The Protector (1985 film)

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The Protector
Film poster of the HK version
Directed by	James Glickenhaus
Written by	James Glickenhaus Edward Tang
Produced by	David Chan Shek Hong-chan Raymond Chow Leonard Ho
Starring	Jackie Chan Danny Aiello Roy Chiao Moon Lee Peter Yang
Cinematography	Chang Yao-chu Mark Irwin Johnny Koo Jimmy Leung Ardy Lam Gary Hoh
Edited by	Yao Chung-chang Evan A. Lottman Barbara Minor Peter Cheung
Music by	Ken Thorne
Distributed by	Golden Harvest (Hong Kong) Warner Bros. (USA)
Release dates	July 11, 1985 (1985-07-11) (Hong Kong) August 23, 1985 (1985-08-23) (U.S.)
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	Hong Kong United States
Languages	Cantonese English
Box office	US$11 million (est.)

The Protector (Chinese: 威龍猛探) is a 1985 Hong Kong-American action film directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello and Roy Chiao. It was Chan's second attempt at breaking into the American film market, after 1980 film The Big Brawl, which had moderate box office success but was considered a disappointment. Conflicts between Glickenhaus and Chan during production led to two official versions of the film: Glickenhaus' original version for American audiences and a Hong Kong version re-edited by Jackie Chan. The original Glickenhaus version was a box office failure in North America, while Chan's edited version was a moderate success in Asia; the film was also moderately successful in Europe. It would take a decade until Chan starred in a successful American project, with Rumble in the Bronx (1995). Chan later directed Police Story (1985) as a response to this film.