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Police Story
警察故事
1985 101 min Hong Kong PG-13 12+
★7.9
Action, Crime, Comedy
Director: Jackie Chan
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Description
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.
Budget:
$500,000
US Gross:
$113,164
Worldwide:
$18.72M
Starring
Jackie Chan
Actor
Maggie Cheung
Actor
Brigitte Lin
Actor
Awards
2 wins & 5 nominations total
Key opinion
Police Story is widely regarded as a quintessential action classic and a career-defining performance for Jackie Chan, praised primarily for its death-defying, practical stunt work and kinetic choreography. While the film is celebrated as a landmark in Hong Kong cinema, some critics find the narrative thin and the slapstick humor tonally inconsistent with the dramatic stakes.
| Originality | Jackie Chan's commitment to performing dangerous, real-world stunts without CGI creates an unmatched level of visceral intensity. | |
| Direction | The film features elite, inventive fight choreography that remains a high-water mark for the action genre. | |
| Screenplay | The plot is frequently described as conventional, thin, or secondary to the spectacle. | |
| Humor | The integration of slapstick comedy, such as the birthday or phone scenes, is debated; some find it a charming trademark of Chan's style, while others view it as a disruptive element that clashes with the serious tone of the police drama. |