It's a blast to watch the action sequences, which offer more than just hand-to-hand martial arts.
Supercop (1992)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:34
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Director Stanley Tong's wildly successful collaboration with international action hero Jackie Chan gets off to a flying start in SUPERCOP, the story of an affable, tenacious, and unstoppable Hong... Director Stanley Tong's wildly successful collaboration with international action hero Jackie Chan gets off to a flying start in SUPERCOP, the story of an affable, tenacious, and unstoppable Hong Kong cop's quest to bring down the biggest drug syndicate in the Pacific Rim. Kevin Chan (Chan) and a stunningly beautiful female police officer from mainland China, Hanna Yang (Michelle Khan), pose as brother and sister to infiltrate the crooked operation and once there unleash their spectacular arsenal of high-kicking, bone-rattling kung fu. Chan, whose irresistible onscreen persona suggests a hybrid cinematic reincarnation of Buster Keaton and Bruce Lee, was already the biggest box-office draw in the world when SUPERCOP (originally produced in 1992) gained a U.S. theatrical release in 1996. The film displays Chan's dual mastery of physical comedy and martial arts while also (in outtakes shown behind the closing credits) showcasing his notorious predilection for handling his own stunts. Chan's daredevil approach was shared in the film by his breathtaking costar, Khan, also known as Michelle Yeoh, a former Miss Malaysia who would go on to solidify her reputation as a peerless action star in her own right with the stupendous critical and popular success of the 1999 film CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. [More]
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michelle Khan, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michelle Khan, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang, Yuen Wah, Bill Tung, Josephine Koo, Wong Siu, Philip Chan, Law Lit, Shum Wai, Hon Yee San, Sze Tsuen Wai, Lowei Kwong
Director: Stanley Tong
Director: Stanley Tong
Reviews for Supercop
Chan's daredevil persona creates a fun but never graphically violent action movie. [published 7-26-96]
Supercop is punctuated with action sequences not even the Bond films can touch.
A super-charged, bang-up action flick the likes of which most Americans still have never seen.
Asia's biggest action star understands his genre in a way that Sly and Arnold can only dream about.
Raucous, hilarious, and choreographed with breathtaking daring and subtlety, Supercop kicks ass with charm and wit.
Rumble in the Bronx finally turned Jackie Chan, China's biggest matinee idol, into a U.S. action-adventure star. And Supercop may turn one of his martial-arts prodigies, Michelle Khan, into one as well.
Supercop is at its most banal when it apes the Western action style and at its best when Jackie is interacting with the scenery and props around him.
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