The Protector

The Protector (traditional Chinese: 威龍猛探) is a 1985 Hong Kong / USA action film, directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Jackie Chan. It was Chan's second attempt at breaking into the American film market, after 1980's The Big Brawl, a film which had flopped at the box office. A gang is attempting to steal computers from an 18-wheeler. One of the gang members remotely hacks a set of traffic lights, turning them to red, whilst other members of ... more

The Protector (traditional Chinese: 威龍猛探) is a 1985 Hong Kong / USA action film, directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Jackie Chan. It was Chan's second attempt at breaking into the American film market, after 1980's The Big Brawl, a film which had flopped at the box office. A gang is attempting to steal computers from an 18-wheeler. One of the gang members remotely hacks a set of traffic lights, turning them to red, whilst other members of the gang rig chains to the back of the truck. They turn the light green again, and as the truck pulls away, the chains tear the door open. When the trucker goes to the rear of his truck to investigate, he is knocked unconscious by a gang member, who then whistles for his cohorts to steal the load. Meanwhile, New York police officers Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) and Michael Alexander (Patrick James Clarke) are patrolling the neighborhood. On the radio, a dispatcher says that a truck was stripped by their premises, so the cops check it out. As the... less