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{{Short description|1992 Hong Kong film by Stanley Tong}}
{{About|the 1992 action film|other uses|Supercops (disambiguation){{!}}Supercops}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Police Story 3: Supercop
| image          = Policestory poster.jpg
| caption        = Film poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes| t    = 警察故事3超級警察
 | s     = 警察故事3超级警察
 | p         = Jǐngchá Gùshì Sān Chāojí Jǐngchá
 | j       = Ging2 Chaat3 Gu3 Si6 Saam1 Ciu1 Kap1 Ging2 Chaat3}}
| director       = [[Stanley Tong]]
| producer       = [[Willie Chan]]<br />Edward Tang<br />[[Jackie Chan]]<br />[[Leonard Ho]]
| writer         = Edward Tang<br />Ma Fibe<br />Yee Lee Wai
| screenplay     = 
| story          = 
| based_on       = 
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* Jackie Chan
* [[Michelle Yeoh]]
* [[Maggie Cheung]]
* [[Kenneth Tsang|Ken Tsang]]
* [[Yuen Wah]]
* [[Bill Tung]]
* [[Josephine Koo]]
* Wong Siu}}
| narrator       = 
| music          = Mac Chew<br />Jenny Chinn<br />Richard Lo<br />[[Jonathan Lee (record producer)|Jonathan Lee]]<br />[[Joel McNeely]] (U.S)<br />[[Tōru Takemitsu|Toru Takemitsu]] (Japan)
| cinematography = Ardy Lam
| editing        = [[Cheung Ka-fai (film editor)|Cheung Ka-Fai]]<br />Peter Cheung
| studio         = 
| distributor    = [[Media Asia Entertainment Group|Media Asia]]<br />[[Orange Sky Golden Harvest|Golden Harvest]]<br />Golden Way Films Co. Ltd.<br />[[Dimension Films]]<br />[[Miramax]] (U.S)<br />[[Toho Co., Ltd.|Toho]] (Japan)
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1992|07|04}}
| runtime        = 95 minutes<br>91 minutes (U.S)
| country        = Hong Kong
| language       = Cantonese<br>Mandarin<br />English<br/>Malay
| budget         = $900,000
| gross          = {{US$|34.4 million}} ({{estimation}})
}}

'''''Police Story 3: Supercop''''' ({{zh|t=警察故事３超級警察|cy=gíng chaat gu sih sāam: Chīu kāp gíng chaat}}), released as '''''Supercop''''' in the [[United States]] and also known as '''''Jackie Chan's Supercop''''', is a 1992 [[Hong Kong action cinema|Hong Kong action]] film directed by [[Stanley Tong]]. It is the third installment in the [[Police Story (film series)|''Police Story'' series]], with [[Jackie Chan]], [[Maggie Cheung]] and [[Bill Tung]] reprising their roles from the first two films, and [[Michelle Yeoh]] introduced as a new co-lead alongside Chan.

In ''Supercop'', series protagonist Chan Ka-kui (Chan) is selected as Hong Kong's "supercop" to work undercover with elite Chinese policewoman Jessica Yang (Yeoh) and take down a drug cartel. It is the last film in the series to feature Cheung, and the first not directed by Chan, although he returns as [[Stunt coordinator|action director]] and is now also a producer.<ref>{{cite news|title= Supercop Gets Kicks From Footloose Style |work=The Los Angeles Times|date=26 July 1996|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-07-26-ca-27970-story.html|access-date=23 October 2010|first=Kevin|last=Thomas}}</ref>

Chan, Tung and Tong would return for the direct sequel ''[[First Strike (1996 film)|First Strike]]'' (1996), which would conclude the original series before two reboots in [[New Police Story|2004]] and [[Police Story 2013|2013]]; Yeoh would also receive her own [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] film ''[[Supercop 2]]'' in 1993, again directed by Tong.

