| The US version (Supercop) is cut by about 10 minutes. The cut scenes are (of course) present in the HK versions, but the Media Asia DVD has a very bad Dolby remix and out-of-synch subtitles, and the Tai Seng VHS has poor picture quality and subtitles. The Criterion laserdisc is probably the best version of the film, but the cut scenes are not included in the movie itself. Here are some of the cuts:
The beginning has a different credit sequence and there is an additional scene where we see the police superiors (Bill Tung, Ti Lung, etc.) getting a briefing about the rising drug trade and Yuen Wah/Kenneth Tsang, and then having a meeting about what to do with it. The superiors eventually hatch the plot of sending in Chan undercover, even though they are not sure if he can do it; we also see bits of Chan goofing off around the office.
After Chan is told about his mission, there is a bit more between Chan and Bill Tung/Ti Lung. When Chan leaves, Tung and Ti discuss whether they have done the right thing or not (relating to the first scene).
When Michelle Yeoh is briefing Chan about the mission, she tries to teach him about the differences between China and Hong Kong, including teaching him some slang words, which Chan messes up horribly.
When Yeoh, Chan and Yuen Wah are going to the restaurant in Chan's "hometown," we see more of the town square. Chan sees some strung-up skinned cats being sold for food (this is why he orders them later).
The initial meeting with Kenneth Tsang was cut drastically. In the Hong Kong version, we see two women being shot up with heroin (supposedly to "test" the new shipment). One of them dies and is thrown into the pool. Tsang later confronts one of his men and accuses him of being a traitor and orders him killed. The man is then thrown into the pool (this bit shown in the US version, but doesn't really make sense). For some reason, the video game Tsang is playing is also different.
The US version has a different soundtrack, putting in rap in place of the original score, a Tom Jones song ("Kung-Fu Fighting") on the blooper reel, and a Devo song over the end credits; the dialogue has also been changed a bit to accommodate the dubbing. |
