Armour of God 2: Operation Condor (1991)

Jackie is hired to help the UN find Nazi gold hidden in Sahara. He's accompanied from Spain by 2 (later 3) cute women. As there are others wanting the gold, lots of kung fu fighting and comedy follows.

Director:

Jackie Chan

Writers:

Jackie Chan, Edward Tang

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Carol 'Do Do' Cheng, Eva Cobo

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Asian Hawk / Condor / Jackie
Carol 'Do Do' Cheng	...	Ada (as Carol Cheng)
Eva Cobo	...	Elsa (as Eva Cobo de Garcia)
Shôko Ikeda	...	Momoko
Aldo Sambrell	...	Adolf (as Alfredo Brel Sánchez)
Ken Goodman	...	Adolf's Guard #1
Steve Tartalia	...	Adolf's Guard #2 (as Gregory Tartaglia)
Vincent Lyn	...	Mark / Adolf's Guard #3 (as Lyn Percival)
Bruce Fontaine	...	Adolf's Guard #4
Wayne Archer	...	Adolf's Guard #5 (as Archer Wayne)
Brandon Charles	...	Adolf's Guard #6
Ken Lo	...	Adolf's Guard #7 (as Low Houi Kang)
Peter Klimenko	...	Adolf's Guard #8
Christian Perrochaud	...	Adolf's Guard #9
Jonathan Isgar	...	Tasza

Storyline

Agent Jackie is hired to find World War II Nazi gold hidden in the Sahara desert. He teams up with three bungling women (the three stooges?) who are all connected in some way. However, a team of mercenries have ideas on the ownership of the gold. A battle and chase ensues as to who gets there first. Lots of choregraphed Kung Fu and quirky Chan humor.

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Plot Keywords:

slapstick comedy | gold | nazi | chase | kung fu | 

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Taglines:

This summer, action takes flight.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for martial arts action, some shootings, and sensuality

Details

Official Sites:

Dimension Films Official site

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese

Release Date:

18 July 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Operation Condor

Filming Locations:

Mt. Maculot, Cuenca, Batangas, Philippines

Box Office

Budget:

HKD 115,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,731,751, 20 July 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$10,440,032, 24 August 1997

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$15,464,830

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Golden Way Films Ltd., Paragon Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 92 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono SDDS (US version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chan said in his biography that this movie cost one hundred fifteen million Hong Kong dollars, or fifteen million U.S. dollars, the most expensive Hong Kong movie at the time.

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Goofs

During the car chase and motorcycle scene, in the top angle shot while JC ran over the windshields (only the lead car had cracked windhields), but no cracking is seen. But when the vehicles are backing out, all of them had cracked windshields.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jackie Condor: Not a good start

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Crazy Credits

The ending credits in Chan movies show outtakes (footage not used in the film). They often show Chan to be a perfectionist.

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Alternate Versions

Originally released in 1990 and available on video in the USA under the title "Armour of God II", this Jackie Chan vehicle was re-released theatrically in 1997 by Miramax as "Operation Condor" in a newly-dubbed version to capitalize on Chan's popularity in the USA after "Rumble in the Bronx" and "Supercop". This re-release version has a new music score composed by Stephen Endelman and is cut by 20+ min. from the original Hong Kong version.

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Connections

Featured in Jackie Chan: My Story (1998)

User Reviews

Chan is the man

In this movie, Jackie Chan proves that he can do action and martial arts like no other. He deals with people well in this film, finds his way out of things, fights enemies, and performs stunts all while completing the mission. This is a must see Jackie Chan movie.