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The Protector

1985 · 94 min · Director: James Glickenhaus ★ IMDb 5.8 · 6,107 ratings

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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. Once in Hong Kong, the pair causes no end of trouble for both Mr. Ko and the local authorities.

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The Protector (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Humor 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Excitement
25%Humor
20%Tension
  1. Excitement35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Tension20%
  4. Fear10%
  5. Satisfaction10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Humor, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Humor and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.8/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Excitement
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Excitement
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 13 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionExcitementRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor46 %31 %17 %3 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Tension65 %57 %39 %5 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Tension80 %72 %63 %7 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Excitement74 %62 %61 %10 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor60 %51 %37 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension52 %46 %22 %3 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor52 %42 %28 %1 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Humor55 %43 %37 %3 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor54 %46 %34 %6 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension57 %53 %37 %7 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Tension61 %53 %40 %12 %
57.5 %≈ 54′Humor61 %41 %24 %10 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Sadness65 %40 %17 %5 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension64 %53 %31 %3 %
72.5 %≈ 68′Tension68 %64 %47 %9 %
77.5 %≈ 73′Excitement78 %73 %61 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Tension83 %78 %68 %13 %
87.5 %≈ 82′Excitement84 %77 %73 %24 %
92.5 %≈ 87′Excitement78 %54 %61 %46 %
97.5 %≈ 92′Relief70 %23 %35 %57 %
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Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JC
Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Billy Wong

Danny Aiello

SA
Sandy Alexander

RC
Roy Chiao

Mr. Ko

VA
Victor Arnold

Police Captain

KB
Kim Bass

Stan Jones

IB
Irene Brito

Masseuse #1

JC
Jesse Cameron-Glickenhaus

Jesse Alexander

AC
Al Cerullo

Helicopter Pilot

MC
Mark Cheung Lui

Dance Coach

RC
Richard Clarke

Superintendant Whitehead

PJ
Patrick James Clarke

Michael Alexander

VD
Valerie De Pena

Punk Woman

SE
Saun Ellis

Laura Shapiro

RE
Richard Epper

Man in Bar

Becky Ann Baker

Samantha Alexander

AG
Alan Gibbs

Gunman

DH
David Ho Wing-Hin

Ko's Bodyguard

LH
Lee Hoi-Sang

Wing Chan

ML
Moon Lee

Soo Ling

Details

Directed by
James Glickenhaus
Written by
Edward Tang, James Glickenhaus, King Sang Tang
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
94 min
Country
Hong Kong, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 6,107 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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