Exciting martial arts talents that have revolutionized the way we think about the world of cinematic fighting. Who are they and why are they so famous?
- Master of Kung Fu comedy.
There is not a person who does not recognize Jackie Chan as an outstanding, living legend. I can’t even believe that young Jackie Chan began his first steps in cinema as a stuntman in the films of the great Bruce Lee. It is not at all strange that the first impression of critics about the young Chinese actor-martial artist was biased - they saw him only as a follower, a possible copy of Bruce Lee, whose level no one can reach. And Jackie Chan understood this and, moreover, accepted it - who better than him understood that there would never be a next Bruce Lee. Therefore, Jackie chose his own path, his own path and decided to give the world his original, real self! The natural charm and childish humor of the Kung Fu master played a significant role - just remember the masterpiece “Drunken Master”, released in 1978. Jackie Chan did not play an invincible handsome man, he broadcast his real, cheerful and cocky self onto the screen - the average viewer sincerely wanted to worry and root for such a hero. It was Jackie who established the rule and showed a different hero - not stately, not cool and not invincible in Hollywood. Jackie Chan still demonstrates that great martial arts masters do not have to be stereotyped, uniform, and look like they came off the covers of a magazine.
- The legendary wushu master for losers.
He's not handsome at all classic designs world actors: he does not have outstanding height, his skin, even saturated with makeup, does not look perfect, and his signature facial expression resembles the grimace of a mischievous child. The aura of celebrity, a certain feeling with which he fills his viewer, gives him, of course, his outstanding skills! It’s hard to imagine, but still in childhood, little Jet Li demonstrated his remarkable talent, confirmed by an impressive number of gold medals - and this in a country where almost every child is familiar with Wushu! The secret of success is speed - Jet Li is incredibly fast, and evidence of this is captured in every film he participates in. Sometimes it’s even hard to believe that the speed is conveyed in real time and conditions, and not the result of editing.
In addition to his talent in the field of wushu, the talent of Jet, the Actor, is also recognized. Jet Li is one of the favorites of Hollywood directors, which is why the Chinese actor’s filmography includes so many American-made films.
You readily believe Jet Li when he, in fact, little man, fights and defeats those who significantly surpass him in strength and capabilities.
6 and 5. Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi. Masters of Cat Fighting - Kung Fu
Female characters were not allowed to enter the cinematic world of martial arts until 2000. Only Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi were able to fundamentally change the opinion about female kung fu masters and gain the respect of their male colleagues - all thanks are addressed to them!
Women willingly mixed high quality martial arts with dance art, and in the frame it looked truly magnificent and deadly. There was no doubt that any of these women would outshine any famous wrestler, and would do it so beautifully and gracefully that men could only envy. These actresses created beautiful, bright and courageous, killer images.
- Gordon Liu. Master of Remade Shaolin
Gordon Liu, one of the whales that rules the world of martial arts films. The films with the participation of Master Gordon were not as popular and high-quality as the films of his heirs, but it was he who laid the foundation and created the road for films and heroes that glorified the skills of kung fu and wushu.
His calling card is the role of San Te in “The 36 Steps of Shaolin” and a series of sequels to the film.
Interestingly, it was these poorly recorded and terribly edited films that inspired the notorious Quentin Tarantino to “Kill Bill.” It’s even more curious that Gordon Liu also found roles in these films, and not the last ones.
Liu's fame reached India; the actor took part in Bollywood films. So, he is justifiably a world-class star.
- Kung Fu Master – mix
Stephen Chow is close to everyone who has at least once heard or seen Shaolin football or an incomprehensible violent action involving kung fu techniques! Zhou is an explosive mixture of a top comedian, a martial artist and a cartoon character. All his films have a clear focus on Chinese culture, filled with Chinese humor, but funny and understandable to any viewer, regardless of nationality. Chow pioneered the use of massive amounts of digital animation to make his films look truly stunning, inspiring and absolutely breathtaking.
His motto: “Special effects should not look real, they should look funny and surreal, like comic books.”: Chow does not step on his foot to a good person, and the poor guy’s finger turns into a pancake! He throws a whole swarm of enemies into the air, and they explode into the sky like festive confetti. A killer mixture and a really popular idea!
