jackie Chan - Spion wider Willende
- Spion wider Willende
- The Accidental Spyen
- Espía por accidentees
- Espion amateurfr
- Spia per casoit
- Te wu mi chengzh
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jackie Chan
as Buck Yuen
Min Kim
as Carmen Wong
Eric Tsang
as Many Liu
Vivian Hsu
as Yong
Hsing Kuo Wu
as Lee Sang-Zen
Murat Yilmaz
as Celik
Alfred Cheung
as Cheung the Lawyer (Special Appearance)
Lillian Ho
as Candice (Special Appearance)
Tat Ming Cheung
as Stan (Special Appearance)
Vincent Kok
as Moving Worker (Special Appearance)
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1Writers
2Producers
2Other crew
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