40-574: (Redirected from The Dragon Lord ) Dragonlord or Dragon Lord may refer to: Dragon Lord , a 1982 Hong Kong kung fu film starring Jackie Chan Dragonlord (band) , the American symphonic black metal band Dragonlord (board game) , a 1976 board game of aerial dragon combat Dragon Lord (comics) , a fictional character in the Marvel Universe Dragon Lord (video game) ,
80-514: A Hong Kong cop was a blockbuster in Asia, Hong Kong, US and other foreign countries. Chan returned to fame after his first attempt to cross over to Hollywood ended with The Protector becoming a box office bomb . The film grossed HK$ 26,626,760 in Hong Kong. Chan's second film in the series was an even bigger hit, grossing HK$ 34,151,609 in Hong Kong. Although the film was a huge success at
120-474: A "fun movie" that moves away from conventional martial arts films. Police Story (film series) Police Story ( Chinese : 警察故事系列 ) is a Hong Kong action film series created by and starring Jackie Chan . It comprises seven films, variously directed by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong , Benny Chan , and Ding Sheng , and produced by Raymond Chow , Leonard Ho , Jackie Chan, Barbie Tung, Willie Chan , Solon So and Yang Du. The first film Police Story
160-592: A Cop ), made in 1993 , is a Hong Kong action film directed by Stanley Tong and starring Michelle Yeoh . It is a spin-off of Jackie Chan 's Police Story film series involving the character Yeoh portrayed in Supercop , Inspector Jessica Yang. The film is also known as Project S in original territories and many other titles, including Police Story IV (inaccurately), Police Story 3 Part 2 , and Supercop 2 (US). Both Jackie Chan and Bill Tung have cameo appearances as Inspector Chan Ka-Kui and "Uncle" Bill Wong in
200-463: A Jackie Chan movie. Even if the picture is weak, Chan is never disappointing. Watching him in Jackie Chan's First Strike , a brand-new effort opening today, there's no doubt that this is a lovable original and a great popular artist. So this time Chan swims with sharks. He climbs from balcony to balcony on the top floor of a tall hotel building. He even—get this—drops 100 feet from a helicopter into
240-668: A back flip off a loft and falls to the lower ground. According to his book I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action , Chan injured his chin during a stunt, making it difficult to say his lines and direct. This is the first Jackie Chan film that includes outtakes (bloopers). Jackie Chan says that he was inspired to do this by the use of bloopers at the end of The Cannonball Run , a film in which Jackie Chan also starred. His subsequent films all include outtakes. In its original Hong Kong theatrical run, Dragon Lord grossed HK$ 17,936,344 ( US$ 2,954,917 ). The film did not make as much as it
280-532: A drug smuggling ring. The action moves from China to Kuala Lumpur , where Chan's girlfriend May is kidnapped. The film marks the last appearance of Maggie Cheung as May. Michelle Yeoh reprises her role in the spin-off, called Supercop 2 . Dimension Films released Supercop in the US in 1996 with some edits to the film, the complete replacement of all music and sound effects, and English dubbing . Supercop 2 ( Chinese : 超級計劃 , also known as Project S or Once
320-521: A frozen lake, just as the helicopter explodes". New Police Story opened in Hong Kong on 23 September 2004, where it made HK$ 5,625,746 in its first three days. It ended its run with HK$ 21 million, making it the fourth highest-grossing domestic release of the year. The film received a limited release in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2006. In its opening weekend the film grossed GBP $ 19,332 having been shown in 16 theatres. It ranked No. 21 at
360-457: A globe trekking espionage plot, lending the film the air of a James Bond adventure. The New Line Cinema release in the US contained various alterations. Filmed on location in Ukraine and Australia , the film also marks the last appearance of Bill Tung , who plays Chan's superior "Uncle" Bill Wong in the series. New Police Story ( Chinese : 新警察故事 ), made in 2004 , is a reboot of
400-463: A kite, but the kite gets away. Dragon tries to get the kite and letter back which have landed on the roof of the headquarters of a gang of thieves who are planning to steal artifacts from the towns temple. Dragon interferes with the gang's plans and is forced to fight off the gang. Dragon Lord went over budget and took twice as long to shoot as was originally planned due to Chan's many retakes of shots to get them exactly as he wanted them. One scene in
