Police Story (1985 film)
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Hong Kong film poster
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| Traditional | 警察故事 |
| Simplified | 警察故事 |
| Mandarin | Jǐngchá Gùshì |
| Cantonese | Ging2 Caat3 Gu3 Si6 |
| Directed by | Jackie Chan |
| Produced by |
Raymond Chow Leonard Ho |
| Screenplay by | Jackie Chan Edward Tang |
| Story by | Golden Way Creative Group |
| Starring | Jackie Chan Brigitte Lin Maggie Cheung Chor Yuen Charlie Cho |
| Music by | Michael Lai Tang Siu Lam |
| Cinematography | Cheung Yiu Cho |
| Edited by | Peter Cheung |
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Production
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Golden Way Films Ltd.
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| Distributed by |
Golden Harvest Media Asia Group |
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Release date
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Running time
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101 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Box office | HK $26,626,760 |
Police Story (Chinese: 警察故事; pinyin: Jǐngchá Gùshì; Jyutping: Ging2 caat3 gu3 si6) is a 1985 Hong Kong action film written and directed by Jackie Chan, who also starred in the lead role. It is the first of the Police Story series featuring Chan as a Hong Kong police detective named "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui.
Chan began work on the film after a disappointing experience working with the director James Glickenhaus on The Protector, which was intended to be his entry into the American film market.
Police Story was a huge success in East Asia. It won the Best Film award at the 1986 Hong Kong Film Awards. According to Chan's autobiography he considers Police Story his best action film.
The Royal Hong Kong Police Force is planning a major undercover sting to arrest crime lord Chu Tao (Chor Yuen). Inspector Chan Ka-Kui (or Kevin Chan in some versions) is part of the operation, along with undercover officers stationed in a shanty town. However, the criminals spot the officers and the shootout ensues between the two groups in which civilians either flee the town or caught in the crossfire as a result of the gunfight. Chu Tao and his men successfully flee in their car by driving through the town but crashes it immediately after going downhill and escapes on foot. Ka-Kui persists in his chase on foot as Chu Tao and his men attempt to escape in a double-decker bus. Ka Kui manages to get in front of the bus and bring it to a halt by threatening to shoot the driver with his service revolver.
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