"There's never a cop around when you need one, but when this cop's around, all you need is one."

1992

1h 35m

6.9(591 votes)

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Crime

Thriller

Overview

A Hong Kong detective teams up with his female Red Chinese counterpart to stop a Chinese drug czar.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jackie Chan

Kevin Chan Ka-Kui / Lin Fu-Sheng

Michelle Yeoh

Captain Jessica Yang

Maggie Cheung

May

Kenneth Tsang

Khun Chaibat

Yuen Wah

Panther

Bill Tung Biu

Inspector "Uncle" Bill Chou

Josephine Koo Mei-Wah

Ching Wing-Xi

Kelvin Wong Siu

Pierre

William Duen Wai-Lun

General's Bodyguard

Philip Chan Yan-Kin

Chief Superintendent of Police Y. K. Chan

Creative team

Directed by: Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai
Written by: Edward Tang
Fibe Ma Mei-Ping
Produced by: Willie Chan Chi-Keung
Edward Tang

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