Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Miracles - Jackie Chan (1989) - Largo Do Lilau, Macau

Not the first scene from the film (that's still to come) but here is one when JC goes to see the rose hawker at her own house. The giveaway here is the slope at the back and the large banyan trees that still occupy the square. Of course, when JC filmed there they caught it looking pretty grungy. It's hard to say if this was the original look of the place because the Macau authorities have done a huge and great job of tarting up all the old buildings and public places.


Here is the street a moment before JC's limo pulls up in front of the square on Rua De Barra. The white building in the background right is still around (this is Macau after all and not Hong Kong) but is now painted pastel pink, but the fire hydrant (if it was original) is no longer around.


JC is aided at this time by the late, great Ricky Hui who died just last year (RIP), who walks into the square to summon the old lady. Now Lilau Square today has three banyan trees in the same location - albeit with immensely beautified surroundings - but it looks as though the middle one has recently been replaced.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

You know what you need to do now, is write the definitive Jackie Chan Fan Tour Guide to Hong Kong and Macao giving all these locations, with directions and information.

Phil said...

I'd love to but couldn't do it without the awesome Daniel Thomas who has already spotted a whole bunch of crucial spots for Police Story, Police Story 2, Heart of the Dragon, Gorgeous and several more: http://hongkongonfilm.blogspot.hk/search/label/Jackie%20Chan

Anonymous said...

Well ........... rope him in! Or get his permission to use all his information :) It's something that needs to be written!

Phil said...

well, we'll see. My schedule gets cleared up later in the year so I have a bit more time to look into it then. However, I wouldn't hold your breath just yet :-)

Anonymous said...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg8N7GYtMQw&feature=player_detailpage#t=9s

When looking at the Google Street View above I was thinking I have seen this area in another movie. Sure enough, Johnny To's Exiled. Above is a link to the trailer and sure enough, it looks like the same area.

Phil said...

Hi Anon - yes you are correct about "Exiled". Gary Wong's previous blog has a good break down here: http://pc633hk2047.mysinablog.com/index.php?op=ViewArticle&articleId=2367223

Well spotted.

Cheers
Phil

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