Police Story 2
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| Directed by | Jackie Chan |
| Produced by | Raymond Chow Leonard Ho |
| Written by | Jackie Chan Edward Tang |
| Starring | Jackie Chan Brigitte Lin Maggie Cheung Charlie Cho |
| Music by | J. Peter Robinson Yiu-Cho Cheung |
| Cinematography | Chu Chang Yao |
| Distributed by | Media Asia |
| Release date(s) |  August 20, 1988 |
| Running time | 101 min.(Hong Kong) 122 min.(DVD) 92 min.(US) |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
| Preceded by | Police Story |
| Followed by | Police Story 3 |
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Police Story 2 (警察故事２, or Ging chaat goo si juk jaap) is a 1988 action-comedy film directed by and starring Jackie Chan. It is a sequel to the hit 1985 film, Police Story, continuing the storyline of Chan's character, "Kevin" Chan Ka Kui.
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[edit] Plot
Inspector Chan is demoted to traffic cop for causing so much damage in his apprehension of the drug lord, Chu Tu. Tu, meanwhile, has been released from prison on the pretense that he is terminally ill, and he and his clan harass Chan and his girlfriend, May. Chan gets reinstated to the detective unit when criminal bombers begin extorting money from businessmen.
[edit] Cast
- Jackie Chan as "Kevin" Chan Ka Kui
- Maggie Cheung as May
- Chor Yuen as Chu Tu
- Charlie Cho as John Ko
- Lam Kwok-Hung as Superintendent Raymond Li
- Bill Tung as as Inspector Bill Wong
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards
- Won: Best Action Choreography
[edit] Box office
This film grossed HK $34,151,609 in Hong Kong.
[edit] DVD releases
The longest cut of the film is the Japanese cut at 122 minutes. The Hong Kong cut is 101 minutes and the US is 92 minutes. The version in the IVL trilogy DVD boxset is the Japanese version but with Hong Kong blooper footage (but retaining the soundtrack used in the Japanese version). The Hong Kong Legends version is cropped from the original aspect ratio. It is rumored that the Dragon Dynasty DVD, which will be released by The Weinstein Company, will also contain the 122 minute cut of the film.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- IMDB: Police Story 2
- Cropping aspect ratio on HKL DVD from Cinedie
- DVD Comparison from Rewind
- Asian DVD Guide Discussion
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| Police Story | Police Story 2 | Police Story 3 | Police Story 4: First Strike | New Police Story |
| Spin-off | Project S |
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