Blu-ray Release: In the Line of Duty I-IV – Deluxe Collectors Edition

Blu-ray Release Date: May 16, 2023
Price: Blu-ray  $54.99
Studio: 88 Films/MVD

With the In the Line of Duty I-IV – Deluxe Collectors Edition, 88 Films presents four classic police stories from the Golden Age of Hong Kong action broke new ground showing women kicking butt as hard as any man! Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock Cynthia Kahn star as the toughest cops on the streets, using fists, feet and guns to take down triads, thieves and international criminals.

Easily comparable to any American action movies from the same era, the In the Line of Duty series are enduring proof of the talents (and recklessness!) of Hong Kong filmmakers.

Let’s check out the breakdown on this quartet of titles, all presented with HD restorations.

Michelle Yeoh in Royal Warriors (1986)

ROYAL WARRIORS (1986)

Returning from her holiday in Japan, Inspector Yip (Michelle Yeoh, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Rign of Assassins) foils a daring mid-air rescue of a gangster being returned to Hong Kong for trial. But Inspector Yip needs to watch her back: that gangster has friends.

ROYAL WARRIORS – SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 2.0 Cantonese Mono Theatrical Mix
• 2.0 Cantonese Alternate Mix
• 2.0 Classic English Dub
• 5.1 New English Dub
• Newly translated English subtitles
• Audio Commentary by Hong Kong Film Expert Frank Djeng
• Missing Aeroplane Inserts
• Cantonese Trailer
• English Trailer
• English In the Line of Duty Titles

YES, MADAM! (1985)

Chicks with kicks! When gangsters murder her friend, Inspector Ng (Michelle Yeoh, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) is drawn into a deadly search for the men who did it. Just as well she’s got backup from British supercop Carrie Morris (the legendary Cynthia Rothrock, No Retreat, No Surrender 2, China O’Brien).

YES, MADAM! – SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Hong Kong Cut featuring: Cantonese Original Theatrical Mix Mono & Cantonese (Home Video Mix) Mono Original Effects
• 5.1 New English Dub
• Export Version with classic English Dub
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng (HK Version)
• Interview with Cynthia Rothrock
• Select Scene Commentary with Cynthia Rothrock and Frank Djeng
• Interview with Men Hoi
• Archive Interview with Michelle Yeoh
• Archive Battling Babes Featurette
• Hong Kong Trailer

IN THE LINE OF DUTY III (1988)

Cynthia Khan in In the Line of Duty III (1988)

How do you top the first two In The Line of Duty films? Easy… bigger explosions, wilder fights and even crazier stunts! This time, two Japanese thieves have fled to Hong Kong with a tough J-cop (Cynthia Khan, Blade of Fury) hot on their heels. It’s up to Hong Kong’s finest to stop the villains before too much damage is done!

IN THE LINE OF DUTY III – SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 2.0 Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles
• 2.0 English Mono
• Audio Commentary by Frank Djeng and Michael Worth
• Interview with John Sham by Frederic Ambroisine
• Hong Kong Trailer
• English Trailers
• English Credits

IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV (1989)

The fourth (and for some fans… the best) of the In the Line of Duty series, sees the return of Cynthia Kahn (The Avenging Quartet) as Inspector Yeung. This time, she’s on the trail of some ruthless international drug dealers, ably assisted by Donnie Yen (Blade of Kings) and Michael Wong (Royal Warriors, Tiger Cage III).

IN THE LINE OF DUTY IV – SPECIAL FEATURES:

• Hong Kong cut, featuring: 2.0 Cantonese Mono with English Subtitles + 2.0 English Mono
• Export Version of the film featuring the Classic English Dub
• Audio Commentary with Frank Djeng and F.J. DeSanto (HK Cut)
• Archive Interview with Donnie Yen
• Hong Kong Trailer

·  English Trailer