Supercop
Supercop, also known as Police Story 3: Super Cop, is a 1992 Hong Kong action film starring Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh. Jackie reprises his "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui character, a Hong Kong cop from Police Story and Police Story 2. It is the third installment of the Police Story series, as well as first in Police Story franchise not to be directed by Jackie, with Stanley Tong taking over the helm. It is also the last appearance in the series for Maggie Cheung as Jackie's girlfriend, May.
Plot
Ka-Kui is the "supercop" of the Hong Kong police with amazing martial arts skills. He is sent to Guangzhou, where the Chinese police force's Interpol director, Inspector Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh), briefs him on his next assignment. The target is Chaibat, a drug lord based in Hong Kong. To infiltrate Chaibat's organization, Ka-Kui is to get close to Chaibat's henchman Panther, who is in a Chinese prison. Ka-Kui, posing as a petty criminal prisoner, manages Panther's escape with the connivance of the guards. Grateful, Panther invites Ka-Kui to go with him to Hong Kong and join Chaibat's gang. Panther meets up with some of his other men, and vouches for Ka-Kui. The group heads for Hong Kong.
More details
author | Edward Tang |
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contentLocation | Hong Kong |
director | Stanley Tong |
editor | Cheung Ka-Fai |
genre | action |
keywords | amaze bank account banking in switzerland death penalty drug lord golden triangle golden triangle military camp guangzhou gun battle kill kuala lumpur kuala lumpur malaysia malaysia meet military camp petty criminal police force secret code swiss bank account thailand tour guide |
musicBy | Joel McNeely Jonathan Lee |
producer | Jackie Chan Leonard Ho Willie Chan |
publisher | Media Asia Entertainment Group Orange Sky Golden Harvest |
recordedAt | Hong Kong |
theme | martial arts police procedural |