==Plot==
Ka-Kui is the "supercop" of the [[Hong Kong]] police with amazing martial arts skills. He is sent to [[Guangzhou]], where the Chinese police force's Interpol director, Superintendent Jessica Yang, briefs him on his next assignment. The target is Chaibat, a drug lord based in Hong Kong. To infiltrate Chaibat's organization, Ka-Kui must get close to Panther, Chaibat's henchman, who is being held in a Chinese prison camp. Ka-Kui, posing as a fellow prisoner, aids Panther's escape. A grateful Panther invites Ka-Kui to go with him to Hong Kong and join Chaibat's gang. Panther meets up with some of his other men, and vouches for Ka-Kui. The group heads for Hong Kong.

On the way, they pass through Ka-Kui's supposed home village, and Panther insists that Ka-Kui visit his family there. He does not actually know anyone in the village, but is pleasantly relieved to be greeted by undercover police posing as his family, with Yang as his sister. After a confrontation with local police - who are unaware of the undercover operation - in a restaurant, Ka-Kui and Yang (who is also a skilled martial-artist) escape after a big fight, which concludes with Yang faking the killing of a policeman. This secures Panther's trust in the pair.

In Hong Kong, Chaibat welcomes Ka-Kui and Yang to his luxurious hide-out. He takes them with him to a big opium grower's fortified compound in the [[Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)|Golden Triangle military camp]] of [[Thailand]], for a meeting of big-time heroin traffickers. During the meeting, Chaibat's gang attack from outside while Ka-Kui and Yang protect him inside. In a huge gun battle, Chaibat's gang kill the rival traffickers and their guards, and smash up the compound. The grower survives, but will now sell only to Chaibat at Chaibat's price.

In [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]], Chaibat's wife, Chen Wen-Shi, is sentenced to death for drug trafficking. Chaibat needs to get her out of prison, as only she knows the codes to his [[Banking in Switzerland|Swiss bank account]], and will not reveal them unless freed. Chaibat brings his gang, now including Ka-Kui and Yang, to Kuala Lumpur to stage a jailbreak.

A new difficulty arises when Ka-Kui sees his girlfriend May, a tour guide, in Kuala Lumpur leading a party of Hong Kong tourists. After seeing Ka-Kui accompanying Yang at the luxurious hotel where Chaibat's gang are staying, May jealously confronts Ka-Kui, nearly blowing his cover. Later, Ka-Kui gets May alone and explains the situation. She manages to prevent him from inadvertently blowing his own cover, but is then overheard recounting the tale to a co-worker by one of Panther's men. Chaibat takes May hostage, and forces Ka-Kui and Yang – their cover now blown – to help free Chen as ransom.

Chen's jailbreak is successful, but May's release turns sour when Chaibat pushes her from his helicopter. May survives, and a furious Ka-Kui and Yang pursue Chaibat and his men over the roads, rooftops (where Ka-Kui and Yang defeat Panther and his partner), and skies of Kuala Lumpur. Atop a moving train, Chaibat is killed when his helicopter collides with a bridge and lands on him. Yang and Ka-Kui recapture Chen, with the trio collectively saving themselves from falling beneath the moving train. Chen decides to tell Yang and Ka-Kui the password to Chaibat's bank account. The two partners argue whether Hong Kong or China will get the money.

