tong is very well known for his action movies. working closely with jackie chan, stanley directed some very popular movies in the 1990s. their first collaboration, "" (警察故事3：超级警察) (1992), broke box office records in many asian countries and received a nomination for best film at the golden horse awards. tong's other movies with jackie chan, such as "rumble in the bronx" (红番区) (1995) and "" (警察故事4：简单任务) (1996), also created significant box office records, the latter grossing hk$57,518,795, the highest box office return for a local film in hong kong until 2001. also, the release of "rumble in the bronx" in the united states helped jackie chan make a name for himself in hollywood.