Police Story 2 (1988)

The Hong Kong supercop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers at the same time that the villains of Police Story (1985) are out for revenge.

Director:

Jackie Chan

Writers:

Jackie Chan, Paul B. Clay

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Kwok-Hung Lam

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Chan Ka Kui
Maggie Cheung	...	May
Kwok-Hung Lam	...	Supt. Raymond Li
Bill Tung	...	Bill Wong
Keung-Kuen Lai	...	Deaf Criminal
John Cheung	...	Cheung
Charlie Cho	...	John Ko
Yuen Chor	...	Mr. Chu
Ben Lam	...	Tall Pau
Chi Fai Chan	...	Ngor
Shan Kwan	...	President Fung
Mars	...	Kim
Isabella Wong	...	Secretary of President Fung
Ann Mui	...	Karen
Siu-Ming Lau	...	Senior Police Official

Storyline

Despite his success at apprehending criminals, Kevin Chan's unorthodox approach to his work as a police officer sees him demoted to the traffic branch. Despite this, the man he put behind bars is now out of prison, and has vowed to make his life a misery. While this crime boss his harassing Kevin and his girlfriend, the police are contemplating reinstating Kevin to help them fight a group of bombers attempting to extort $10 million from building owners.

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Plot Keywords:

police | hong kong | one against many | one man army | showdown | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, pervasive martial arts action and some nudity

Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

20 August 1988 (Hong Kong)

Also Known As:

Police Story 2

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Way Films Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min 98 min (New Line Version) 122 min (Japan) 123 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono Dolby (Dolby 5.1) DTS (DTS HD Master Audio)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first movie in the franchise where a girlfriend of Chan is kidnapped by the primary antagonist, although Chan is kidnapped in this movie as well.

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Goofs

When the bomb goes off in the police station, you can see the Union Flag (British), on the front of the building, is upside down.

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Quotes

Chan Ka Kui: Dynamite is a controlled substance. There's only two ways you can get it; legally for industrial use, or, it has to be smuggled in.
Supt. Raymond Li: [Top of police command] Interesting; I never thought of that.

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Alternate Versions

The recent Hong Kong DVD of Police Story II released by IVL and Fortune Star (packaged with Police Story one and three as part of the "Police Story Trilogy") features the 121 minute cut of the film featured on the out-of-print Japanese Laserdisc. This is the first time this cut of the film has been given a full 2.35 widescreen release (the laserdisc was hardly 1.66) and English subtitles. Only difference between the two cuts is that the IVL/Fortune Star edition features the original Hong Kong outtakes rather than the alternate Japanese outtakes. It also plays the Police Story theme music over the credits instead of the Police Story II theme music.

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Connections

Followed by Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)

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Soundtracks

Jalopy
Performed by Daisyhaze
(Only in American New Line Cinema version)

User Reviews

One of Jackie's best ever made!

After reading many reviews and most of the comments on IMDb.com I must say that some people don't have a clue what they are talking about. I mean if you give a review of a Jackie Chan movie you don't have to talk about the plot (even if it is a good one). Because most of the Jackie Chan movies are not about a plot, there is no message from Jackie for you to think about. At least this concerns the films he made before he was indoctrinated by motherland China. He is about the action, martial arts and dangerous stunts. The bigger the better. In short mind blowing spectacle. He tries to show you different skills and stunts in each movie he makes and he has been managing to do this for a very long time. Naturally old age has caught up with him. Although it has to be said that old Jackie can do more than any average person on this planet. So despite what you think of his political views he does deserve some credit. It is a real joy to watch him in action and furthermore he wants you to be entertained. So if you are giving a review of a Jackie Chan movie than talk about the action. Especially since this is where Police Story really shines at. This film contains the most memorable fighting scenes made by Jackie in his entire career. And that is saying something. In my opinion it is even better than Police Story 1 since it doesn't allow itself to be distracted by infantile comedy as much as in the first. But don't worry if you love the good old slapstick comedic bits. There are still plenty around. Even after so many years the action is amazing. It holds up like it has been made yesterday. It is far superior to his work in Hollywood (Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon)! I have been a fan of Jackie Chan fan since I can say Jackie Chan and I can be very critical about his work (especially his American movies). But Police Story 2 is an action movie that deserves praise simply because it his one of his best, a real classic!