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35: Yes, Madam! (1985) and Police Story 3: Supercop (1992)
We've got a whole month of Michelle Yeoh classics lined up for you, and we're kicking things off with the Watchcast's very first double feature! We've got two of her most exciting Hong Kong action films lined up in 1985's girls-with-guns progenitor Yes, Madam! and her thrilling team-up with Jackie Chan in Police Story 3: Supercop!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:15) - Intro.
(00:09:26) - A little history of how Michelle Yeoh found her way into action cinema.
(00:12:17) - A brief recap of the ridiculous lineage of In the Line of Duty movies.
(00:13:54) - Cynthia Rothrock's origin story, and Yeoh's stuntwork.
(00:18:18) - The rest of Yes, Madam's all-star cast.
(00:20:29) - Launching into the film and its buckwild opening scene.
(00:24:52) - The three thievin' brothers.
(00:28:34) - Kickin' a dude's ass all over Kai Tak Airport.
(00:33:25) - Talking about this era of HK cinema's preference for dubbing everything.
(00:35:48) - A celebration of James Tien's evil laugh, and the trio of bad guys.
(00:39:09) - Cynthia has no concept of police brutality, and our love for Tsui Hark's crazy apartment stunts.
(00:43:22) - Aspirin's big play, and Strepsil coming to the rescue. Sort of.
(00:48:28) - And here come the Madams!
(00:57:59) - And we're done here. Bad guys win. Evil laugh. Gunshot. Credits.
(01:02:35) - Break!
(01:03:15) - We're back, and we need a Supercop.
(01:04:50) - Talking abnout our histories with Jackie Chan movies.
(01:09:58) - Why do we need a Supercop? Drug stuff!
(01:11:48) - Talkin' Maggie Cheung and a little of the production history.
(01:16:40) - Jackie's first fight against the mainland soldier.
(01:22:03) - The prison break sequence, and Supercop's "hometown."
(01:33:57) - The Tetris-playing villain.
(01:38:29) - The Predator-ass jungle base sequence.
(01:44:08) - Welcome to Kuala Lumpur.
(01:48:46) - The ludicrous procession of stunts at the end here.
(01:57:11) - The always welcome blooper reel.
(02:00:11) - Final thoughts.
(02:06:37) - The Rothrock Mystery.
(02:08:05) - Outro.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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We've got a whole month of Michelle Yeoh classics lined up for you, and we're kicking things off with the Watchcast's very first double feature! We've got two of her most exciting Hong Kong action films lined up in 1985's girls-with-guns progenitor Yes, Madam! and her thrilling team-up with Jackie Chan in Police Story 3: Supercop!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:15) - Intro.
(00:09:26) - A little history of how Michelle Yeoh found her way into action cinema.
(00:12:17) - A brief recap of the ridiculous lineage of In the Line of Duty movies.
(00:13:54) - Cynthia Rothrock's origin story, and Yeoh's stuntwork.
(00:18:18) - The rest of Yes, Madam's all-star cast.
(00:20:29) - Launching into the film and its buckwild opening scene.
(00:24:52) - The three thievin' brothers.
(00:28:34) - Kickin' a dude's ass all over Kai Tak Airport.
(00:33:25) - Talking about this era of HK cinema's preference for dubbing everything.
(00:35:48) - A celebration of James Tien's evil laugh, and the trio of bad guys.
(00:39:09) - Cynthia has no concept of police brutality, and our love for Tsui Hark's crazy apartment stunts.
(00:43:22) - Aspirin's big play, and Strepsil coming to the rescue. Sort of.
(00:48:28) - And here come the Madams!
(00:57:59) - And we're done here. Bad guys win. Evil laugh. Gunshot. Credits.
(01:02:35) - Break!
(01:03:15) - We're back, and we need a Supercop.
(01:04:50) - Talking abnout our histories with Jackie Chan movies.
(01:09:58) - Why do we need a Supercop? Drug stuff!
(01:11:48) - Talkin' Maggie Cheung and a little of the production history.
(01:16:40) - Jackie's first fight against the mainland soldier.
(01:22:03) - The prison break sequence, and Supercop's "hometown."
(01:33:57) - The Tetris-playing villain.
(01:38:29) - The Predator-ass jungle base sequence.
(01:44:08) - Welcome to Kuala Lumpur.
(01:48:46) - The ludicrous procession of stunts at the end here.
(01:57:11) - The always welcome blooper reel.
(02:00:11) - Final thoughts.
(02:06:37) - The Rothrock Mystery.
(02:08:05) - Outro.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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