- . Master of Cool Kung Fu
Donnie Yen is an actor you definitely saw, but definitely didn’t remember. And it’s not about the talent of the game and skill, but about the company - he always played minor roles with famous actors in the foreground. Yen has starred in films such as “Hero” with Jet Li, “Once Upon a Time in China II”, and “Shanghai Knights” with Jackie Chan - it is difficult to remain in the mind and sight next to Jet and Jackie. This is probably why Donnie Yen is still little known in Hollywood and has not taken part in such a decent number American projects like his compatriots.
Ian has his own original fighting style: he fights calmly in a room with enemies, frankly bored and willingly exposing himself to a possible retaliatory strike. Having given himself a chance to be caught, Ian unleashes his killing blows. Unlike other actors in this genre, Ian takes the lead because there is a huge chance that this actor's prospects are very bright and successful, and will definitely take him across the Pacific Ocean.
- Number One Master of Kung Fu Movies
Bruce Lee is a personality, a truly legendary and unforgettable character. If martial artists had their own personal god, Bruce Lee would be the one to play this role.
It was he who paved the way for Asia to America, it was he who radically changed the attitude of Americans towards Asians in general!
He became the first non-white key action star. African American, Latin American and Asian actors owe their appearance in films to Bruce Lee.
Bruce also became the first action actor to abandon special effects and stuntmen - he was for naturalness and truthfulness in the frame, so every day he worked on his body and skills in order to be able to impress his audience again and again.
Bruce Lee was a genius not only in existing battles, but also became the founder of his own movement - Jeet Kune. All Bruce Lee's films are recognized and belong to the classics of the genre and do not lose their popularity to this day.
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He runs along the walls, fights with everything he can get his hands on, makes hilarious faces while destroying villains, all this is Jackie Chan, or as his parents named Chan Kong-Sang at birth.
Jackie Chan, or rather Chan Kong-Sang, was born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong. His name just means "born in Hong Kong." The birth was difficult and Jackie's mother had to C-section. Money was rare in the family. In order to pay for this operation, Jackie's father and mother offered him himself, asking only $26 for him. Fortunately, the English doctors refused, and Chan’s father’s friends talked him out of it in time. Otherwise, who knows how fate would have turned out future star east. Because he was a heavy baby (about 5.4 kg at birth; Chan claims to have spent 12 months in the womb), his mother gave him the nickname Pao Pao ("cannonball").
In 1960, Jackie's parents found work in Australia and moved to a distant mainland. A year later, in 1961, 7-year-old Jackie was sent to Hong Kong, where he entered the Peking Opera School, the Famous Chinese Opera, within the walls of which he spent 10 years learning singing, dancing, acrobatics, pantomime, drama and martial arts. Only his mother visited him occasionally. At the opera school (where he studied with Sammo Hong and Yuen Biao), Chan was called Yuen Lo after his teacher Yu Jim-Yen.
Studying at the Opera was reminiscent of studying in the famous Shaolin monasteries: 7-10 year old children had to train 18 hours a day every day - from early morning until midnight, they had to endure constant hunger and silently endure punishment for the slightest offenses. Even the contract that the students’ parents concluded with the Opera contained a provision that the School’s management did not bear any responsibility for the injuries or even deaths of their students.
In 1971, when he was already 17 years old, having mastered several styles of kung fu, Jackie completed his studies at the Peking Opera School. After completing his training, he returned to Australia where he began his working career as a dishwasher and bricklayer. But such a life was not for him and soon Jackie returned to Hong Kong.
The training was not in vain; Chan easily found a job in a group of stuntmen and began acting in small films. He soon gained fame in the world of stuntmen, making the highest fall in the history of Asian cinema and began to be invited not only as an understudy, but also as a performer of supporting roles.
Although his film debut took place when Jackie was only 7 years old, he starred in a cameo role in the black and white film "Big and Little Wong Tin Bar". The actor received his first more or less serious role only in 1975 in the film The Little Tiger of Guangdong, as well as in one of the first films of the legendary John Woo - Hand of Death. After the unexpected death of Bruce Lee, many began to call Jackie Chan his successor, and director Lo Wei even gave Jackie the name Sing Lung, which translated means “become a dragon” (Dragon, as Bruce Lee was known).
