Mr. Nice Guy

Jackie Chan plays a television chef who becomes involved with reporter Diana after she records a drug bust and gangs begin chasing the videotape. The 1997 action comedy mixes Hong Kong-style martial arts, slapstick, vehicle stunts, and a crime plot. [Swank Motion Pictures](https://www.swank.com/parks-recreation/details/5898-mr-nice-guy)

Yes, Sammo Hung directed the 1997 Golden Harvest film and also appears in a small cameo as a cyclist. Jackie Chan is the lead, with Richard Norton playing the criminal Giancarlo. [Hong Kong Film Archive](https://www.filmarchive.gov.hk/documents/6.-Research-and-Publication/06-02-Filmmakers-Search/English/Sammo-Hung_e.pdf)

The original title is Yat goh ho yan, written in Chinese as 一個好人 and translated literally as A Good Person. The film opened theatrically in Hong Kong on January 31, 1997. [Apple TV](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/mr-nice-guy/umc.cmc.3lnbklajkx4fn0uowjghnlu2d)

Yes, the story is set in Melbourne, and the production was filmed in Australia. It was also notable as Jackie Chan's first film to be scripted and shot in English, although versions also circulated with Cantonese audio. [Mr. Nice Guy reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Nice_Guy_%281997_film%29)