Police Story (Ging chaat goo si) (Police Force) (1. This was internationally famous Jackie Chan's breakthrough action film, the work that got him past the ethnic boundaries of Hong Kong and into competition at the New York Film Festival in 1. It also got him into the hospital after performing a stunt in which he fell through a glass canopy - - and stopped breathing. The story itself is not particularly profound. This was internationally famous Jackie Chan's breakthrough action film, the work that got him past the ethnic boundaries of Hong Kong and into competition at the New. Police Story / Ging chaat goo si / Jackie Chan's Police Force / Jackie Chan's Police Story / Jing cha gu shi / Police Force. Kevin (Ga- kui) (Chan) is an honest, self- effacing cop who manages to capture drug lord Cho (Cho Leung) almost single- handedly. A reluctant Kevin is then assigned the job of protecting Cho's secretary Selena (Brigitte Lin) who is going to testify against him.
Sure enough, the trial date comes, and Selena disappears, while Cho has to be set free for lack of evidence. The next thing he knows, Kevin is framed by Cho for the murder of a fellow (dirty) cop and is running like heck from the bad guys as well as the police. Some incredible stunts in this film include Chan being dragged behind a double- decker bus. One of Jackie Chan's trademarks are hilarious outtakes shown during the end credits, and they are among the best here. Police Story (Chinese. The Royal Hong Kong Police Force is planning a major undercover sting to arrest crime lord Chu Tao. This feature is repeated to great advantage at the end of his 1. Rush Hour as well. Police Story picked up . Sequel after sequel followed. Rating: PG- 1. 3Genre: Action & Adventure, Art House & International, Comedy. Directed By: Written By: In Theaters: Dec 1. On DVD: Nov 1. 3, 2. Runtime. 9. 0 minutes.
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