At one time there was news in the tabloid press that Jackie Chan was starring in a film for adults, in fact, in 1975 he actually starred in the comedy All in the Family. Perhaps there is only one scene in this entire film about which he later said: "It's a very stupid movie and I'm happy that most people haven't seen it. Sammo and I play the role of rickshaw drivers who try to seduce a mother and her daughter. I did a sex scene and if you watch the movie, you'll understand why I I don't do scenes like this anymore...
...I should have been doing something 31 years ago and I don't think it's that big of a deal. Even Marlon Brando appears naked in his films. Porn films at that time were more conservative than today."
Jackie starred in six Lo Wei films, but none of them were successful, proving the inconsistency of the idea of turning Jackie into Bruce Lee. As a result, Chan decided to move away from the initially chosen image and came up with another hero - simple guy, who finds himself in the center of events completely by accident, fighting the bad guys somewhat clumsily, with constant jokes and funny stunts, which Jackie always decided to perform himself.
This formula turned out to be so successful that Chan's first action comedies, The Drunken Master, and The Fearless Hyena, and many others, became real hits and Chan soon became the highest paid actor in Hong Kong. In addition, he began to write scripts himself, direct his films and even write music for them - in a word, he turned into a real film conveyor belt.
Then, rather primitive films about kung fu were replaced by adventure films and detective stories, in which kung fu had to make room somewhat, giving way to unique stunts: “Big Brawl”, “Operation “A””, “Snack on Wheels”, “Dragon” forever”, “Armor of God”, “Police Story”, “Patron”, etc. The fact that Chan’s films are popular in Europe and the USA was confirmed by the second largest kickboxer in the world, Benny Urquidez, who starred with Jackie in the films “Diner.” on wheels”, “Dragons Forever”. Urquidez, who has amassed a decent fortune over the years of his sports career, and now trains movie stars - Patrick Swayze and others - does not really need money, so his participation in these films shows their level and his attitude towards them. Chan. And every time, after a long and stubborn fight, Jackie knocks out Benny, who in a real fight or sports match would defeat him. To Chan’s credit, it should be noted that the famous kickboxer Bill Wallace, nicknamed “Patron,” also starred with him (in the film “Patron”). Superfoot.” He, too, obediently fell on the screen after Jackie’s blows, although in life, like Urquidez, he had never lost a single fight.
After the film “The Young Master”, he decided that it was time to conquer Hollywood. As you might expect, not everything was smooth along the way. America was, to put it mildly, indifferent to the star and idol of Asian youth. On the set of “The Big Brawl,” they assigned him a man who told him how Jackie should fight. And during one TV show, where they interviewed all the participants in the filming, the reporters refused to interview Jackie, citing his poor English and obvious uninterestingness. He was only allowed to show a couple of techniques, and then he was gently but persistently removed from the frame. America was clearly not ready for Jackie Chan to appear on the screens.
Not having enough of a slurp, Chan had to return to Hong Kong and again take up his own projects, occasionally throwing “test balloons” to the States, like James Glickenhaus’s “The Defender.” In 1983, one of his first successful directorial works, “Project A,” was released, where his friends Samo Hung and Yen Biao starred. By the way, this magnificent trinity is called the “Three Brothers”: Samo is the eldest, Jackie is the middle one, and the youngest and youngest of them is Yen Biao. In addition to “Project A-1,” this trio brilliantly performed three main roles in the hits “Dragons Forever” and “Pizza on Wheels.”
Success came to Chan thanks to purely Hong Kong productions - “Police Story”, “Armor of God-1, 2”, “Dragon Twins”, etc. They also prepared the ground for the “chanomania” that soon afterwards swept the United States.
