Police Story 4: First Strike

Name: Police Story 4: First Strike
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 10 Feb 1996
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Jackie Chan, Jackson Liu, Annie Wu, Bill Tung Biu, Yuri Petrov

Hong Kong cop Chan Ka-Kui returns, working with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Chan later realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself to be a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence.

Year: 1996

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Studio: Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Director: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai

Cast: Jackie Chan, Jackson Liu, Annie Wu, Bill Tung Biu, Yuri Petrov, Nonna Grishaeva

Crew: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai (Director), Yau Chi-Wai (Editor), Peter Cheung Yiu-Chung (Editor), Jingle Ma Choh-Sing (Director of Photography), William Cheng Wai-Ming (Assistant Director), Oliver Wong Yui-Man (Art Direction)

Runtime: 107 minutes

Release: Feb 10, 1996

IMDb: 6.50/10 by 495 users

Popularity: 4

Country: Hong Kong

Language: English, Pусский, Український, 普通话, 广州话 / 廣州話

Budget: 1,500,000

Revenue: 53,168,876

Keyword : australia, martial arts, helicopter, secret agent, gunfight, action hero, queensland, australia

Comment

talisencrw 2016, Jan 18

I loved the first two installments of Jackie Chan's 'Police Story' series, and wish I had seen the intervening adventures of Chan's character, Inspector Chan Ka Kui, ('Police Story 3: Supercop' and 'Project S'--though this is labeled Police Story 4, it's actually his very popular character's 5th appearance). Still, the story (basically a James Bond-type role, as he is forced by his boss to help the CIA prevent a Russian nuclear device from getting into the wrong hands) stands on its own, and is thrilling from start to finish, though something tends to be different and missing from his earlier Hong Kong exploits (though this was made there and dubbed--albeit horrendously--to help make him a star Stateside). If I had to put a finger on it, I think I prefer films that Chan directed himself. It's still extremely enjoyable, with set-pieces--especially when he defends himself with a stepladder--that approach awe-inspiring choreographed action perfection...