- JohngPRNovember 7, 2025I actually enjoyed it more than I anticipated...it has a lot of 80's action movie cheese which I found amusing. As a Jackie Chan movie though it lacks the charm, brilliant fight choreography, and stunt work synonymous with his films. Also, this might be the first time I've ever heard Jackie Chan drop an F bomb in a movie. :P
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The Protector was released on June 15, 1985.
The Protector was directed by James Glickenhaus.
The Protector has a runtime of 1h 35m.
The Protector was produced by David Chan, Leonard Ho.
Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
The key characters in The Protector are Billy Wong (Jackie Chan), Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello), Mr. Ko (Roy Chiao).
The Protector is rated R.
The Protector is an Action, Adventure, Crime film.
The Protector has an audience rating of 4.4 out of 10.
The Protector had a budget of $5M.
The Protector has made $11M at the box office.