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The Protector

1985 · 94 min

A gritty, fast-paced buddy-cop actioner with hard-hitting fights and a straightforward crime plot.

Directed by
James Glickenhaus
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao
Tagline
Now, New York has a new weapon - A cop with his own way of fighting crime.
Overview
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.

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Directed by
James Glickenhaus
Genres
Action, Crime
Starring
Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • revenge
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
action, crime
Directed by
James Glickenhaus
Written by
James Glickenhaus, Edward Tang
Starring
Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao, Sandy Alexander, Victor Arnold, Kim Bass, Irene Brito, Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus
Music
Ken Thorne
Cinematography
Cheung Yiu-Cho, Mark Irwin
Runtime
94 min
Country
Hong Kong, United States of America
Languages
Cantonese, French, English, Spanish

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