Armour of God (1986)
1986 film by Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang
- Released
- 16 August 1986
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Language
- Yue Chinese, Chinese
- Genre
- Martial arts film
- Director
- Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang
- Screenplay
- Edward Tang, Jackie Chan
- Producer
- Leonard Ho, Chua Lam
- Cinematography
- Arthur Wong, Peter Ngor, Bob Thompson, Yiu-Tsou Cheung
- Editing
- Peter Cheung
- Starring
- Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Rosamund Kwan, Lola Forner, Božidar Smiljanić, Ken Boyle, John Ladalski
- Running time
- 88 minutes
- Production company
- Orange Sky Golden Harvest
- Budget
- $15 million
- Set in
- Paris
Armour of God (Chinese: 龍兄虎弟; Jyutping: Lung4 hing1 fu2 dai6 lit. 'Big Brother Dragon, Little Brother Tiger') is a 1986 feature film starring Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Lola Forner, and Rosamund Kwan.. The film combines Chan's martial arts, comedy and stunts with an Indiana Jones-style adventure theme. It is deemed a cult classic. Chan came the closest he had ever been to death in this film during a relatively routine stunt; he leaped onto a tree from a ledge, but the branch he grabbed snapped, sending Chan plummeting and cracking his skull.
It was the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time, at an estimated US$16,300,000 (equivalent to $48,000,000 in 2025) at the box office in Asia and Europe. It was followed by the sequels Armour of God II: Operation Condor in 1991, and CZ12 in 2012. A fourth film, Armour of God IV: Ultimatum, is expected to be released in 2027.
More films directed by Jackie Chan
- The Fearless Hyena 1979
- The Young Master 1980
- Dragon Lord 1982
- Project A 1983
- The Protector 1985
- Police Story 1985
- Project A Part II 1987
- Police Story 2 1988
- Miracles 1989
- Armour of God II: Operation Condor 1991
- Crime Story 1993
- Thunderbolt 1995
- Who Am I? 1998
- Jackie Chan: My Stunts 1999
- CZ12 2012
More films directed by Eric Tsang
- Aces Go Places 2 1983
- Lucky Stars Go Places 1986
- Handsome Siblings 1992
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Facts from Wikidata Q1199513 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.