Yet realism permeated other details as well, on a remarkable level such as the fact that the stories themselves were culled. Two characters w more a gripping anthology that portrayed police officers on and off the job, created by author joseph. First strike seems geared to western audiences, too, lacking a lot of the asian qualities, i. Jackie reprises his role as chan kakui also known in some versions as jackie for the final time as the hong kong cop works with interpol to. An elite squad of police detectives who report directly to the police commissioner handle the cities toughest and most sensitive cases.
It won the best film award at the 1986 hong kong film awards. A hong kong detective teams up with his female red chinese counterpart to stop a chinese drug czar. Police story was an anthology of sorts in that different police officers were featured in each episode, although many actors played recurring roles as their characters returned periodically. Police story film series, a hong kong film series starring jackie chan police story 1985 film police story 2, 1988. Adam 12 showed the accurate technical side of policing but police story captured the emotion and heart of policing. Police story is an absolute joy to watch because it mixes great action, funny comedy and jackie chans charisma with amazing results. The series was created by joseph wambaugh, the successful crime novelist and 14 year veteran of the l. Postell while rummaging through a trash bin behind a rural grocery story in murphy, north. New police story is a 2004 hong kong action film produced and directed by benny chan, and also produced by and starring jackie chan. Police story is an anthology television crime drama that aired on nbc from 1973 through 1978. It won the emmy as outstanding drama series for the 197576 season. Jackie chan in police story 1985 maggie cheung in police story 1985 jackie chan in police story 1985. Police story 20 is not the series entry fans would expect, but demonstrates chan experimentation as an actor isnt afraid to take risks.
Its an action packed thrill ride with some of the best stunts, fight scenes and beautiful leading ladies. It is the first of the police story series featuring chan as a. And neither film could be called an actioncomedyalthough new police story does at least have a few winking callbacks to its lineage, including a mall fight and a big bus chase. Police story is the fondlyremembered police procedural tv series created by author and former policeman joseph wambaughthe new centurions, the onion field. The authenticity of the nbc anthology series police story 197377 was at least partially traceable to its source. First strike, and would reboot the franchise in a more serious tone with 2004s new police story. Police story is a 1985 hong kong action movie directed by and starring jackie chan as detective chen kakui. The first film in the successful police story series is a fair example of a jackie chan film for those who. A virtuous hong kong police officer must clear his good name when the drug lord he is after frames him for the murder of a dirty cop. Police story 1985 jackie chan synopsis, characteristics. The movie focuses on jackie chans character, chan kwok wing hunting down a group of young bank robbers, who managed to kill his entire team when they attempted to apprehend them. Police story 1985 internet movie firearms database guns.
Its a bundle of copontheedge cliches that climaxes with chans hong kong policeman hero at war with both his bythebook superior officers and the crime lord villain who remains stubbornly beyond the laws reach. Police story 1985 film police story film series police story 2 police story 20. With scott brady, mel scott, don meredith, joe santos. The druglord then frames chan with the murder of a corrupt cop. This installment of chans police story film franchise has our hero trying to locate a missing nuclear warhead. On may 31, 2003, former fbi top ten fugitive eric robert rudolph was arrested by police officer j. At last, the classic 1970s anthology series police story is available for you to own on dvd box set. But when kevin is duped by the comely witness, the drug boss is released for lack of evidence. Police story was an anthology crime series that ran on the nbc network from 1973 to 1977. After retiring from the force, he wrote two highly successful novels about police operations, the new centurions and the. David cassidy played officer dan shay in the tv movie a chance to live. The film is a reboot of the police story series and is the fifth film in the series.
Jackie chans police story 2 is a 1988 hong kong action film written, directed by and starring jackie chan as chan kakui. Because the show brought in new characters each episode, the writers were free to put the heroes in. Freshfaced female lead annie wu is a certainly cute, but shes about sixteen. Police story was an anthology format series so character development was pretty much done on a episode by episode basis.
A bonecracking landmark in hong kong beatemup action, police story stars director jackie chan as kakuikevin, an inspector assigned to protect a key witness brigitte lin in a drug case from the agents of her former employer, a task which will require him to dangle from a speeding bus by umbrella, go through conservative estimate one billion plate glass windows in the films. With jackie chan, michelle yeoh, maggie cheung, kenneth tsang. Police story possesses some of the most insane stuntwork ever put on film, and the proof of that is the sheer amount of people put in the hospital. Pages in category police story film series films the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. It is the first of the police story series featuring chan as a hong kong police detective named kevin chan kakui. Police story in may 21, 2010 police story 2 in may 20, 2011 supercop in may 19, 2012 crime story in may 18, 20 supercop 2 in may 17, 2014 first strike in may 16, 2015 new police story in may 15, 2016 police story 20 in may 14, 2017 bleeding steel in may, 2018 poilce story of rainbow dash in may 12, 2019. Police story is an american anthology crime drama television series that aired weekly on nbc from september 25, 1973 through april 5, 1977, followed by a season of irregularyscheduled television movie specials from september 27, 1977 to may 28, 1978, with three further television films screened in 1979, 1980 and 1987. With steve ihnat, rafer johnson, gary clarke, malachi throne. Police story 20 is about a criminal looking for the. The main character was the police work and the bond that ties all police officers together. The police anthology series is one of the most authentic in capturing real police work back in the 70s and early 80s i know because i was a rookie cop back then retired last year. Police story is a 1985 hong kong martial arts action comedy film directed by and starring jackie chan. Lockdown, an uneven but satisfying hostage crisis thriller that is also a perfect example of the type of lateperiod films martial arts star jackie chan has decided to make after entering middle age.
The film is directed by ding sheng, who previously helmed chans little big soldier. The action shifts away from hong kong and east asia, with a globe trekking espionage plot, lending the film the air of a james bond adventure. Police story collection changes the movie database tmdb. In new police story, chan plays a depressed, drunken detective named chan kwokwing. You may know the name, but the game has changed chan ka kui is a hongkong policeman, who single handedly captures and arrests a big drug lord.
A hong kong detective teams up with his female red chinese counterpart to. Reportedly, the amount of pain felt on this production was so great that chan was forced to start his own stunt team, which he uses to this day. Lockdown is a 20 chinesehong kong action crime thriller film directed and written by ding sheng, and starring jackie chan in another reboot of the police story film series. Police story film series 20102019 scratchpad iii wiki. The show was the brainchild of author and former policeman joseph wambaugh and represented a major step forward in the realistic depiction of police work and violence on network tv. Starring jackie chan, maggie cheung, bill tung, lam kwok hung, charles chao. Crime story is a 1993 martial arts movie starring jackie chan, where once again after the my lucky stars and police story series chan is playing a supercop.
The series became the archetype for many critically acclaimed shows that followed. The first film police story was released on 14 december 1985. Watch police story 1987 full movie free online streaming tubi. The latter figures most prominently in the gamble, which doubles as the backdoor pilot for police woman.
But this time the movie centered around him is grittier, more serious, and have really minimal comedic moments irony, since this movie comes out the same year as the silly and overthe. With enough humor and solidity in its story, jackie chans police story is an authentic chinese cinematic product. The film was released in the hong kong on 24 september 2004. It is a sequel to the hit 1985 film, police story, continuing the storyline of chans character, kevin chan kakui.
Season one dvd set deal with drugs, prostitution, rape, corruption, homosexuality, and feminism. Police story tv series internet movie firearms database. With its groundbreaking action and naturallyperformed stunts from the superstar. Joseph wambaugh, an exlapd detective sergeant who left the force to become a bestselling crime author. Police story picked up best picture and best action choreography at the 1986 hong kong film festival and was nominated for several other awards that year.