Chan plays Chan Ka-Kui (known as Kevin Chan in some Western releases), a dedicated, slightly chaotic Hong Kong police detective. The plot kicks off with a massive, disastrous sting operation in a hillside shantytown aimed at capturing drug lord Chu Tao (Chor Yuen). Ka-Kui manages to arrest the kingpin, but to secure a conviction, the police must protect Chu Tao’s secretary, Selina Fong (Brigitte Lin), who agrees to testify.
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The film opens with a bang. Police cars chase a bus through a hillside slum. Cars flip, shacks collapse, and Chan jumps from a moving car onto a moving double-decker bus. What is astonishing is that the shantytown was real. The production built a fake village on a slope, filled it with real families who were paid to vacate for a few days, and then crashed cars into their homes. Chan insisted that the chaos feel un-choreographed. When the bus smashes through a tin hut, the family’s laundry and cooking pots fly everywhere. That is reality. Chan plays Chan Ka-Kui (known as Kevin Chan
Neon, Noise, and Shattered Glass: How Jackie Chan’s Police Story (1985) Redefined Action Cinema What is astonishing is that the shantytown was real