Le Retour du Chinois

Original title: The Protector

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5.7/10

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Jackie Chan in Le Retour du Chinois (1985)

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Action Crime Thriller

Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.

Director
- James Glickenhaus
Writers
- James Glickenhaus
- King Sang Tang
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

5.6K

YOUR RATING

Director
- James Glickenhaus
Writers
- James Glickenhaus
- King Sang Tang
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trailer 0:47

The Protector

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Trivia
Jackie Chan's displeasure with the way this production went, would lead to him shooting his own Police movie Police Story (1985) to much success.

Goofs
A gangster swinging a bat at Billy, in the massage parlor, changes in the subsequent shot.

Quotes
Billy Wong: Give me the fucking keys

Alternate versions
The Japanese cut of the film, footage-wise, is virtually identical to the Hong Kong cut. However, the scenes in New York maintain their English dialogue, while the scenes that take place in Hong Kong (which is the bulk of the film) are in Cantonese. The biggest difference is that the Japanese cut is the only version to contain an end credits outtakes montage. This version has been available on laserdisc as well as a 2014 Japanese "Extreme Edition" blu-ray.

Connections
Edited into Chu dao gui jing (1990)

Soundtracks
Night Wind
Courtesy of WEA Records
Composed by James Wong
Performed by Sally Yeh

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Featured review

misuse of Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan's strength is in my opinion his talent in performing action comedy and fighting in creative settings. This movie puts Jackie Chan in an average cop-action movie that hardly takes advantage of Jackie Chan's strength. If someone else has played the role that Jackie Chan played in this movie, the movie could be a decent one. But Jackie Chan's presence in the movie gives expectation of something else than what this movie is. This is the problem of this movie: using Jackie Chan in an unsuitable role; or on the flip side, giving the role to someone unsuitable for this movie, Jackie Chan.