ARMOUR OF GOD (1986)

MORGAN'S RATING

A fortune hunter's ex-girlfriend is kidnapped by an evil cult. Her fiancee enlists his help in finding and delivering the ransom -- the priceless and powerful Armour of the Gods. With the help of a sexy woman and a wacky sidekick, the mission begins.

Jackie Chan (Jackie 'Asian Hawk'), Alan Tam (Alan), Rosamund Kwan (Lorelei), Lola Forner (May), Bozidar Smiljanic (Bannon), Ken Boyle (Grand Wizard), John Ladalski (Chief Lama), Alicia Shonte, Vivian Wycliffe, Stephanie Evans, Linda Denley, Marcia Chisholm (Fighters), Boris Gregoric (Man at Auction), Robert O'Brien (Monk), William Williams (Fighter), Anthony Chan (Drummer with the Losers), Kenny Bee, Bennett Pang, Clarence Fok Yiu-leung, Danny Yip (Singers).

JACKIE CHAN IN HIS GREATEST ADVENTURE EVER!

FACTS

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

RELEASE DATE: September 14th, 1999 (USA) (VIDEO PREMIERE) - While filming the stunt where he leaps from a wall onto a tree, Jackie Chan missed a tree branch and hit his head on a rock, nearly killing him and leaving him with a permanent thimble-sized hole on the right side of his head. The fall also left him hard-of-hearing in one ear. - The musical sequence with the band "The Losers" is a spoof of the Hong Kong rock band "The Wynners". The members of the Wynners include Alan Tam, Anthony Chan and Kenny Bee. All three appear in the film. - In America, this film was released as Operation Condor 2: The Armour of the Gods in 1999. This film is actually a prequel, and set before Armour of God II, which was released in America as the original Operation Condor in 1997. - Followed by a sequel: Armour of God II: Operation Condor (1990).

DIRECTOR: Jackie Chan (Who Am I?). WRITERS: Jackie Chan, John Sheppard and Edward Tang. PRODUCERS: Leonard Ho and Chua Lam. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Michael Wandmacher. DISTRIBUTOR: Alliance Releasing Home Video.

QUOTES

High Priest: Who gave you the courage to be killed here? Asian Hawk: I obey my god's every command. He looks after all my needs. I always say yes to him. Never no. High Priest: Who is your god? What is your religion. Asian Hawk: I believe in a powerful religion. The name of my god is...money. High Priest: Prepare to be sacrified to your money god.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"For new fans of the action star, the stunt work here will be nothing short of a revelation." --Eddie Cockrell, Nitrate Online