==Cast==
* [[Jackie Chan]] as [[Royal Hong Kong Police|RHKP]] Inspector "Kevin" [[Chan Ka-Kui]] / Chen Chia-Chu / Lin Fu Sheng
* [[Michelle Yeoh]] (billed as "Michelle Khan") as [[Interpol (organization)|Interpol]] Superintendent based in Beijing "Jessica" Yang Chien-Hua / Hannah Lin / Hua-Nui
* [[Maggie Cheung]] as May, Kevin's girlfriend
* [[Bill Tung]] as "Uncle" Bill Wong, RHKP Senior Superintendent and Kevin's immediate superior
* [[Philip Chan (actor)|Philip Chan]] as Chief Superintendent of Police (Hong Kong) RHKP Chief Superintendent Y.K. Chen
* [[Yuen Wah]] as Panther, Chaibat's top lieutenant
* [[Kenneth Tsang]] (as Ken Tsang) as Khun Chaibat, narcotics kingpin in Hong Kong
* [[Josephine Koo]] as Chen Wen-Shi, Chaibat's wife
* [[Lo Lieh]] (as Lit Law) as Thai General, warlord and [[Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)|Golden Triangle]] drug supplier
** [[Burt Kwouk]] provided the voice in the English version (''uncredited'')
* Kelvin Wong (as Wong Siu) as Peter / Pierre, Chaibat's henchman
* [[Ken Lo]] (as Lowei Kwong) as one of Chaibat's henchman (''uncredited'')
* Allen Sit as one of Chaibat's henchman (''uncredited'')
* [[Mars (actor)|Mars]] as Hsiung, one of Panther's henchman (''uncredited'')
* Wai Man Tam (as Wei-min Tan) as Scar Chiang, one of Panther's henchman
* Ming-Sing Wong as Chinese Police Chief Coach Wang (''uncredited'')
* Wai Shum as Drug Lord #1 at Meeting (''uncredited'')
* Yi-Sheng Han (as Yee Sang Hon) as Drug Lord #2 at Meeting (''uncredited'')
* Kim Maree Penn as Blonde Gunwoman (''uncredited'')

==Production==
A significant aspect of this film is that it was the first Jackie Chan film from [[Hong Kong]] to use [[sync sound]], allowing all the actors' voices to be recorded as they spoke on scene, rather than dubbed over by different actors later.

Exterior scenes were filmed in [[Hong Kong Island]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Kuala Lumpur]]. Interior scenes were shot in [[Kuala Lumpur]].

In one scene of the film, Michelle Yeoh and a crewman were almost killed when she jumped onto a car while Jackie Chan was driving and accidentally slipped off the side. Chan grabbed Yeoh and attempted to lift her back onto the car while a crewman also jumped onto the car to help, but Yeoh slipped from Chan’s grasp and both Yeoh and the crewman fell into incoming traffic, prompting the entire crew to rush to help. Yeoh was almost run over but escaped with only minor injuries, while the crewman was knocked unconscious but recovered a few minutes later. The shot is included in the outtakes of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michelle Yeoh remembers the stunt that almost killed her |url=https://ew.com/movies/michelle-yeoh-stunt-supercop/ |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>

According to his book ''I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action'', Chan dislocated his cheekbone during a stunt scene.<ref name="I Am Jackie Chan">{{cite web |url=http://www.randomhouse.com/features/iamjackiechan/excerpt_aches.html |title=Jackie's Aches and Pains: It Only Hurts When I'm Not Laughing |author=Jackie Chan |author-link=Jackie Chan |publisher=[[Random House]] |access-date=19 December 2012}}</ref>

===Filming locations===
*[[Victoria Harbour]], [[Central and Western District]], [[Hong Kong Island]], [[British Hong Kong]]
*[[Nanjing Road (Shanghai)|Nanjing Road]] and [[The Bund (Shanghai)|The Bund]], [[Shanghai]], [[People's Republic of China]]
*[[Sultan Abdul Samad Building]], [[Kuala Lumpur Railway Station]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Klang Valley]], [[Peninsular Malaysia]], [[Malaysia]]
*[[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]

===Dimension version===
The [[Dimension Films]] version, which was distributed theatrically in North America in 1996, was dubbed into [[American English]] with the participation of [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Michelle Yeoh]].

Among the changes was the addition of a new score composed and conducted by composer [[Joel McNeely]]. [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]' rendition of "[[Kung Fu Fighting]]" plays over the end credits, followed by a song specially written and performed for the film by the band [[Devo]], entitled "Supercop".

