The Asian Hawk Duology: Armour Of God龍兄虎弟 & Operation Condor飛鷹計劃

The Asian Hawk Duology: Armour Of God龍兄虎弟 & Operation Condor飛鷹計劃

Rejissyor: KonCategoryIII. (GEEKJUICEMEDIA) Armour of God ( Chinese : 龍兄虎弟 ; Jyutping : Lung4 hing1 fu2 dai6 lit. ' Big Brother Dragon, Little Brother Tiger ' ) is a 1986 Hong Kong action adventure comedy film starring and directed by Jackie Chan , and written by Chan, John Sheppard and Eric Tsang (who also co-directed). It co-stars Alan Tam , Lola Forner , and Rosamund Kwan . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The film combines Chan's martial arts , comedy and stunts with an Indiana Jones - style adventure film theme. It is deemed a cult classic. [ citation needed ] Chan came the closest he had ever been to death in this film during a relatively routine stunt; he leaped onto a tree from a ledge, but the branch he grabbed snapped, sending Chan plummeting and cracking his skull. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The film was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time, [ 6 ] grossing an estimated US$16,300,000 (equivalent to $47,000,000 in 2024) at the box office in Asia and Europe. It was followed by the sequels Armour of God II: Operation Condor in 1991, and CZ12 in 2012. Plot Jackie, a.k.a. "Asian Hawk", is a former musician who becomes an adventurer and treasure hunter . After successfully stealing a sword from an African tribe, he has the weapon auctioned before it is won by May Bannon, the beautiful daughter of Count Bannon. Jackie is reunited with his former bandmate Alan, who seeks his help as his girlfriend Lorelei has been kidnapped by an evil religious cult as a means of acquiring Jackie's services. The cult possesses two pieces of a legendary armour called the " Armour of God ", and they intend to have Jackie bring them the three remaining armour pieces, including the sword. Jackie and Alan strike a deal with Count Bannon, who is in possession of the three armour pieces: they will borrow the armour pieces for their quest to rescue Lorelei with a promise to complete the armour for the Count, on the condition that May accompanies them. Jackie, Alan and May travel into Yugoslavia to find the cult's monastery. They i

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