The Protector

19851985
1212
1h 31min

5.7/10

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.

5.7/10

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Director
- James Glickenhaus
Writers
- James Glickenhaus
- King Sang Tang(Hong Kong version)
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The Protector

Director
- James Glickenhaus
Writers
- James Glickenhaus
- King Sang Tang(Hong Kong version)
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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. —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

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Taglines
- Now, New York has a new weapon - A cop with his own way of fighting crime
Genres
Certificate
- 12
Parents guide

Trivia
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.

Goofs
In the boat chase scene, the camera helicopter's shadow is seen on the water.

Quotes
Billy Wong: [to Danny] Beware of Hong Kong mosquito with high heels.

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

Top review

Wow!

This movie was so good. People wrote that this movie sucks and stuff but they are dead wrong this movie has lots of action and some classic stunts from the master hismself Jackie Chan. This movie is also kind of a drama but mostly action and some comedy. Also has a great fight scene at he end.

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