Soon, using his achievements that were not included in “The Protector,” Jackie released “Police Story,” where he was the director and the leading actor. This film was presented at the New York Film Festival and became the best picture at the Hong Kong Festival. A year later, a new hit by the magnificent Jackie, “Armor of God,” appeared on Hong Kong screens. During filming, Chan almost died while performing a relatively simple stunt. Jumping from the castle wall onto the branches of a tree, Jackie fell from a 12-meter height and hit his head hard on a stone, so much so that blood gushed from his ears. As a reminder of this incident, Chan was left with a hole in his skull.
In 1988, a sequel to the successful “Police Story” was released, and a year later, Hollywood invited Jackie to play alongside Michael Douglas in the film “Black Rain.” However, Chan refused: he was offered the role of a villain, and Jackie did not want to spoil his image positive hero and an example for children, killing innocent people in batches.
In 1992-1993, two completely different films were released: “City Hunter”, based on the popular comic book series, where there is a magnificent fight scene parodying computer battles and the dramatic action movie “Crime Story”, where Jackie plays the very serious role of a police inspector .
In 1994, MTV awarded Chan an award for his lifetime contribution to cinema, and the actor decided to take up the conquest of America again. Painting "Rumble in the Bronx" / Rumble in the Bronx /, collaboration companies New Line Cinema and Golden Harvest, collected about $10 million in its first weekend, ending up at number one on the national charts. Jackie received offers one after another - in 1996, the Miramax studio released two films with his participation - “Crime Story” / Crime Story / and “Drunken Master 2” / Drunken Master II/, filmed even before “Showdown”, which became the first stages of his success in the USA.
It is unlikely that anyone in the world can compete with him in the ability to perform exciting stunts without any insurance. True, leadership in this area costs him quite a lot. So, during the filming of “Operation “A””, according to the script, Chan was supposed to fall from a 15-meter bell tower, and after the first two takes did not satisfy him, the third attempt ended in a fall on the concrete pavement, and he managed to survive only thanks to a complex operation On the set of “Armor of God,” he jumped from a great height onto the crown of a tree, but the branches could not bear his weight and he was taken straight from the set to the hospital. He received another severe traumatic brain injury during filming in Yugoslavia and again survived only thanks to art. doctors.
Injuries that Jackie received on the set of films
1976 - Hand of Death - While working as a stuntman, he hit his head hard and lost consciousness.
1978 - The Snake in the Eagle's Shadow - Hwang Jang Lee accidentally knocked out one of Jackie's teeth. While filming a fight scene, Jackie's hand was accidentally hit by a sharp sword that was supposed to have a dull blade. Blood poured out and Jackie screamed in pain. The director, thinking that this was how it should be, continued filming. In the film we see real blood.
1978 - Shaolin Arts: Snake and Crane - Deep cuts on the hand.
1978 - Magical Bodyguards - Broken femur.
1978 - Drunken Master - Having fallen from a table, he damaged his eyebrow and the edge of his eye, almost losing it (the consequence of this was plastic surgery on the eyes).
1979 - Dragon Fist - Nose damaged.
1980 - Young Master - Broken nose, almost suffocated when his throat was damaged.
1982 - Lord Dragon - During a fall from a stunt pyramid, he suffered a serious injury to the back of his skull. Broken chin, broken lower jaw.
1983 - Project A - As a result of a fall from a clock tower, he suffered a spinal injury, a sprained neck, and injured his throat. My nose and fingers were broken again.
1985 - Defender - Broken bones in the fingers and forearm of the left hand.
1985 - Police Story - While sliding from a pole hung with garlands, he injured his pelvis, 6th and 8th thoracic vertebrae (this almost paralyzed him) and tore the skin on his palms. He was also injured when jumping from the second floor. Dodging a chair flying at him, he cut the back of his head.
1986 - Armor of God - When jumping from the castle wall onto a tree, I could not resist and fell on a stone, breaking through my skull. Trauma to the base of the skull, cerebral hemorrhage. As a result, the right ear hears worse than the left. This is the most serious injury that almost cost Jackie Chan his life.
1987 - Dragons Forever - Injured ankle.
1988 - Police Story 2 - While jumping out the window from a moving bus, he received cuts to his face and head. Burned his face while escaping from a burning factory.
1989 - Miracles - While performing a somersault on the sidecar of a rickshaw, he received a deep cut to his left eye.
