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[[Image:Jackie Chan The Protector R1 Warner DVD Cover.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''The Protector'' (1985)]] | |||
'''''The Protector''''' is a 1985 Hong Kong-American action film directed by [[James Glickenhaus]] and was only the second attempt by Hong Kong martial arts action star [[Jackie Chan]] to break into US film market. In the film, Chan stars as Billy Wong, an NYPD detective determined to take down drug smugglers in the city. The cast included [[Danny Aiello]], [[Roy Chiao]], Bill Wallace, Peter Yang Kwan, Kim Bass, and Moon Lee. Chan was disappointed with the finished film during its US premiere and released his own personal cut with new scenes when the film was released in Hong Kong. | |||
{{Film Title|The Protector}} | {{Film Title|The Protector}} | ||
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{{Spoilers}} | |||
=Handguns= | |||
==Colt Commander== | ==Colt Commander== | ||
A [[Colt Commander]] is used by Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) as his main sidearm throughout the film | A [[Colt Commander]] is used by Detective Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) as his main sidearm throughout the film. | ||
[[Image:ColtCombatCommander.jpg |thumb|none| | [[Image:ColtCombatCommander.jpg |thumb|none|300px|Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:P-M1911BillyWongHarborA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) fires his Colt Commander at a fleeing robber | [[Image:P-M1911BillyWongHarborA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) fires his Colt Commander at a fleeing robber in New York Harbor.]] | ||
[[Image:P-M1911WongReloada.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) holds his Colt Commander to reload while driving a speedboat during a chase in New York Harbor - .45 | [[Image:P-M1911WongReloada.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) holds his Colt Commander to reload while driving a speedboat during a chase in New York Harbor.]] | ||
[[Image:P-UziAielloHKStreetA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) holds a Colt Commander while Danny Garoni ([[Danny Aiello]]) holds an Uzi.]] | |||
==Colt M1911A1== | |||
A [[Colt M1911A1]] is carried by one of the robbers. | |||
[[Image:Colt1911A1PreWar.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Pre-war Colt M1911A1 model - .45 ACP]] | |||
==Walther P38== | ==Walther P38== | ||
A manager (Shum Wai) is seen pulling a [[Walther P38]] on the head of Detective Danny Garoni ([[Danny Aiello]]) in the massage house. | |||
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:P-WaltherP38a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A Walther P38 | [[Image:P-WaltherP38a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A manager (Shum Wai) pulls his Walther P38 on the head of Detective Danny Garoni ([[Danny Aiello]]) in the massage house.]] | ||
== | ==Heckler & Koch VP70== | ||
[[Image: | A [[Heckler & Koch VP70]] is carried by one of the masked kidnappers. | ||
[[Image:HK VP70Z 1890.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Heckler & Koch VP70 with spare magazine - 9x19mm]] | |||
[[Image:P-VP70a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A masked kidnapper takes Laura Shapiro (Saun Ellis) while holding his VP70.]] | |||
== | ==Smith & Wesson Model 28== | ||
[[Image: | A [[Smith & Wesson Model 28]] is used by Detective Michael Alexander (Patrick James Clarke) and Danny Garoni ([[Danny Aiello]]). | ||
[[ | [[Image:Model28HP2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 28 "Highway Patrolman" with 4" barrel - .357 Magnum]] | ||
[[File:P-Model28SnubA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Detective Michael Alexander (Patrick James Clarke) holds his Smith & Wesson Model 28 in a diner.]] | |||
[[File:P-SnubAielloA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Danny holds his Smith & Wesson Model 28 in the massage house.]] | |||
[[File:P-S&WSnubAielloBoatA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Danny pulls his Smith & Wesson Model 28 on a Triad thug.]] | |||
==Smith & Wesson Model 10== | |||
Hong Kong police officers carry [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] revolvers. | |||
[[Image:S&W-Model-10.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:S&WModel10HB.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (heavy barrel) - .38 Special]] | |||
== | ==German Luna Target Pistol== | ||
An assassin tries to kill Billy Wong with | An assassin tries to kill Billy Wong with an old target pistol. Though it is a single shot breach load pistol, the killer is seen firing two shots in rapid succession at Billy, which is impossible. | ||
[[ | [[image:lunapistol.jpg|thumb|none|350px|German Luna Target Pistol]] | ||
[[Image:P-ContenderPistola.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:P-ContenderPistola.jpg|thumb|none|600px|An assassin gets in his car while holding his pistol.]] | ||
[[Image:P-ThompsonPistolTopA.jpg |thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:P-ThompsonPistolTopA.jpg |thumb|none|600px|An assassin reloads his pistol.]] | ||
=Submachine Guns= | |||
==Ingram MAC-10== | ==Ingram MAC-10== | ||
A [[MAC-10]] is used by a hood ( | A [[MAC-10]] is used by a hood (Spike Silver) who kills Billy's first police partner in a diner and later is used by ski masked kidnappers during an attack on a fashion show. Near the end of the film, Harold Ko ([[Roy Chiao]]) also uses this weapon. | ||
[[Image:P-MAC10CUHarborA.jpg|thumb|none|600px| | [[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Ingram MAC-10 - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:P-MAC-10HarborA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood #1 ( | [[Image:P-MAC10CUHarborA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the MAC-10 submachine gun after reloading. The MAC-10 is identified by a brief shot of the bottom of the magazine, the 9mm magazine tapers more in the front than the .45 ACP magazine.]] | ||
[[Image:P-MAC-10HarborA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hood #1 (Spike Silver) clutches his MAC-10 while trying to flee Detective Billy Wong in New York Harbor.]] | |||
