The Protector (Chinese: 威龍猛探) is a 1985 Hong Kong-American action film directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello and Roy Chiao. The score is slightly different in certain scenes, and Chip Taylor's song "One Up For the Good Guys" during the end credits is replaced with a replayed upbeat theme from the movie's score.
The Protector (1985)
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate. Once in Hong Kong, the pair causes no end of trouble for both Mr. Ko and the local authorities.
Director: James Glickenhaus
Stars: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao ...
“Two New York City cops, Billy Wong and Danny Garoni, head to Hong Kong after the daughter of a rich businessman is kidnapped by the drug lord, Mr. Ko.”
The Protector (1985)
Directed: James Glickenhaus
Produced: David Chan, Shek Hong-chan, Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho
Written: James Glickenhaus, Edward Tang
Starring: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao, Moon Lee, Peter Yang
Music: Ken Thorne
Cinematography: Chang Yao-chu, Mark Irwin, Johnny Koo,
Jimmy Leung, Ardy Lam, Gary Hoh
Edited: Yao Chung-chang, Evan A. Lottman, Barbara Minor, Peter Cheung
Distributed: Golden Harvest (Hong Kong), Warner Bros. (USA)
Release date: July 11, 1985 (Hong Kong), August 23, 1985 (U.S.)
Running time: 91 minutes
Country: Hong Kong, United States
Language: Cantonese, English
Soundtrack Credits
Night Wind
Composed by James Wong
Performed by Sally Yeh
One Up For the Good Guys
Composed and Performed by Chip Taylor
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