Dragons Forever (1988)
Spectacular action all the way as Jackie Chan busts a high-tech drug ring.
Genre : Action, Comedy, Romance
Runtime : 1H 34M
Director : Sammo Hung
Writer : Sze-To Cheuk-Hon
Synopsis
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