Watch The Protector (1985) Free Online

Release Date: 1985

Cast: Jackie Chan, Roy Chiao, Danny Aiello, Moon Lee, Sandy Alexander

Categories: Movies, Crime Fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, Martial arts, Chinese Movies

The Protector (Chinese: 威龍猛探) is a 1985 Hong Kong and American martial arts crime drama film directed by James Glickenhaus, and starring Jackie Chan. It was Chan's second attempt at breaking into the American film market, after 1980 film The Big Brawl, a film which had flopped at the box office. Conflicts between Glickenhaus and Chan during production led to two official versions of the film: Glickenhaus' original version for American audiences and a Hong Kong version reshot by Jackie Chan. Also, this lead to Chan's decision to make Police Story as a response to this film. A gang... MORE

The Protector (Chinese: 威龍猛探) is a 1985 Hong Kong and American martial arts crime drama film directed by James Glickenhaus, and starring Jackie Chan. It was Chan's second attempt at breaking into the American film market, after 1980 film The Big Brawl, a film which had flopped at the box office. Conflicts between Glickenhaus and Chan during production led to two official versions of the film: Glickenhaus' original version for American audiences and a Hong Kong version reshot by Jackie Chan. Also, this lead to Chan's decision to make Police Story as a response to this film. A gang is attempting to steal computers from an 18 wheeler. One of the gang members remotely hacks a set of traffic lights, turning them to red, while other members of the gang rig chains to the back of the truck. They turn the light green again, and as the truck pulls away, the chains tear the door open. When the trucker goes to the rear of his truck to investigate, he is knocked unconscious by a gang member, who then whistles for his cohorts to steal the load. Meanwhile, New York police officers Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) and Michael Alexander (Patrick James Clarke) are patrolling the neighborhood. On the radio, LESS