The Protector (1985)
With Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao, Moon Lee, Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus, Richard Clarke, John Spencer, Mike Starr
Directed by James Glickenhaus, Jackie Chan
The Protector (Chinese: 威龍猛探; lit. 'Dragon Detective') is a 1985 buddy cop action film written and directed by James Glickenhaus. It stars Jackie Chan and Danny Aiello, along with Roy Chiao, Peter Yang, Moon Lee, and Bill Wallace. An international co-production between the United States and Hong Kong, this was Chan's second attempt at breaking into the American film market, after 1980’s The Big Brawl, which had moderate box office success but was considered a disappointment.
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