Synopsis
Officer Chan Ka Kui manages to put a major Hong Kong drug dealer behind the bars practically alone, after a shooting and an impressive chase inside a slum. Now, he must protect the boss' secretary, Selina, who will testify against the gangster in court.
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Cast
- Jackie ChanInspector Chan Ka-Kui
- Brigitte LinSelina Fong
- Maggie CheungMay
- Bill TungInspector "Uncle" Bill Wong
- Chor YuenChu Tao
- Charlie ChoJohn Ko
- Lam Kwok-HungSuperintendent Raymond Li
- Kam Hing-YinInspector Man
- MarsInspector "Big Mouth" Kim
- Kent TongInspector Francis Tak
Recommendations
- 100
RogerEbert.com
Police Story is one of the great 1980s action films. It’s also one of the most 1980s action films. - 90
Los Angeles Times
A brazen mix of head-through-the-glass violence and pie-in-the-face slapstick, with a dash of Capra-esque working-class comedy for good measure, Police Story is remarkably seamless in tone and execution. - 83
The A.V. Club
Action geeks who rented Police Story on VHS back in the early ’90s could tell when the good parts were going to start, because that’s when the tracking would get fuzzy, from all the previous renters rewinding and re-watching the same scenes, over and over. - 80
Time Out
The likeable and graceful Chan directs, sings and performs jaw-dropping stunts. Few of his American or Austrian rivals attempt a fraction of that. - 80
CineVue
The film that made Jackie Chan an international star, Police Story fully embodies the martial artist’s spirit of entertainment – equal parts endearing, goofy and packed with eye-popping kung fu action. - 75
Slant Magazine
Like many of the most compelling martial-arts movies, the Police Story films more closely resembles a dance picture than any kind of action blockbuster, with meticulously choreographed fight sequences standing in for fan-baiting musical numbers. - 70
Village Voice
Chan seems to do everything he can think of to ingratiate himself with viewers. - 70
The New York Times
Police Story is of principal interest as a souvenir of another culture.
