Armour of God

Name: Armour of God
Genre: Adventure, Action, Comedy
Released: 1986-08-16
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Lola Forner, Rosamund Kwan, Ken Boyle

Jackie Chan in his greatest adventure ever!

龍兄虎弟 (1986)

Timing: 1:37 (97 min)

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Release date

1986-08-16

Country

Hong Kong, Yugoslavia, Austria

Production

Orange Sky Golden Harvest, Paragon Films Ltd., Golden Way Films Ltd., Jadran Film, Epo-Film

Genre

Adventure, Action, Comedy

Budget

$15 000 000

Box office

$16 300 000

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Director

Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang

Actors

Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Lola Forner, Rosamund Kwan, Ken Boyle, John Ladalski, Robert O'Brien, Mars, Boris Gregorić, Marcia Chisholm
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Producer

Leonard Ho, Chua Lam, Raymond Chow Man-Wai, Edward Tang

Camera operator

Arthur Wong Ngok-Tai

Composer

Michael Wandmacher

Artist

Alan Sin Ngai-Lung, Ng Mei-Ling

Audition

Editing

Peter Cheung, Chua Lam
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Short description

Jackie Chan stars as Asian Hawk, an Indiana Jones-style adventurer looking to make a fortune in exotic antiquities. After Hawk discovers a mysterious sword in Africa, a band of Satan-worshipping monks kidnap his ex-girlfriend Lorelei, demanding the sword as ransom as well as other pieces of the legendary Armour of God - a magical outfit dating back to the Crusades.

What's left behind the scenes

When jumping from the castle wall onto a tree, Chan lost his grip and fell onto a rock, fracturing his skull. A skull base fracture and a brain hemorrhage resulted. As a result, his right ear hears worse than his left. This was the most serious injury he sustained, nearly costing Jackie Chan his life.
During the filming of the scene where Jackie fights four girls, he sometimes replaced them with stunt performers from his team.
Filming of 'Armour of God' took place in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, with the participation of Yugoslav filmmakers.
In the episode where Chan rescues his friends from prison, Laura addresses him by the name "Kunsan," and shortly after— "Chan Kunsan." In fact, Kunsan is Jackie's birth name. In the American version of the film, "Kunsan" was changed to "cowboy."
In the US, the film was released under the title "Operation Condor 2: Armor of God". The reason is that the second part of the franchise was released in American theaters slightly earlier, which constantly causes confusion.
Eric Tsang directed those scenes before the accident, where we see Jackie Chan with short hair. Everything else was filmed under the direction of Jackie himself, as soon as he recovered. Eric was the only one who advised Jackie to get a shorter haircut, but Leonard Ho was against it, he felt it would bring bad luck and he turned out to be right.
The car stunts in the film were performed by the famous French legendary stunt coordinator - Michel Julienne.
Mars (JC Stunt Association) doubled for Jackie in some scenes.
The film was nominated for the 1988 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Choreography.
In the kidnapping scene involving Jackie's girlfriend from the fashion show, the criminals shoot a photographer, and in one frame, he is seen using a Soviet-made ZENIT export camera.
In the scene where Jackie throws one of the Amazons (actually a male stuntman) to the ground, you can see they are wearing white tennis shoes instead of black high heels.
Due to a skull injury, Jackie appears with a short haircut at the beginning of the film, and after jumping from the castle wall, he rolls in the grass with already grown-out hair.
Towards the end of the film, it's noticeable that Jackie lands on a hot air balloon standing on the ground (the balloon isn't moving, and the treetop is clearly visible in the frame). Therefore, the stunt of jumping from the cliff onto the hot air balloon consists of three edited parts – a jump from a helicopter with a parachute (during Jackie's freefall, it's clear the altitude is at least 1 km), landing on the balloon standing on the ground, taking off with Jackie on the balloon, and lowering it into the basket in the air.
There are 2 versions of the film: a Hong Kong version from “Golden Harvest” and an American version from “Dimension Films”. The Hong Kong version is 97 minutes long, while the American version is 88 minutes long.
The car driven by Jackie Chan in the film is a “Mitsubishi Colt Targa Concept”. It is a special one-time model made exclusively for the film's shooting.
The episode featuring the band “The Losers” is a parody of the Hong Kong rock band “The Wynners”. Alan Tam, Anthony Chan, and Kenny Bee were all members of the rock band and all participated in the filming of the movie.
Jackie Chan’s image in this film would later be used in the animated series “Jackie Chan Adventures” (2000-2005).
While jumping from a castle wall onto a tree, Chan lost his grip and fell onto a rock, fracturing his skull. He suffered a basal skull fracture and a cerebral hemorrhage. As a result, his right ear hears worse than his left. This was the most serious injury, which nearly cost Jackie Chan his life.
During the filming of the scene where Jackie fights four girls, he replaced them with stunt performers from his own team in some moments.
In the episode where Chan rescues his friends from the dungeon, Laura addresses him by the name 'Kung San,' and later 'Chan Kung San.' In reality, Kung San is Jackie's birth name. In the American version of the film, 'Kung San' was changed to 'cowboy'.
The car driven by Jackie Chan in the movie is the 'Mitsubishi Colt Targa Concept.' This is a special one-off model produced exclusively for the filming of the movie.
The episode featuring the band 'The Losers' is a parody of the Hong Kong rock group 'Wynners.' The group included Alan Tam, Anthony Chan, and Kenny Bee, all of whom appeared in the film.
Eric Tsang directed the scenes prior to the incident where Jackie Chan can be seen with short hair. Everything else was directed by Jackie himself once he recovered. Eric was the only one who advised Jackie to get a shorter haircut; however, Leonard Ho was against it, feeling that it would lead to misfortune, and he proved to be right.
Jackie Chan's look in this film was later used in the animated series 'The Adventures of Jackie Chan' (2000-2005).
Mars (JC Stunt Association) doubled for Jackie in some moments.
In the scene where Jackie's love interest is kidnapped from a fashion show, the criminals shoot a photographer; in one of the shots, it is visible that he is using a Soviet Zenit export camera.
In the episode where Jackie slams one of the Amazons (actually a male stunt double) to the ground, you can see that she is wearing white tennis shoes instead of black high heels.
Due to a skull injury, Jackie initially has a short haircut at the beginning of the film, but after jumping from the castle wall, he is seen rolling in the grass with longer hair.
At the end of the film, it is noticeable that Jackie lands on a hot air balloon resting on the ground (the balloon is stationary and a tree canopy is clearly visible in the frame). This means the stunt of jumping from a cliff onto the balloon consists of three edited parts: a parachute jump from a helicopter (during freefall, it's clear that Jackie is at an altitude of at least 1 km), landing on a balloon on the ground, and the balloon taking off with Jackie, who is then lowered into the basket in mid-air.