==Uzi | ==Uzi== | ||
Danny Garoni ([[Danny Aiello]]) | Danny Garoni ([[Danny Aiello]]) uses the [[Uzi]] when he and Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) confront the assassins in their hotel. | ||
[[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Uzi.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Uzi - 9x19mm]] | ||
[[Image:P-UziAielloHKStreetA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | [[Image:P-UziAielloHKStreetA.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy Wong holds a Colt Commander while Danny Garoni holds an Uzi.]] | ||
=Rifles= | |||
==Colt Model 609== | |||
A [[M16 rifle series#Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series|Colt Model 609]] is carried by one of the masked kidnappers. | |||
[[Image:Colt 609-XM1771E1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt Model 609 aka XM177E1 - 5.56x45mm]] | |||
[[Image:P-CAR-15a.jpg |thumb|none|600px|A masked kidnapper holds his Colt Model 609.]] | |||
==Unknown Sniper Rifle== | |||
A sniper in a tower at the pier aims an unknown sniper rifle at Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]). | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
==High Standard Model 10B== | |||
Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) holds a [[High Standard Model 10]]B bullpup shotgun during his investigation of the hijacked truck in New York City. | |||
[[Image:High standard 10 SHG.jpg|thumb|none|450px|High Standard Model 10B shotgun - 12 Gauge. The Model 10B had a removable carry handle and bar to attach both a handle and a flashlight.]] | |||
[[Image:P-HSMod10B 01a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) holds his High Standard Model 10B bullpup shotgun during his investigation of the hijacked truck.]] | |||
[[Image:P-HSMod10B 02a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Billy Wong ([[Jackie Chan]]) holds his High Standard Model 10B bullpup shotgun during his investigation of the hijacked truck.]] | |||
== | ==Sawed-Off Double Barreled Shotgun== | ||
[[Image: | Two robbers use two [[12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun|Sawed-Off Double Barreled Shotgun]]s during the robbery of a diner in New York. | ||
[[Image:Remington SBS.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington Spartan Sawed-Off shotgun - 12 Gauge]] | |||
== | =Others= | ||
==Six Barreled 20 mm Cannon== | |||
[[Image: | What is described as a "six barreled 20 millimeter cannon" is used by Danny ([[Danny Aiello]]) to take out a sniper in a tower at the pier. Publicity stills and some poster art portray [[Jackie Chan]] using this weapon, but it's not used by his character in the film. | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:JackieChanMinigun.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A publicity still of Jackie Chan holding the six barreled cannon, but he doesn't use it in the film.]] | ||
[[Image: | [[Image:Protector 100.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Danny holds the cannon. Note a sniper in a tower in the background.]] | ||
[[Image:Protector 101.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Danny fires the cannon at a sniper.]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 29 July 2023
The Protector is a 1985 Hong Kong-American action film directed by James Glickenhaus and was only the second attempt by Hong Kong martial arts action star Jackie Chan to break into US film market. In the film, Chan stars as Billy Wong, an NYPD detective determined to take down drug smugglers in the city. The cast included Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao, Bill Wallace, Peter Yang Kwan, Kim Bass, and Moon Lee. Chan was disappointed with the finished film during its US premiere and released his own personal cut with new scenes when the film was released in Hong Kong.
The following weapons were used in the film The Protector:
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Handguns
Colt Commander
A Colt Commander is used by Detective Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) as his main sidearm throughout the film.
Colt M1911A1
A Colt M1911A1 is carried by one of the robbers.
Walther P38
A manager (Shum Wai) is seen pulling a Walther P38 on the head of Detective Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello) in the massage house.
Heckler & Koch VP70
A Heckler & Koch VP70 is carried by one of the masked kidnappers.
Smith & Wesson Model 28
A Smith & Wesson Model 28 is used by Detective Michael Alexander (Patrick James Clarke) and Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello).
Smith & Wesson Model 10
Hong Kong police officers carry Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolvers.
German Luna Target Pistol
An assassin tries to kill Billy Wong with an old target pistol. Though it is a single shot breach load pistol, the killer is seen firing two shots in rapid succession at Billy, which is impossible.
Submachine Guns
Ingram MAC-10
A MAC-10 is used by a hood (Spike Silver) who kills Billy's first police partner in a diner and later is used by ski masked kidnappers during an attack on a fashion show. Near the end of the film, Harold Ko (Roy Chiao) also uses this weapon.
Uzi
Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello) uses the Uzi when he and Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) confront the assassins in their hotel.
Rifles
Colt Model 609
A Colt Model 609 is carried by one of the masked kidnappers.
Unknown Sniper Rifle
A sniper in a tower at the pier aims an unknown sniper rifle at Billy Wong (Jackie Chan).
Shotguns
High Standard Model 10B
Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) holds a High Standard Model 10B bullpup shotgun during his investigation of the hijacked truck in New York City.
Sawed-Off Double Barreled Shotgun
Two robbers use two Sawed-Off Double Barreled Shotguns during the robbery of a diner in New York.
Others
Six Barreled 20 mm Cannon
What is described as a "six barreled 20 millimeter cannon" is used by Danny (Danny Aiello) to take out a sniper in a tower at the pier. Publicity stills and some poster art portray Jackie Chan using this weapon, but it's not used by his character in the film.