This release was cut by approximately 10 minutes. These cuts include:
* Scenes of the police superiors getting a briefing about drug-related crimes.
* The police superiors discussing a plan to send Jackie Chan's character on an undercover mission.
* A scene where Yeoh tries to teach Chan about Mainland China.
* A longer version of the meeting with Chaibat in which the sexy women lounging about his mansion are revealed as drug addicts.

==Home media==
The film was given a theatrical and [[VHS]] release in the United Kingdom.

===DVD and Blu-ray releases===
* In January 2000, [[Dimension Films]] released their ''Supercop'' version.
* In Hong Kong, the film was initially released by Mega Star Video Distribution (Megastar), and later Deltamac. In 2004, it was re-released by Intercontinental Video Limited (IVL). This version was contained within a Police Story trilogy [[DVD]] [[boxset]] ([[Region 0]] [[NTSC]]). All Hong Kong DVDs contain the original cut.
* In January 2009, the film was re-released in the west by Dragon Dynasty and [[the Weinstein Company]]. Although it has the original [[Hong Kong Cantonese]] soundtrack, it is cut to fit the visuals of the included Dimension ''Supercop'' version. It does not contain any of the scenes specific to the Hong Kong version.
* Hong Kong based company Kam & Ronsom Enterprise released the first three ''Police Story'' films on [[Blu-ray Disc]] in June 2009.<ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/asia/china/e3i4e9a6c684b313de0498ce32a2dae08e3 Bruce Lee hits Blu-ray Disc]</ref>
* In September 2022, Eureka Entertainment released ''Supercop'' in the UK as both a stand-alone 1080p Blu-ray release,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/police-story-3-supercop-1992-blu-ray|title=POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP (1992)|date=n.d.|website=[[Starburst (magazine)|Starburst]]|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915171148/https://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/police-story-3-supercop-1992-blu-ray|archivedate=15 September 2022|quote=POLICE STORY 3: SUPERCOP hits Blu-ray on September 26th, courtesy of Eureka Entertainment}}</ref> and as part of a 4K [[Ultra HD Blu-ray]] set of the ''Police Story'' trilogy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avforums.com/reviews/the-police-story-trilogy-4k-blu-ray-review-dolby-vision-hdr.20054/|title=The Police Story Trilogy 4K Blu-ray Review|last=Harlow |first=Casimir|date=24 September 2022|website=AVForums.com|publisher=M2N Limited|access-date=21 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926034258/https://www.avforums.com/reviews/the-police-story-trilogy-4k-blu-ray-review-dolby-vision-hdr.20054/|archive-date=26 September 2022}}</ref> These releases include both the 96 minute Hong Kong theatrical cut and the 91 minute US version, with two audio commentaries on the Hong Kong cut.

==Reception==
===Box office===
''Police Story 3'' grossed HK$32,609,783 ({{US$|{{To USD|32609783|HKG|year=1992|round=yes}}|long=yes}}) in its [[Hong Kong]] theatrical run.<ref>{{cite web |title=Police Story III Super Cop (1992) |url=http://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=7616 |website=[[Hong Kong Movie DataBase]] |access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> In Taiwan, it grossed NT$64,576,200<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 Taiwan Box Office |url=http://cinema.nccu.edu.tw/box/3a/3a92.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010219163200/http://cinema.nccu.edu.tw/box/3a/3a92.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 February 2001 |website=[[National Chengchi University]] |date=19 February 2001 |access-date=30 November 2018}}</ref> (US$2,607,187).<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical currency converter with official exchange rates (TWD) |url=https://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A=64576200&C1=TWD&C2=USD&MA=1&DD1=01&MM1=07&YYYY1=1992&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=07&YYYY2=1992 |website=fxtop.com |date=July 1992 |access-date=22 June 2020}}</ref> In Japan, it earned {{JPY|763 million}} ({{US$|{{To USD|763|JPN|round=1992}} million}}) at the box office.<ref name="japan">{{cite web |title=【ジャッキーチェン興行成績】 第12回：日本での興行収入 |url=http://kungfutube.info/3672 |website=KungFu Tube |year=2012 |access-date=6 December 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> In South Korea, it grossed {{US$|3.71 million}},<ref name="korea2">{{cite web |title=【ジャッキーチェン興行成績】 第10回：韓国での興行収入 |url=http://kungfutube.info/3156 |website=KungFu Tube |date=5 September 2010 |access-date=7 December 2018 |language=ja}}</ref> adding up to {{US$|{{#expr:4212833+2607187+7000000+3710000}}|long=yes}} grossed in [[East Asia]].

