Ging chat goo si 3: Chiu kup ging chat (1992)

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers:

Edward Tang (characters)
Edward Tang (written by) ...

Release Date:

26 July 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

There's never a cop around when you need one, but when this cop's around, all you need is one.

Plot:

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Drug Lord | Police | Undercover | Violence

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jackie Chan	...	Insp. Chan Ka Kui
Michelle Yeoh	...	Insp. Jessica Yang, Director of INTERPOL (as Michelle Khan)
Maggie Cheung	...	May
Kenneth Tsang	...	Chaibat (as Ken Tsang)
Wah Yuen	...	Panther
Bill Tung	...	'Uncle' Bill Wong
Josephine Koo	...	Cheng Wen Shi, Chaibat's Wife
Kelvin Wong	...	Peter (as Wong Siu)
Philip Chan	...	Insp. Y.K. Chen
Ken Lo	...	Chaibat's man (as Lowei Kwong)
Lieh Lo	...	The General (as Lit Law)
Wai Shum
Yee San Hon
Sze Tsuen Wai
Tuan Wai-Lun

Also Known As:

Jing cha gu shi III: Chao ji jing cha (Hong Kong: Mandarin title)
Police Story 3 (UK)
Police Story 3: Super Cop (Hong Kong: English title)
Supercop (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Runtime:

95 min | USA:91 min

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | English | Mandarin | Malay | Thai

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 (video premiere) | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Canton, China

Company:

Golden Harvest Company

Trivia:

While filming the scene where his character hangs from the side of the train, Jackie Chan was accidentally sideswiped by the helicopter.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Inspector Yang lands on the red sports car driven by Kevin she breaks the windshield removing the top part of the windshield frame and rearview mirror. In the next shots the frame and rearview mirror are back in place. The windscreen frame that breaks appears to be a dummy breakaway fitted in place of the Midget Mk II's normal frame. Also, the Midget Mk II was fitted with triplex-type safety glass which has a middle layer of clear sealant and would break but not fly into pieces, and the early Midgets were fitted with light-alloy windscreen pillars that would most likely snap near the base under that sort of impact.

Quotes:

Chan Ka Kui: This is hard to memorize.
Insp. Jessica Yang: You're a super cop, and you have no memory?
Chan Ka Kui: It's the first I came across this situation. If I were you, could you recite everything in one go? I'm Chan Ka Kui, born July 4th, 1958. I joined the Royal HK Police in 1981. 19 - ...
Insp. Jessica Yang: 1984, promoted to trainee inspector. Height: 5'10", weight: 73 kilos, blood type: AB. I'm nothing special. I've memorized your background.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

Soundtrack:

PUBSTAR

Yeah!

Probably my fave Jackie flick so far, this has great story, GREAT stunts, great action, and great work from an awesome cast. The helicopter/train finale is an absolute rollercoaster. I'm fortunate enough to have scored a chinese-language DVD, and this cut is definitely better than the Americanized version, with more exposition, and probably more MICHELLE YEOH! She's the greatest, nearly upstaging Jackie every moment she's onscreen, and they work great together! And of course the terrific Yuen Wah always makes a good villain! All around a great, slick, fast paced action adventure, that anyone could enjoy! A blast all around! Oh, and let's not forget the gorgeous Maggie Cheung, pretty funny here...