440-557: A more dramatic focus, taking a darker and more serious tone. Police Story 2013 ( Chinese : 警察故事2013 ), made in 2013 , stars Jackie Chan in another reboot of the series. The film is directed by Ding Sheng , who previously helmed Chan's Little Big Soldier . Unlike the previous Police Story films where he portrayed a Hong Kong cop, Jackie portrays a mainland Chinese officer named Zhong Wen. Zhong heads to Wu Bar in search of his estranged daughter, Miao Miao ( Jing Tian ). He disapproves of Miao's relationship with Wu Jiang ( Liu Ye ),
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#1732780872759480-399: A transition between Chan's earlier kung fu comedy period films (such as Drunken Master and The Young Master ) and his later stunt-oriented modern action films (such as Project A and Police Story ). Dragon ( Jackie Chan ) is the son of a Chinese aristocrat who is always getting in trouble, and likes to skip his lessons. Dragon tries to send a love note to the girl he likes via
520-470: Is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring and directed by Jackie Chan , who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang and Barry Wong . It was originally supposed to be a sequel to The Young Master and even had the name Young Master in Love until it was changed to Dragon Lord . The film was experimented by Chan with various elaborate stunt action sequences in a period setting, serving as
560-403: Is partnered with muppet-like partners". First Strike was an enormous box office success in Hong Kong, grossing HK$ 57,518,794 during its theatrical run. It remains Jackie Chan's highest-grossing film in Hong Kong. The film was released on 10 January 1997 in 1,344 North American theatres, grossing US$ 5,778,933 ($ 4,299 per screen) in its opening weekend. Its total North American box office gross
600-547: Is planning a major undercover sting called "Operation Boar Hunt" to arrest crime lord Chu Tao ( Chor Yuen ). Inspector Chan Ka-Kui (or Kevin Chan in some versions) is part of the operation, along with undercover officers stationed in a shanty town. After arresting Chu, Chan's next assignment is to protect Chu Tao's secretary, Selina Fong ( Brigitte Lin ), who plans to testify in court about Chu Tao's illegal activities. The trial fails due to Selina's tampering with evidence. Though Chu Tao
640-413: Is released on bail, he wants revenge against Ka-Kui, framing him for the murder of fellow policeman Inspector Man. Meanwhile, Selina, realizing Chu's criminality, goes to his office at a shopping mall to download incriminating data from Chu Tao's computer system. Chu Tao and Chan notice this and head to the mall. In the ensuing fight, Ka-Kui defeats all of Chu Tao's henchmen while the police apprehend Chu and
680-492: The Police Story films were produced by Raymond Chow , Leonard Ho , Jackie Chan, Barbie Tung, Willie Chan, Solon So and Yang Du, distributed by Golden Harvest , Media Asia , Golden Way Films Co. Ltd., Fortune Star Media Ltd., and JCE Movies . They were all directed by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong , Benny Chan and Ding Sheng . Police Story ( Chinese : 警察故事 ) was made in 1985 . The Royal Hong Kong Police Force
720-517: The Police Story series. Chan portrays a disgraced detective named Chan Kwok-Wing, who accidentally leads his team into a trap from which he is the only survivor. Drowning his guilt in booze, he is eventually assigned a new younger partner who turns out to have his own secrets. However, they must work together if they are to stop the gang who killed Chan's team a year earlier. The film features younger Hong Kong actors such as Nicholas Tse , Charlene Choi , Charlie Yeung and Daniel Wu . The story features
760-541: The 1990 video game released for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS The Dragon Lord (Drake novel) , a 1979 novel by David Drake The Dragon Lord (Morwood novel) , a 1986 novel by Peter Morwood The Dragon Lord (Chivalry & Sorcery) , a 1984 fantasy role-playing game adventure DragonLords , a British role-playing game magazine "Dragonlords" (Joanne Bertin) , a race of beings that change from human to dragon at will in Joanne Bertin's novels The Dragonlord,
800-610: The Bronx , Supercop was released in North America on 25 July 1996. Opening at 1,406 theatres, it grossed US$ 5,503,176 ($ 3,914 per screen), on its way to a total gross of US$ 16,270,600. The North American release by Dimension was well received. James Berardinelli of website ReelViews wrote: "As is usual in a Chan film, the end credits (which show out-takes of failed stunts) are one of Supercop' s highlights. There are more laughs in this hilarious three-minute sequence than in