In the United States, the film was screened in 1993 at the [[Hogg Memorial Auditorium]] in [[Austin, Texas]], along with the original ''[[Police Story (1985 film)|Police Story]]'', with both films well-received among Austin audiences at the time.<ref name="Texan">{{cite news |last1=Zey |first1=Michael |title=Action, physical comedy power 'Story' |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/austin-daily-texan-aug-02-1993-p-7/ |access-date=22 April 2022 |work=[[The Daily Texan]] |via=[[NewspaperArchive]] |date=2 August 1993 |page=7 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> After the [[North American]] success of ''[[Rumble in the Bronx]]'', ''Police Story 3'' received a wide release in North America on 25 July 1996.  Opening at 1,406 theatres, it grossed US$5,503,176 ($3,914 per screen), on its way to a total gross of US$16,270,600<ref>{{Mojo title|supercop|Supercop (1996)}}</ref> from {{nowrap|3.7 million}} ticket sales.<ref name="kinopoisk">{{cite web |title=«Полицейская история 3: Суперполицейский» (Ging chaat goo si III: Chiu kup ging chaat, 1992) |url=https://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/13720/ |website=[[KinoPoisk]] |language=ru |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>

In France, the film sold 61,402 tickets in 1994,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jing cha gu shi III: Chao ji jing cha (Supercop) (1996) |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3891 |website=JP's Box-Office |language=fr |access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> equivalent to an estimated {{Currency|{{#expr:61402*4.5 round 0}}|code=Euro|linked=yes}} ({{US$|{{To USD|276309|EUR|year=1994|round=yes}}|long=yes}}) in gross revenue.<ref name="Europe">{{cite book |chapter=Cinema market |title=Cinema, TV and radio in the EU: Statistics on audiovisual services (Data 1980-2002) |date=2003 |publisher=[[Office for Official Publications of the European Communities]] |isbn=92-894-5709-0 |issn=1725-4515 |pages=31–64 (61) |edition=2003 |chapter-url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/5648553/KS-BT-03-001-EN.PDF/3758081d-5ae4-4e21-9d78-fca7bcc68d5c#page=67 |website=[[Europa (web portal)|Europa]] |access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> In Italy, the film sold 2,385 tickets in 1997,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jing cha gu shi III: Chao ji jing cha (Supercop) (1996) {{ndash}} Infos Cles Italie |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=3891&view=32 |website=JP's Box-Office |language=fr |access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> equivalent to an estimated {{Currency|{{#expr:2385*5 round 0}}|code=Euro|linked=yes}} ({{US$|{{To USD|11925|EUR|year=1997|round=yes}}|long=yes}}) in gross revenue.<ref name="Europe"/> In Spain (released 1999),<ref name="kinopoisk"/> it sold 61,402 tickets,<ref name="France">{{cite web |last1=Soyer |first1=Renaud |date=4 February 2014 |title=Jackie Chan Box Office |url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-jackie-chan-c24779784 |website=Box Office Story |language=fr |accessdate=1 July 2020}}</ref> and 1,100 tickets in Romania,<ref>{{cite web |title=Jing cha gu shi III: Chao ji jing cha |url=https://lumiere.obs.coe.int/web/film_info/?id=13774 |website=[[Lumiere (database)|Lumiere]] |access-date=9 November 2021}}</ref> equivalent to an estimated {{Currency|{{#expr:61402*3.8 round 0}}|code=Euro|linked=yes}}<ref name="Europe" /> ({{US$|{{To USD|233328|EUR|year=1999|round=yes}}|long=yes}}) in gross revenue.

