Directed by Jackie Chan • 1988 • Hong Kong
Starring Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung
Jackie Chan followed up the massive success of POLICE STORY with an even bigger box-office hit. Having been demoted to a lowly traffic cop for his, ahem, unorthodox policing methods, Chan’s go-it-alone officer Ka-Kui quits the force in protest. But it isn’t long before he’s back in action, racing the clock to stop a band of serial bombers and win back his much-put-upon girlfriend May (the phenomenal Maggie Cheung, reprising her star-making role). Boasting epic explosions, an awesomely 1980s electro soundtrack, and a showstopping finale—which turns an abandoned warehouse into a life-size pinball machine of cascading oil drums, collapsing scaffolds, and shooting fireworks—POLICE STORY 2 confirmed Chan’s status as a performer of unparalleled grace and daring.
Directed by Jackie Chan • 1988 • Hong Kong
Starring Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung
Jackie Chan followed up the massive success of POLICE STORY with an even bigger box-office hit. Having been demoted to a lowly traffic cop for his, ahem, unorthodox policing methods, Chan’s go-it-alone officer Ka-K...
This presentation of the condensed Hong Kong release of POLICE STORY 2 was made from a 35 mm theatrical print. Minimal restoration was performed; the roughness, missing frames, and scratches reflect the condition of the film element.
This September 22, 1989, episode of “Son of the Incredibly Strange Film Show,” hosted by Jonathan Ross, profiles actor-director Jackie Chan and includes interviews with Jackie Chan and actor Maggie Cheung.
In this 2019 program, Grady Hendrix, an author and the cofounder of the New York Asian Film Festival, charts the stylistic evolution of action filmmaking via Eastern and Western influences to its peak in POLICE STORY and POLICE STORY 2.
This undated interview with actor and stuntman Benny Lai addresses his work with the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and on POLICE STORY 2.
This segment from the Frebruary 22, 1964, episode of the French television program Edition spéciale details the demanding training given to performers of Beijing opera, illuminating the rigors likely faced by Jackie Chan when he studied the art form for a decade in his youth.
This undated short montage of bloopers and behind-the-scenes footage highlights the many risks of life and limb taken by actor-director Jacking Chan throughout his career.
