The Protector (1985)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Now, New York has a new weapon - A cop with his own way of fighting crime.

Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.

• Released: 1985-06-15
• Genres: Action, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 212 votes

Directed by James Glickenhaus.

Top cast

• Jackie Chan as Billy Wong
• Danny Aiello as Danny Garoni
• Roy Chiao as Mr. Ko
• Sandy Alexander as Gang Leader
• Victor Arnold as Police Captain
• Kim Bass as Stan Jones
• Irene Brito as Masseuse #1
• Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus as Jesse Alexander
• Al Cerullo as Helicopter Pilot
• Mark Cheung Lui as Dance Coach

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Protector

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel; watch free on The CW, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube, MovieMe; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on MovieMe
• Canada: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on MovieMe
• Australia: rent on MovieMe

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