Combined, the film grossed an estimated {{US$|{{#expr:17530020+16270600+328670+13523+248681}}|1992|round=-6}} from the worldwide box office.

===Home media===
In the United States, the [[home video]] release grossed {{US$|14,430,000|1997|round=-6}} in [[video rental]] revenue during 1997, making it the year's second highest-grossing Dimension rental video (after ''[[Scream (1996 film)|Scream]]'').<ref>{{cite news |title=VidTrac's Top 100 Renting Video Titles for 1997 |url=http://www.vsda.org/newsite/vsdacontent/100top50.htm|access-date=9 November 2021 |work=[[Video Software Dealers Association]] (VSDA) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980613214834/http://www.vsda.org/newsite/vsdacontent/100top50.htm |archive-date=June 13, 1998}}</ref> This adds up to an estimated {{US$|{{#expr:34391494+14430000}}|1992|round=-6}} grossed from the box office and US video rentals.

===Awards and nominations===
* [[12th Hong Kong Film Awards|1993]] [[Hong Kong Film Award]]s
** Nominated: Best Actor ([[Jackie Chan]])
** Nominated: Best Action Choreography ([[Stanley Tong]], Tang Tak-wing, Ailen Sit, Chan Man-ching, Wong Ming-sing)
* 1992 [[Golden Horse Film Festival]]
** '''Won: Best Actor ([[Jackie Chan]])'''
** '''Won: Best Editing (Peter Cheung, [[Cheung Ka-fai (film editor)|Cheung Ka-Fai]])'''

===Critical reception===
The North American release by [[Dimension Films|Dimension]] was well received. The US version of the film holds a rating of 93% on review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] from 55 reviews.<ref>{{Rotten Tomatoes|supercop}}</ref>

[[James Berardinelli]] of website ReelViews wrote:
"As is usual in a Chan film, the end credits (which show out-takes of failed stunts) are one of ''Police Story 3''{{'}}s highlights. There are more laughs in this hilarious three-minute sequence than in the whole of ''[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin]]''. I can't think of a better reason to stay through the entire movie. Ultimately, the closing montage points out one of the chief differences between Chan's stylized, fast-paced films and those of his American counterparts: this is action with a smile, not a grimace".<ref>{{cite web|last=Berardinelli|first=James|title=Supercop (aka Police Story 3): A Film Review by James Berardinelli|url=http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/s/supercop.html|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref>

In the ''[[Washington Post]]'', Richard Harrington said:
"Chan seems to have met his soul mate in Khan [Yeoh's credited name], Asia's top female action star. Like Chan, Khan does her own fighting and stunts. Unlike the Hollywood action contingent, Chan and Khan don't rely on cinematic trickery. Theirs are not special effects, just spectacular ones. Connoisseurs will find Chan's helicopter-train chase far riskier, more exciting and more believable than its mates in ''[[Mission: Impossible (film)|Mission: Impossible]]'' and ''[[The Living Daylights]]''".<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/review96/supercopharr.htm | newspaper=The Washington Post | title=More Kicks From Jackie Chan | date=18 March 1997}}</ref>

