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

User Rating:

6.7/10   

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:

When Panther meets Chaibat in his mansion, Chaibat is playing Streets of Rage (1991) (VG) (Sega Genesis).

Goofs:

Continuity: When the copter carries Kevin over the locomotive's stack, soot from the black smoke smudges the back of his light-coloured trousers. In later shots, the soot is not there. Also, the stack gasses from an operating locomotive would be so hot that he would probably be badly burnt/scalded.

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 Torque (2004)

Soundtrack:

MADE NIGGAS

One of the very best of all of Jackie's adventures...

It's unusual in the saturated action/adventure movie market to find a film that is as outstanding as Supercop. Jackie Chan is back! Well, he never really left... This is really Jackie at his best, with all of the finely choreographed fight scenes we expect from Jackie and some of his most innovative, breathtaking stunts ever.

Supercop has it all...great direction, solid story, good pacing, and best of all, it has Michelle Yeoh! No other woman has ever been able to keep up with Jackie--most don't even try--and Michelle makes it look easy. It's also easy to see why in her homeland, her nickname translates to "Beautiful vase made of iron and steel" and why Jackie Chan has said "Women should not fight, except for Michelle".

If you're interested in wall to wall action and a little slapstick comedy, as well, this is definitely for you. Long live Golden Harvest...

Dedicated Chan fans should also check out Drunken Master and Drunken Master II.