The Protector

1985
18
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

5.5K

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Action Crime Thriller

Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.

Director
- James Glickenhaus
Writers
- James Glickenhaus
- King Sang Tang
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

5.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- James Glickenhaus
Writers
- James Glickenhaus
- King Sang Tang
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Videos1

Trailer 0:47

The Protector

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Trivia
Jackie Chan's displeasure with the way this production went, would lead to him shooting his own Police movie Police Story (1985) to much success.

Goofs
It makes no sense for the chewing out and suspension to occur after the funeral. it would have been almost immediate after the incident.

Quotes
Billy Wong: Give me the fucking keys

Alternate versions
The Japanese cut of the film, footage-wise, is virtually identical to the Hong Kong cut. However, the scenes in New York maintain their English dialogue, while the scenes that take place in Hong Kong (which is the bulk of the film) are in Cantonese. The biggest difference is that the Japanese cut is the only version to contain an end credits outtakes montage. This version has been available on laserdisc as well as a 2014 Japanese "Extreme Edition" blu-ray.

Connections
Edited into Chu dao gui jing (1990)

Soundtracks
Night Wind
Courtesy of WEA Records
Composed by James Wong
Performed by Sally Yeh

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Featured review

6 out of 10

I DIDNT HATE IT! which really surprised me, because everyone on IMDb said this movie totally sucked and I went in expecting the worst. Sure Jackie is miscast, but other than the addition of curse words, his character isnt any darker than in Crime Story or Police Story 2. The action is slow, but better than any of the American action junk I've ever seen. Plus, there is tons of full-frontal nudity! Bet you didnt expect that from a Jackie Chan movie, did ya? I can understand why JC was disappointed with it, because it is nowhere near as good as almost any of his other 80's-90's movies, but it aint all that bad. Go in thinking you will hate it, and you just might like it.