Police Story (1985)
Police Story (1985)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Jackie Chan
Chan Ka Kui
Maggie Cheung
May
Brigitte Lin
Selina Fong
Chor Yuen
Mr. Chu Tao
Bill Tung
Inspector Bill Wong
Kent Tong
Tom
Lam Kwok-Hung
Superintendent Raymond Li
David Lau
Cheung, the Lawyer
Mars
Inspector 'Big Mouth' Kim
Charlie Cho
John Ko
Kam Hing-Yin
Inspector Man
Paul Wong Kwan
Inspector Paul Wong
Chen Chi-Hwa
Director
Tai Bo
Snake Eyes
Wan Faat
Jacknife / Mad Wing
Fung Hak-On
Danny Koo
Edward Tang
Writer
Leonard Ho
Producer
Pang Hiu-Sang
Koo's Man
Benny Lai Keung-Kuen
Keung
Kevin Bassinson
Composer
Michael Lai Siu-Tin
Composer
Chan Chi-Fai
Koo's Man
Ben Lam
Koo's Man
J. Peter Robinson
Composer
Wu Fung
Sha Tau Kok Police Officer
Cheung Yiu-Cho
Cinematographer
Lau Dan
Drug Dealer
Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung
Editor
Clarence Yiu-leung Fok
Photographer
Oliver Wong Yui-Man
ProductionDesigner
Money Lo
TV Reporter
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 14, 1985
Original Name警察故事
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 40m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$500,000
Box Office$18,700,000
Filming LocationsHong Kong, China
Genres
Wiki.
Police Story (Chinese: 警察故事; pinyin: Jǐngchá Gùshì; Jyutping: Ging2 caat3 gu3 si6) is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by and starring Jackie Chan, who co-wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang. It is the first film in the Police Story franchise. It features Chan as Hong Kong police detective "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui, alongside Brigitte Lin and Maggie Cheung. In the film, Ka-Kui helps arrest a drug lord, but must clear his own name after being accused of murder.
Chan began work on the film after a disappointing experience working with James Glickenhaus on The Protector (1985), which was intended to be his entry into the American film market. Police Story contains many large-scale action sequences with elaborate, dangerous stunts performed by Chan and his stunt team, including car chases, Chan hanging off a speeding bus, parkour-like acrobatics, and a shopping mall fight with shattering glass panes, leading up to Chan sliding down a pole with exploding electric lights as he falls to the ground. Much of the film was created surrounding the action sequences, which Chan and the filmmakers developed via linear progression.
Police Story was a blockbuster success in Asia and Europe, grossing an estimated US$18,724,000 (equivalent to $50,900,000 in 2022) at the box office. It won the Best Film award at the 1986 Hong Kong Film Awards. According to Chan's autobiography, he considers Police Story his best action film. Since its release, Police Story has been frequently listed as one of the greatest action films of all time. It is also considered one of the best martial arts movies of all time. In 2016, Police Story was voted the fifth best action movie of all time in Time Out's poll of film critics, directors, actors and stunt performers. Chan's final action sequence in the mall is considered one of the greatest stunts in the history of action cinema. A 4K restoration of the film had a limited theatrical release in North America on February 1, 2019, along with its sequel Police Story 2.