Police Story (film series)

For other uses, see Police Story (disambiguation).

Police Story
警察故事系列
Hong Kong Blu-ray box set for the first three Police Story films
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese警察故事系列
Simplified Chinese警察故事系列
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJǐngchá Gùshì Xì Liè
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingGing2 Caat3 Gu3 Si6 Hai6 Lit6
Directed byJackie Chan (I, II)
Stanley Tong (Police Story 3: Supercop, First Strike, Supercop 2)
Benny Chan (New)
Ding Sheng (2013)
Nicholas Tse (New II)
Written byJackie Chan (I, II)
Edward Tang (I-III)
Ma Fibe
Yee Lee-Wai (Police Story 3: Supercop)
Stanley Tong (First Strike, Supercop 2)
Elliot Tong
Greg Mellott
Nick Tramontane (First Strike)
Alan Yuen (New)
Ding Sheng (2013)
Kin-Hung Chan (New II)
Sandy Shaw (Supercop 2)
Produced byRaymond Chow (I, II)
Leonard Ho (I-III)
Jackie Chan (Police Story 3: Supercop, New II)
Barbie Tung (First Strike, New, Supercop 2)
Willie Chan (Police Story 3: Supercop, New)
Solon So (New)
Yang Du (2013)
StarringJackie Chan
Bill Tung
Brigitte Lin
Maggie Cheung
Lam Kwok-Hung
Chor Yuen
Charlie Cho
Mars
Michelle Yeoh
Yuen Wah
Annie Wu
Jackson Liu
Nicholas Tse
Charlie Yeung
Charlene Choi
Daniel Wu
Yu Rongguang
Jing Tian
Liu Ye
Cinematography
List
  • Cheung Yiu-Cho (I, II)
    Danny Lee Yau Tong (II)
    Ardy Lam (Police Story 3: Supercop, Supercop 2)
    Jingle Ma (First Strike)
    Anthony Pun (New)
    Yu Ding (2013)
Edited by
List
  • Peter Cheung (I-IV, Supercop 2)
    Cheung Ka-Fai (Police Story 3: Supercop, Supercop 2)
    Yau Chi-Wai (First Strike, New)
    Ding Sheng (2013)
Music by
List
Distributed by
Hong Kong
Release dates
1985, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2013, TBA
Running time
743 minutes (combined)
CountryHong Kong
LanguagesCantonese:
(I, II, III, First Strike, New, Supercop 2)
Mandarin:
(2013)
English:
(Supercop, First Strike, New)
Box officeUS$265 million (est.)

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 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 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,[2] Police Story 2 ranked 61st,[3] and Police Story 3: Supercop ranked 75th.[4]

  1. ^ Charles, John (25 June 2015). The Hong Kong Filmography, 1977-1997: A Reference Guide to 1,100 Films Produced by British Hong Kong Studios. McFarland. ISBN 9780786443239. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "The 100 best action movies". Time Out. 29 April 2016.
  3. ^ "The 100 best action movies: 70–61". Time Out. 3 November 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ^ "The 100 best action movies: 80–71". Time Out. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.