Supercop (1996)
86%RT Audience Score: 74%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Blending hand-to-hand combat with breathtaking stunts and slapstick comedy, Supercop reminds us why Jackie Chan is one of the world’s great entertainers
Supercop is like a rollercoaster ride that you never want to end. Jackie Chan and Michelle Khan are a dynamic duo that will leave you in awe with their bone-crunching stunts and hilarious antics. The action is non-stop and the comedy is on point, making this movie a must-watch for any action-comedy fan. It’s like watching a classic silent film, but with a modern twist. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the ride!
Production Company(ies)
Apple Corps Aimimage Productions, Diamond Docs
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for some violence
Year of Release
1992
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:NA
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Language(s):Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Malay, Thai
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 1992 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2009
Genre(s)
Action
Keyword(s)
starring Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeaoh, Maggie Cheung, Kenneth Tsang, Yuen Wah, Leih Lo, directed by Stanley Tong, written by Edward Tang, Fibe Ma, Lee Wai Yee, produced by Willie Chan, Edward Tang, action, Chinese language, R rating, box office gross $16.2M, reviewed by Anthony Puccinelli, Desmond Ryan, Kevin Thomas, Michael Wilmington, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Variety Staff, Mike Massie, Dennis King, David Parkinson, Gary Thompson, Stephen Hunter, Jeffrey M Anderson, Jackie Chan film, Police Story series, undercover cop, drug cartel, Chinese prison, Hong Kong, martial arts, gunplay, slapstick comedy, action choreography, Michelle Yeoh’s performance, Panther’s gang, Ka Kui’s girlfriend, true identity, police operation, heists, bank robbery
Worldwide gross: $16,270,600
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $34,827,635
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,498
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 3,797,997
US/Canada gross: $16,270,600
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $34,827,635
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,223
US/Canada opening weekend: $5,503,176
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $11,779,689
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 904
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $900,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $1,926,473
Production budget ranking: 2,031
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $1,037,406
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $31,863,756
ROI to date (est.): 1,075%
ROI ranking: 112
Michelle Yeaoh – Insp. Jessica Yang, Director of INTERPOL
Maggie Cheung – May
Kenneth Tsang – Chaibat
Yuen Wah – Panther
Leih Lo – The General
Director(s)
Stanley Tong
Writer(s)
Edward Tang, Fibe Ma, Lee Wai Yee
Producer(s)
Willie Chan, Edward Tang
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (50) | Top Critics (20) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (3)
Supercop could become GoldenEye. What’s most depressing is that audiences might not mind.
June 14, 2022 | Rating: 1/4
Anthony Puccinelli
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
If you’re tired of burned-out coppers in Hollywood’s blockbusters, try this offbeat hero from Hong Kong.
August 1, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
Desmond Ryan
Philadelphia Inquirer
TOP CRITIC
To watch Jackie Chan, Hong Kong’s king of kung fu comedy, in the fresh and exhilarating Super Cop is like watching Douglas Fairbanks Sr. or one of the silent era clowns in one of their biggest hits.
August 1, 2013
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
TOP CRITIC
Sly and Schwartzy, eat your hearts out. Chan’s the man.
August 1, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
TOP CRITIC
The most powerful starring role for a woman this summer? My vote goes to Michelle Khan in this garish, frenetic, and funny chopper from Rumble in the Bronx director Stanley Tong.
August 15, 2012 | Rating: B
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
All this is executed with a good deal of panache, if not originality, by stunt coordinator Stanley Tong.
August 15, 2012
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
As with nearly all of Chan’s films, this one boasts a comic quirk to the adventure – even something of a Chaplin-esque quality to the slapstick havoc.
September 24, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Supercop is filled with wide shots and long takes making it clear that Chan and Khan really are out there on the edge performing those bone- crunching stunts.
August 2, 2015
Dennis King
Tulsa World
This is riotous fun throughout.
August 1, 2013 | Rating: 3/5
David Parkinson
Radio Times
A movie that shows Chan in top form.
August 1, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News
By its second half, Supercop cranks up into such an extravaganza of fighting, blowing things up, spin-kicking, punch throwing and death-defying that it all but takes your breath out of your lungs and packs it up for shipment to Hong Kong.
August 1, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4
Stephen Hunter
Baltimore Sun
It’s not my favorite Jackie Chan film, but it’s still a good one.
January 13, 2010
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid…
Plot
A Hong Kong police officer, Ka Kui is sent undercover to mainland China to break up a drug smuggling ring. After breaking the brother of the drug lord out of prison, he and another agent (a beautiful communist policewoman) are taken to Hong Kong to work for the syndicate. The wife of the crime boss has been arrested in Malaysia for drug trafficking and is soon to be executed. However, she is the only person who knows the account number of a secret Swiss bank account containing millions in drug money. While the two officers are in Malaysia preparing for the jail break, Ka Kui accidentally runs into his girlfriend May, who has traveled there from Hong Kong. Soon his cover is blown, the criminals kidnap his girlfriend and he is forced to help them pull off the jail break.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The critic reviews praise Jackie Chan’s performance and the film’s blend of hand-to-hand combat and slapstick comedy.
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