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The Protector (1985)
Director: James Glickenhaus
Cast: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Moon Lee Choi-Fung, Roy Chiao
5.7Runtime94 min
Rating18
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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 authorities 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.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The Protector (1985) received a mixed critical reception, with an IMDb rating of 5.7/10 indicating a somewhat divided audience response. The film, directed by James Glickenhaus, is an action-thriller that follows a New York City cop who travels to Hong Kong to investigate a kidnapping, but it does not appear to have received any significant awards recognition.
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Fans of high-octane action movies will enjoy the thrilling blend of Jackie Chan's signature martial arts prowess and gritty crime drama in The Protector, directed by James Glickenhaus in 1985.
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The Protector is a 1985 Hong Kong-American action thriller film directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, and Roy Chiao. An American-Hong Kong co-production, it was Chan's second attempt at breaking into the American film market, after 1980 film The Big Brawl, which had moderate box office success but was considered a disappointment. Conflicts between Glickenhaus and Chan during production led to two official versions of the film: Glickenhaus' original version for American audiences and a Hong Kong version re-edited by Jackie Chan. The original Glickenhaus cut only received a sparse release in North America, while Chan's edited version was a moderate success in Asia.
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