Dragon Lord

In a sleepy provincial town in southern China, Dragon and his friend Cowboy pass their days chasing girls, competing in local sports and testing the patience of their elders. Their playful routine is interrupted when Dragon stumbles onto a gang of smugglers who are preparing to ship valuable national treasures abroad. The friends decide to intervene, and their efforts bring them up against the ruthless boss behind the operation.

Jackie Chan directed the film and shares screenplay credit with Edward Tang and Barry Wong. It is the third of the fourteen features he has directed, following The Young Master and preceding Project A. Chan leads the cast as Ho Wan-Lung, alongside Michael Chan Wai-Man, Sidney Yim, Mars, Feng Tien and Paul Chang Chung, with a credited cast of fifty-seven. The production was mounted by Orange Sky Golden Harvest and related companies, with Raymond Chow Man-Wai and Leonard Ho producing.

The film was released in Hong Kong in January 1982 and took about nine million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds a rating of 6.3 from roughly 4,300 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.5 from a much smaller base of 164. A critics' score of 5.3 from fifty-two reviews places it below both audience figures.