Furthermore, in 2009, director [[Quentin Tarantino]] named ''Police Story 3'' as one of his favorite films of the past seventeen years.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Films of the Past 17 Years|url=http://www.filmjunk.com/2009/08/17/quentin-tarantinos-top-20-films-of-the-past-17-years/|access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref> He said that ''Supercop'' features the "greatest stunts ever filmed in any movie ever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comcast.net/slideshow/entertainment-tarantinotop20/17/ |title=Quentin Tarantino's Top 20 Favorite Films |access-date=5 September 2009}}</ref> In 2016 during a roundtable discussion, when asked which movie scene he would love to save for the last of humanity to see, he named the final scene of the movie as his choice.<ref>{{cite web|title=TheHollywoodReporter Roundtable Interview With Directors|website = [[YouTube]]| date=4 January 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ7qKKQrSBY|access-date=4 January 2016}}</ref>
In 2014, ''[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]'' polled several film critics, directors, actors and stunt actors to list their top action films.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/best-action-movies|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|title=The 100 best action movies|access-date=7 November 2014}}</ref> ''Supercop'' was listed at 75th place on this list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the-100-best-action-movies-80-71 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116140621/http://www.timeout.com/newyork/film/the-100-best-action-movies-80-71 |archive-date=2014-11-16 |work=Time Out|access-date=7 November 2014|title=The 100 best action movies: 80-71}}</ref>

==Spin-off==
{{Main|Supercop 2}}
Michelle Yeoh went on to star in a 1993 [[spin-off (media)|spin-off]] called ''[[Supercop 2]]'' or ''Project S''. Though it features a [[cameo appearance]] by [[Jackie Chan]] and [[Bill Tung]] reprises his role as "Uncle" Bill, this film is not a proper part of the ''[[Police Story (film series)|Police Story]]'' series.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

==Popular culture==
The film inspired two missions in the 2004 videogame ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'', both of which were taken from the film's final scenes. The game's last mission, "End of the Line", in which C.J must chase a firetruck with a red open-top car and catch Sean "Sweet" Johnson, was taken from the scene in which Jackie must chase a van using a red open-top car to catch Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh). That mission in turn inspired the final mission of [[Uncharted: The Lost Legacy]], which has a similar design.

The mission "Wrong Side of the Tracks", in which the player must follow a train from a dirt bike, was taken from the scene in which Jessica Yang (Michelle Yeoh) follows the train on a similar dirt bike.

The film briefly appears in a scene in British police comedy film ''[[Hot Fuzz]]'' in which Danny Butterman sees the film in a supermarket's bargain bin and reads it while Nicholas Angel pursues a shoplifter.

==Music==
{{main|Supercop (soundtrack)}}
Two songs "I Have My Way" (我有我路向) sung by Jackie Chan and "I Just Want You to Understand" (我只想你懂) sung by Taiwanese musician [[Jonathan Lee (musician)|Jonathan Lee]], both lyricized by Hong Kong songwriter [[James Wong Jim|James Wong]] and composed by Lee,<ref>{{cite book |date=February 2016 |first=Zhu |last=Wang  |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RkRyDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22%E6%88%91%E6%9C%89%E6%88%91%E8%B7%AF%E5%90%91%22&pg=PT34 |script-title=zh:唱我逍遙調:黃霑的歌影江湖 |publisher=Guizho Publishing (贵州人民出版社) |isbn=978-7-221-12800-3 }}</ref> are featured as theme songs for the Asian versions of the film.

A soundtrack containing alternative rock and hip hop song was released on 30 July 1996 by [[Interscope Records]]. It peaked at #133 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].

==See also==
{{Portal|China|Hong Kong|Film|1990s}}
* [[Hong Kong action cinema]]
* [[Jackie Chan filmography]]
* [[List of Hong Kong films of 1992]]
* [[Yuen Wah filmography]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.miramax.com/movie/supercop-1996}}
* {{IMDb title|0104558}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|supercop|Police Story 3: Supercop}}
* [https://archive.today/20060317020617/http://www.kungfucinema.com/reviews/policestory3.htm Review at Kung Fu Cinema]
* [http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=2120 DVD Comparison from Rewind]
* [http://www.hongkonglegends.co.uk/index.php?msg_id=3265&art_id=129&board_id=2&action=msgview DVD Discussion from Hong Kong Legends]

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