Jackie Chan in POLICE STORY Midnights This Weekend at The Tivoli

By Tom Stockman | July 28, 2019

” Don’t be a cop if you want to live to 100″

Jackie Chan in POLICE STORY (1985) plays midnights this weekend (August 2nd and 3rd) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.  A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

It is a shame that Jackie Chan’s eventual emergence as a fully -fledged Hollywood star did not happen much earlier when he was at his physical peak. Of course even now at age 65 he is pretty amazing, but the Jackie Chan of POLICE STORY and POLICE STORY 2 would have really amazed the world.

In POLICE STORY, the movie that made him an international star, Jackie Chan plays policeman Ka-kui in the newly-restored Police Story. Ka-kui finds the need to go rogue to protect a star witness (Brigitte Lin, Chungking Express) against the retribution of a local drug lord. All of this is a vehicle for Chan to engage in some of the most memorable cinematic stunts this side of Buster Keaton—haven’t you ever seen a man hang from an umbrella hooked to the side of a moving bus before? In Cantonese with English subtitles.

The Tivoli’s located at 6350 Delmar Blvd., University City, MO. Admission is a mere $8!

The Tivoli’s website can be found HERE

Here’s the line-up for the other films coming to ‘Reel Late at The Tivoli:

Aug. 9-10            HOT FUZZ  

Aug. 16-17          ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HIGH SCHOOL – New digital re-master – 40^th Anniversary

Aug. 23-24          NINJA SCROLL (1993) – subtitled                                

Aug. 30-31          LABYRINTH  

Sept. 6-7             HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH New 4K digital re-master