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The film Police Story (1985), starring Jackie Chan, has a complex rating history due to its origin as a Hong Kong film and its multiple international releases (often cut or dubbed). For the purposes of standard Western classifications (MPAA ratings like R, PG, G), the uncut version of Police Story is generally rated as R (Restricted) or, in some slightly edited or localized releases, a strong PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned). In the United Kingdom, the film has typically received a 15 rating from the BBFC. The elements contributing to this rating—pushing it far beyond a PG or PG-13 designation in its original form—are rooted almost entirely in its intense, pervasive action violence and sequences of extreme physical peril. Here are the specific elements contributing to the R/15 classification: ### 1. High-Impact Action Violence and Fighting While the fighting is largely choreographed martial arts, it is heavy on impact and highly kinetic, portraying realistic physical damage without relying on excessive blood. * Intense Brawl Sequences: The film contains prolonged, brutal fights where characters are knocked unconscious, thrown through fragile scenery, and beaten repeatedly. Examples include the lengthy office/kitchen fight and the climax in the shopping mall. * Weaponry Used as Blunt Force: Weapons are frequently improvised, including kitchen knives, crowbars, metal piping, chairs, and glass displays. The use of these items as striking weapons contributes significantly to the violence rating. * Destruction of Environment: The sheer amount of property damage, particularly during the initial shantytown car chase and the final mall sequence, involves massive explosions and dangerous collisions, raising the stakes of the peril. ### 2. Sequences of Extreme Physical Peril and Injury The rating is heavily influenced by the nature of Jackie Chan’s famous stunt work, which often depicts injuries and near-fatal risks that are intensely visceral and unsettling. * Implied Severe Injury: Although minimal blood is shown, the nature of the stunts clearly implies severe, potentially fatal injury. Characters sustain massive falls and crashes. * The Bus Sequence: The opening chase involves Chan hanging off and being dragged by a double-decker bus, culminating in cars flipping and a shantytown being completely demolished. * The Final Mall Stunt: The film’s climax sees Chan sliding down a pole covered in electrical lights (which shatter into glass) from several stories up. He lands through a glass display case. The stunt is raw, dangerous, and clearly shows the high risk of serious bodily harm, contributing to a restricted rating for "peril and intense action." ### 3. Limited Use of Firearms Although not a major focus, firearms are used, particularly during the shantytown opening sequence and the moments of police procedural work. The presence of guns and implied shootings contributes to the overall atmosphere of danger and violence. ### 4. Language and Thematic Elements While secondary to the action, there is occasional strong language in the English dub and subtitles, and the underlying themes revolve around drug trafficking, criminal conspiracy, and attempted murder, grounding the film in serious, mature dramatic content.
The AI fundamentally misidentifies the primary US rating, which was the core of the user's question.
Jackie Chan's other 1985 film, 'The Protector,' was rated R and featured nudity and profanity, which may be the source of the AI's confusion.
The film is famously nicknamed 'Glass Story' by the crew due to the massive amount of sugar glass used in the mall climax, a key element of the 'violence' rating.
In the United States, Police Story (1985) is officially rated PG-13 (specifically the 1999 New Line Cinema release and subsequent versions). In the United Kingdom, it is rated 15 by the BBFC. The primary elements contributing to these ratings are intense martial arts violence and extreme physical peril. Key sequences include the opening shantytown car chase (where cars plow through buildings), the bus chase (where Jackie Chan hangs off a bus with an umbrella), and the legendary shopping mall climax involving extensive glass-shattering and a dangerous pole-slide stunt. While the film features high-impact combat and property destruction, it contains very little blood, minimal profanity, and no nudity, which allowed it to secure a PG-13 rating in the US rather than an R.