Police Story 2 (1988)

The Hong Kong supercop must stop a group of blackmailing bombers, while 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

Filming Locations:

Hong Kong, China

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Way Films Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min 98 min (New Line Version) 122 min (Japan) 121 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

Chiao Chiao, who played May's (Maggie Cheung's) aunt in this movie, was married to Kenneth Tsang, who played Khun Chaibat in Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992).

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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

Rare Japanese laserdisc of Police Story 2 released by Pony Canyon is approximately 121 min long, with 15 minutes of footage cut from the Hong Kong version and an alternate outtakes sequence, similar to their release of the original Police Story.

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Connections

Referenced in Rémy Julienne: 50 ans de cascades (2013)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

7 out of 10

This is the first sequel to one of Jackie's best films. While not as good as the first, it is a very good movie with some very good fights. The only thing I really didn't like about this one was its more serious tone. The first one was more of a goofy comedy(more of, I know it wasnt a goofy comedy), and this one was definately more like a police drama with some small doses of humor thrown in. But Police Story 2 is still good, and a good Jackie Chan movie to check out. The worst of the Police Story series, but thats not saying much. Also, the ending explosion was sweet. Just thought I should mention that.