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.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jackie Chan | ... | Billy Wong | |
| Danny Aiello | ... | Danny Garoni | |
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Sandy Alexander | ... | Gang Leader |
| Victor Arnold | ... | Police Captain | |
| Kim Bass | ... | Stan Jones | |
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Irene Britto | ... | Masseuse #1 |
| Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus | ... | Jesse Alexander | |
| Al Cerullo | ... | Helicopter Pilot | |
| Roy Chiao | ... | Mr. Ko | |
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Richard Clarke | ... | Superintendant Whitehead |
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Patrick James Clarke | ... | Michael Alexander |
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Ron Dandrea | ... | Martin Shapiro |
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Valerie De Pena | ... | Punk Woman |
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Saun Ellis | ... | Laura Shapiro |
| Richard Epper | ... | Man in Bar | |
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Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate. Once in Hong Kong, the pair causes no end of trouble for both Mr. Ko and the local authorities. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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assassination attempt | american | vietnam war veteran | hong kong | drugs |Taglines:
Now, New York has a new weapon - A cop with his own way of fighting crimeParents Guide:
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Release Date:
23 August 1985 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$5,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$981,817Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$981,817Company Credits
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Golden Harvest hired Director James Glickenhaus after his success with movies such as The Exterminator (1980), but rifts began to surface between Glickenhaus and Jackie Chan and his team during shooting. This would lead to Chan re-shooting sections of the movie for an alternate Asian release version of the movie. See more »Goofs
As the bad guy drives away in the stolen boat near the beginning of the movie, the stunt driver is visible in the cabin below. See more »Quotes
Danny Garoni: [seeing the sniper and asking for the portable cannon] Give me that fucking thing! Give it to me, come on!See more »
Alternate Versions
Dissatisfied and immensely disappointed with the American version, Jackie Chan went back and reshot and added new sections of the film for the Hong Kong version, including the addition of a whole new subplot. See more »On IMDb TV, you can catch Hollywood hits and popular TV series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free!
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Jackie Chan had no control of this movie (at least the American version). The director somehow thought that Jackie would come across better to audiences as a Dirty Harry cop! Didn't he realize that Chan is popular because of his stunts and kung-fu action? Apparently not, because in an interview years later, the director said he didn't regret his decision and kept claiming that Americans wouldn't accept Chan's Asian style.
Back in Hong Kong, Chan re-shot the movie extensively, adding car chases and kung fu action. He also edited out a lot of the American director's idiotic stuff. That version is supposed to be quite good. This American version? It's AWFUL! You'd never guess what Chan is capable of by just watching this movie. The action scenes here are *dull*. Yes, *dull*.
By the way, Chan next did POLICE STORY, as a "take that!" to that American director (James Glickenhaus, who hasn't done much lately. Hmm...wonder why....). See that movie instead of this!