THE PROTECTOR (1985)

MORGAN'S RATING

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorites suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate. Once there, the pair causes no end of trouble for both Mr. Ko and the local authorites.

Jackie Chan (Billy Wong), Danny Aiello (Danny Garoni), Sandy Alexander (Gang Leader), Victor Arnold (Police Captain), Kim Bass (Stan Jones), Irene Britto (Masseuse), Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus (Jesse Alexander), Al Cerullo (Pilot), Roy Chiao (Mr. Ko), Richard Clarke (Supt. Whitehead), Patrick James Clarke (Michael Alexander), Ron Dandrea (Martin Shapiro), Valerie De Pena (Punk Woman), Saun Ellis (Laura Shapiro), Richard Epper (Man in Bar), Chu Man Fung (Boat Boy), Becky Ann Baker (Samantha Alexander), Alan Gibbs (Gunman), David Ho (Ko's Bodyguard), Hung Tse (Fortune Teller), Moon Lee (Soo Ling), Rod Lee (Police Officer), Joe Maruzzo (Marina Attendant), David McGinley (Punk Man), Queenie Mo (Reporter), Jack Nisbet (Bartender), Ronan O'Casey (Commissioner), Ron Parady (Bob Cantrell), Don Price (Mayor), Paul L. Smith (Mr. Booar, uncredited), Sally Yeh (Sally, uncredited), Kwan Yeung (Lee Hing, uncredited).

FACTS

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

RELEASE DATE: August 30th, 1985 (USA) BOX OFFICE RESULT: $981,817 (USA)

DIRECTORS: Jackie Chan (Armour of God) and James Glickenhaus. WRITERS: James Glickenhaus and King Sang Tang (Hong Kong version). PRODUCERS: Shek-Hong Chan and Leonard Ho. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Raymond Chow. ORIGINAL MUSIC: Ken Thorne. DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.

CRITICAL COMMENTS

"Jackie Chan beats up people and things blow up...if it's good enough for you, the picture works." -- John J. Puccio, DVDtown.com