840-583: The Hollywood action contingent, Chan and Khan don't rely on cinematic trickery. Theirs are not special effects, just spectacular ones. Connoisseurs will find Chan's helicopter-train chase far riskier, more exciting and more believable than its mates in Mission: Impossible and The Living Daylights ". Supercop 2 was released in Hong Kong on 21 October 1993. In Hong Kong, the film managed to gross HK$ 9,337,853 (as of 8 November 1993). The film
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#1732780872759880-746: The box office and averaged $ 1,208 per theatre. As of 22 October 2006, New Police Story had grossed a total of GBP $ 33,404 in its two-week release in the UK. Police Story 2013 opened in China on 23 December 2013 and in Hong Kong on 16 January 2014 and was shown on 211,468 screens. It was a box office success, dominating the Chinese box office in the last week of the year, despite mixed reviews. The film made US$ 21 million on its first weekend, and US$ 45 million in its first six days. Police Story 2013 grossed US$ 94,249,025 worldwide. A public screening of Police Story 2013
920-584: The box office, it wasn't as appreciated as its predecessor at the Hong Kong Film Awards and only received one win. Supercop is the first in the Police Story series 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 Ka-Kui's girlfriend, May. Supercop grossed HK$ 32,609,783 in its Hong Kong theatrical run. After Chan's North American breakthrough in Rumble in
960-444: The briefcase. Police Story 2 ( Chinese : 警察故事續集 ), made in 1988 , featured many of the same actors reprising their roles from the original. The story picks up with Chan Ka-Kui being demoted to a traffic cop for causing so much damage in his apprehension of Chu. Chu has been released from prison on the pretense that he is terminally ill, and Chu and his clan continue to harass Chan and his girlfriend May as Chan gets reinstated to
1000-431: The detective unit when criminal bombers begin extorting money from businessmen. The film marks the last appearance of Lam Kwok-Hung as Superintendent Raymond Li. Police Story 3: Supercop ( Chinese : 警察故事3超級警察 ), also known as Supercop , was made in 1992 . Michelle Yeoh joins the cast, portraying a police officer from mainland China. The story involves Chan and Yeoh's character going undercover to try to break up
1040-463: The film is reputed to have taken 2900 takes to complete, although sources disagree on whether the scene in question is the opening scene involving a human pyramid or a sequence depicting a Jianzi game. The opening bun festival scene was originally intended to end the film but was moved as Chan wanted a spectacular opening to the film. The final fight scene, which takes place in a barn , also featured elaborate stunts, including one where Chan does
1080-577: The film sold 188,958 tickets, equivalent to an estimated €245,645 ( US$ 193,814 ). Combined, the film grossed an estimated total box office gross of approximately US$ 8,904,632 (equivalent to $ 28,000,000 in 2023) in Asia and Europe. Hong Kong Legends released the DVD on 25 August 2003 in the United Kingdom. Dimension Films released the film on DVD in the U.S. on 11 May 2004. Joey O'Bryan of The Austin Chronicle rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that
1120-460: The film, while not one of Chan's best, is an early attempt to take the genre into a new direction and set the stage for many of Chan's better, more-realized films. O'Bryan highlighted the film's climactic fight as a "worth the price of admission all by itself". TV Guide rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "Aside from the meandering, stop-and-go screenplay, there's much to admire about the film." John Sinnott of DVD Talk rated it 3.5/5 stars called it
1160-432: The film. Although Jackie Chan only has a cameo appearance , some DVD covers prominently featured Chan, misleading audience to think that he was one of the main characters. He reprises his role as Inspector Chan, but in drag to catch a criminal in drag wearing the same wig and clothes. Police Story 4: First Strike ( Chinese : 警察故事4之簡單任務 ), also known as First Strike , Police Story 4 , or Jackie Chan's First Strike ,
1200-480: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dragonlord&oldid=1221949729 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Dragon Lord Dragon Lord (also known as Dragon Strike , simplified Chinese : 龙少爷 ; traditional Chinese : 龍少爺 )
