Supercop (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: Supercop

Filming Locations:

Canton, China

Box Office

Budget:

$900,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,503,000, 28 July 1996, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$16,270,600

Company Credits

Production Co:

Golden Harvest Company,Golden Way Films Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 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

The movie was released 7 years after Police Story and 4 years after Police Story 2.

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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

Chan Ka Kui: Super cops in Hong Kong are cheap and plentiful like commodities in supermarkets.

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Connections

Referenced in The Lone Ranger (2013)

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Soundtracks

WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT
Written by Terry Britten and Graham Lyle
Performed by Warren G. (as Warren G) featuring Adina Howard
Produced by Warren G. (as Warren G)
Warren G appears xourtesy of G-Funk/Rush Associated Labels Recordings
Adina Howard appears courtesy of Mecca Dawn Entertainment/Eastwest Records/Elektra
Entertainment Group

User Reviews

Jackie Chan at his best!

This is a great film! Just last night I watched one of his not-so-great films and felt I needed to watch something that fits him, so I chose Supercop. I've forgotten how great it is!

Unlike most Jackie Chan movies, this one has a nice plot that is easy to understand and characters that you can easily take a liking to. The music isn't bad in some spots and the storyline is great. Let's not forget the action scenes, which are some of Chan's best (not his VERY best, but good nonetheless)!

I really recommend this movie to all Chan fans out there.