This is the latest instalment in a feature series reflecting on instances of East meets West in world cinema, including China-US co-productions.
In the mid-1980s, Jackie Chan was one of the biggest stars in Asia. But while his films regularly topped the Hong Kong box office, he just could not crack America.
After the disappointments of The Big Brawl (1980) and two Cannonball Run movies, it was time to try again.
The Protector (1985), set in New York and Hong Kong, was a tough-talking buddy cop movie written and directed by American action expert James Glickenhaus and produced by Golden Harvest.
It was an unlikely pairing. Glickenhaus and Chan came from different worlds, had clashing styles and fundamentally disagreed about the type of film they were making.
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