1240-796: The nightclub owner. However, Wu, who is looking for the release of a long-time prisoner, takes Zhong, Miao, and a group of strangers hostage. The film was distributed as Police Story: Lockdown in the United States by Well Go USA Entertainment and released in June 2015. On 14 March 2023, a sequel to the film, titled New Police Story 2 was announced at the Hong Kong FILMART to be in development with stars Jackie Chan , Nicholas Tse , Daniel Wu , and Charlene Choi returning while Chan will also serve as producer and Tse will also serve as director. Jackie Chan's first film featuring Chan as
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1320-612: The whole of Kingpin . I can't think of a better reason to stay through the entire movie. Ultimately, the closing montage points out one of the chief differences between Chan's stylized, fast-paced films and those of his American counterparts: this is action with a smile, not a grimace". In the Washington Post , Richard Harrington said: "Chan seems to have met his soul mate in Khan [Michelle Yeoh], Asia's top female action star. Like Chan, Khan does her own fighting and stunts. Unlike
1360-655: Was US$ 15,318,863. The version of the film released in North American cinemas by New Line was met with mixed critical response. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 52% based on reviews from 23 critics. Mike LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle was among the most enthusiastic of the reviewers: "One of the pleasures of being alive at this period of history is Jackie Chan. There are other pleasures, of course, and other movie pleasures, too. But few things in film today are as reliable as
1400-496: Was a massive hit in Asia. According to his autobiography, I Am Jackie Chan , Chan considers the film his best, in terms of action and stunts . The first three Police Story films were voted among the best action films of all time in Time Out ' s poll of film critics, directors, actors, and stunt actors, with Police Story ranked 4th, Police Story 2 ranked 61st, and Police Story 3: Supercop ranked 75th. All of
1440-576: Was expected to in Hong Kong, but was a big hit in Japan. It was 1982's ninth-highest-grossing foreign film in Japan, where it grossed ¥ 1.09 billion ( US$ 4.38 million ). In Taiwan , it became the 14th-highest-grossing film of 1982, selling 92,957 tickets and earning NT$ 5,990,232 (US$ 152,551). In South Korea, it was the highest-grossing film of 1982, with 298,122 ticket sales in the capital Seoul City , equivalent to an estimated ₩ 894,366,000 ( US$ 1,223,350 ). In Spain (where it released in 1984),
1480-519: Was held at the 2013 Beijing International Film Festival in April. The following table shows the cast members who played the characters in the series. Chan has performed the theme songs for the following Police Story films. Mr. Nice Guy (1997) was originally going to be the fifth film in the Police Story series, with its setting in Sydney , Australia, but in a month's time it was revised to become
1520-543: Was made in 1996 and is the only film in the Police Story series made partially in English. Jackie reprises his role as Chan Ka-Kui (also known in some versions as Jackie) for the final time as the Hong Kong cop works with Interpol to track down and arrest an illegal weapons dealer. Later Ka-Kui realizes that things are not as simple as they appear and soon finds himself a pawn of an organization posing as Russian intelligence. The action shifts away from Hong Kong and Asia, with
1560-510: Was released on 14 December 1985. The film's success led to three sequels, one spin-off ( Supercop 2 ), and two reboots ( New Police Story and Police Story 2013 ). Chan began work on the film after a disappointing experience working with director James Glickenhaus on The Protector , which was intended to be his entry into the American film market. The first Police Story film is considered by fans to be one of Chan's best films. It
1600-406: Was released to the US nearly three years later and it managed to gross US$ 16,270,600. Almar Haflidason of BBC Films said: "While not original, it's a good set-up for an action film. Conflicts of loyalty, moments of terrible realisation, and the facing up to of terrible choices are on offer here, but a muddy script structure and some very weak attempts at comedy hamper the flow of the film as Yeoh
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