- Release Date: 1997
- Runtime: 107 min
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Jackie Chan, Jackson Liu, Annie Wu, Bill Tung ... see all
- Director: Stanley Tong
- Plot: Jackie, a cop, participates in a sting operation on an international spy-ring. But when one of them (Tsui) gets away, Jackie is ordered to apprehend him. This leads Jackie all... Read more
User Reviews
Who cares about the plot?! The point is to have fun!
Mar 22, 2006
Lee Eisenberg - imdb.com
Mar 22, 2006Lee Eisenberg - imdb.com
In "Jing cha gu shi IV: Jian dan ren wu" (called "Jackie Chan's First Strike" in the US), Jackie Chan has to find a missing nuclear warhead. Of course, if you pay too much attention to the plot, you'll miss... Full review
A nice introduction to Jackie Chan
Oct 14, 2005
kylopod - imdb.com
Oct 14, 2005kylopod - imdb.com
If you've never seen a Jackie Chan film before, this is a good place to start. I speak from experience, for it is the first film of his that I saw. I must warn you, though: his films are not... Full review
Why the hate?
Jan 02, 2005
AwesomeWolf - imdb.com
Jan 02, 2005AwesomeWolf - imdb.com
In this apparent 'Police Story IV', Jackie plays, of all people, Jackie, a cop from Hong Kong working on a case with the CIA. Pretty soon he is off to Ukraine, and then to Australia for some reason. In Australia,... Full review
Bad Bond, Great Jackie.
Nov 13, 2003
gridoon - imdb.com
Nov 13, 2003gridoon - imdb.com
"First Strike" is at its worst when it tries to be a James Bond spoof and comes off as a cut-rate Bond imitation. It's at its best when it lets Jackie Chan do what he does best: performing awesome physical... Full review
Jackie Chan does James Bond
Oct 13, 2003
DrLenera - imdb.com
Oct 13, 2003DrLenera - imdb.com
The fourth installment in Jackie Chan's terrific Police Story films {although the western release obscured the connection,but more on that later}is basically Chan's take on James Bond. And it is tremendous fun,in many respects one of his best all-round movies.... Full review
Unbelievable
Aug 25, 2000
Petri Pelkonen - imdb.com
Aug 25, 2000Petri Pelkonen - imdb.com
Jackie Chan plays a cop who chases a criminal from Russia to Australia.I don't bother telling more about the plot because it's really not important in this kind of movie.This is like a James Bond movie.But there's Chan, Jackie Chan... Full review
Good - but shouldn't be part of the Police Story series
Jun 19, 1999
Jack Yan - imdb.com
Jun 19, 1999Jack Yan - imdb.com
The second 1990s Jackie Chan film made for a worldwide market. It seems the team has learned its lessons with Rumble in the Bronx, as First Strike is more on pace. Filmed in Hong Kong, Ukraine, Russia and Australia, spy... Full review
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