Four men of iron face their destinies within the harsh walls of a taiwanese prison. Steve jackie chan, 'rush hour' is a gambler seeking to atone for his sins. Andy tony leung, 'the lover' is an undercover cop solving a crime. Lee andy lau, 'the great wall' is a gangster looking for vengeance. John sammo hung, tv's 'martial law' is a lifer seeking to reunite with his son.for this slice of chinese jailhouse rock, producer wang yu 'the one armed boxer' brought together both the finest talent in asian cinema and the finest scenes from 'bad boys', 'cool hand luke', 'papillon' and every classic hollywood prison movie ever! Our heroes get time off for bad behaviour, leading to a furious final 'wild bunch' style showdown.'island of fire' sees jackie chan deliver a new level of fury!