Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

Director:

Stanley Tong

Writers:

Edward Tang (characters), Edward Tang

Stars:

Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Maggie Cheung

2 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jackie Chan	...	Insp. Chan Ka Kui
Michelle Yeoh	...	Insp. Jessica Yang, Director of INTERPOL (as Michelle Khan)
Maggie Cheung	...	May
Kenneth Tsang	...	Chaibat (as Ken Tsang)
Wah Yuen	...	Panther
Bill Tung	...	'Uncle' Bill Wong
Josephine Koo	...	Cheng Wen Shi, Chaibat's Wife
Kelvin Wong	...	Peter (as Wong Siu)
Philip Chan	...	Insp. Y.K. Chen
Ken Lo	...	Chaibat's man (as Lowei Kwong)
Lieh Lo	...	The General (as Lit Law)
Wai Shum	...	Drug Lord #1 at Meeting
Yi-Sheng Han	...	(as Yee Sang Hon)
Sze Tsuen Wai
Wai-Lun Tuan

Storyline

A Hong Kong police officer, Ka Kui is sent undercover to mainland China to break up a drug smuggling ring. After breaking the brother of the drug lord out of prison, he and another agent (a beautiful communist policewoman) are taken to Hong Kong to work for the syndicate. The wife of the crime boss has been arrested in Malaysia for drug trafficking and is soon to be executed. However, she is the only person who knows the account number of a secret Swiss bank account containing millions in drug money. While the two officers are in Malaysia preparing for the jail break, Ka Kui accidentally runs into his girlfriend May, who has traveled there from Hong Kong. Soon his cover is blown, the criminals kidnap his girlfriend and he is forced to help them pull off the jail break.

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Plot Keywords:

hong kong | police detective | one man army | kung fu | third part | 

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Taglines:

Meet the cop that can't be stopped!

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese English Mandarin Malay Thai

Release Date:

26 July 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Police Story 3: Super Cop

Filming Locations:

Canton, China

Box Office

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,503,176, 28 July 1996

Gross USA:

$16,270,600

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,270,600

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company, Golden Way Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min 87 min (DVD edition) (US)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Original version) Dolby (US version)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jackie Chan made a cameo in the music video for "What's Love Got to Do With It?" which was a single performed by rapper Warren G. and R&B singer Adina Howard from this movie's U.S. soundtrack.

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Goofs

During the mining cart escape scene, when the guards reverse the cart Kevin and Panther are in there is another adjacent cart going up the slope. After the camera cuts away and back again the cart has disappeared. The next time the camera cuts away and back again the cart reappears at the top of the slope.

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Quotes

Insp. Y.K. Chen: Don't worry, the Chinese Public Security people will extend their full cooperation.
Uncle Bill: That makes me worry even more.
Insp. Y.K. Chen: Uncle Bill, say something cheerful, will you?
[to Chan Ka Kui]
Insp. Y.K. Chen: Good luck.
Uncle Bill: In fact, the Royal Hong Kong Police are flying Ka Kui like a kite for this mission. It may break when the wind is gusty.
Insp. Y.K. Chen: Don't make such a depressing comparison.
Chan Ka Kui: It'll drift back if the string breaks.
Insp. Y.K. Chen: See? Ka Kui is up to scratch as I said.

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Alternate Versions

The international/export version from Golden Harvest is identical to the Hong Kong one, except for localized credits and dialogue.

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Connections

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

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Soundtracks

Kung Fu Fighting
Written by Carl Douglas
Performed by Tom Jones featuring Lesley Rankine
Produced by Mark Walk
Tom Jones appears courtesy of Interscope Records
Ruby appears courtesy of Creation Records/The Licensed Repertoire Division of Sony Music (UK)/The Work Group

User Reviews

Great!

Great action scenes with a young Jackie Chan doing all his own stunts, including some pretty incredible ones. It is also a very funny comedy movie. Sure he's not an awesome actor or anything but he is definitely likable and a funny guy with an amazing level of talent for the physical fight scenes and stunt work. We really enjoyed this one.