1991 - Armor of God 2 - When falling from a height, he caught his foot on an iron chain, resulting in a sprain and dislocation of the hip joint. After falling to the ground from this chain, he injured his sternum and broke several ribs.
1992 - Twins Dragons - Head injury, shrapnel in the butt.
1992 - Police Story 3 - Displacement of the cheekbones. He did not have time to avoid a helicopter flying at him, as a result of which he injured his shoulder and back.
1992 - City Hunter - In a fall while skateboarding, he injured his knee joint and instep, and also suffered a sprain in his right shoulder joint.
1993 - Crime Story - While jumping between two cars, Jackie was pinched and broke both legs.
1994 - Drunken Master 2 - While filming the final battle, backing away on burning coals, he burned his hands.
1995 - Lightning Strike - Broken femur.
1995 - Showdown in the Bronx - When jumping from a bridge onto a hovercraft, he damaged the bones of the hip, lower leg, and ankle joint, broke his left ankle, and received an open fracture of his toes. Finishing the shoot, Jackie put a sock painted to resemble a sneaker over the cast.
1996 - First Impact - The front part of the jaw is broken, the oral cavity and nose are damaged.
1997 - Mr. Cool - Injured neck, broken nose for the third time while jumping from a bridge.
1998 - Who am I? — The ankle and ribs on the left side of the body were damaged.
1998 - Rush Hour - Driving down the red road, I fried my butt.
2000 - Shanghai Noon - Taking a whole bar of soap into my mouth to blow bubbles, I lost my voice for a while. When falling from the bell tower, he knocked off his butt.
2001 - Accidental Spy - Bump on the head and bruise of the chest, cut while jumping from an escalator index finger right hand. The cartilage of the coccyx was damaged, which led to temporary paralysis of the lower body.
2001 - Rush Hour 2 - In the scene where Jackie climbs the bamboo scaffolding, he slips and injures his leg. The poles were wet due to the recent rain.
2002 - Tuxedo - In the scene where Jackie slides down the chute, he injured his hamstring joint.
2003 - The Twin Effect 2003 - Injured his leg while filming a stunt where Jackie hangs from a moving car.
2003 - Medallion - Cut his face with a metal cable during filming final scenes. Burnt his hands while jumping through a flaming curtain.
2003 - Shanghai Knights - Back injured.
2004 - New police story - His hand was injured while filming his descent from the wall of a building in handcuffs. Severely burned my hands while performing a stunt on a burning rope.
2004 - Around the world in 80 days - Damage to the eye, face and leg.
2005 - Myth - While filming a fight scene with horses, he injured his back, fell from a horse and injured his leg, while filming another fight scene he pierced his palm with a bayonet.
— Rob-B-Hood — I injured my nose while climbing the wall of a building. As a result of one of the stuntmen wearing the wrong shoes and hitting Chan in the chest too hard, he suffered damage to the cartilage of his chest.
Outwardly, Jackie does not look like a superman, and in his films, in fights, he prefers jumping, somersaults, tackles and various feints to the harsh and merciless chopping a la Bruce Lee, which is much more traumatic and risky than demonstrating a tough fight. And Chan has more than enough dislocations, ruptures and fractures. As a result, within a few recent years in the morning he gets out of bed only with the help of a specially designed frame and is not able to straighten up after washing. And only a set of very painful exercises returns him to normal life.
“If you need some spectacular shot, some special effect, I don’t care how much money, time and effort it takes,” Chan admitted to Asiaweek magazine. “I go to any lengths, I can break an arm or a leg, but that doesn't bother me much. At such moments I become obsessed, although at times I tremble with fear, because I am not Superman. My fans are the ones who give me the strength to accomplish the seemingly impossible. If not for them, I would have considered anyone crazy who suggested that I dive headfirst into a narrow well 20 meters deep or jump from the roof of a multi-story building...
The actor began 1997 with the release of the film First Strike, where he played a Hong Kong police officer recruited by the CIA and Russian intelligence service to search for a stolen nuclear warhead. Then "Mr. Cool" was released. Nice Guy/.
However, much more popular among both fans and critics was the action movie Rush Hour, where Chan was paired with American comedian Chris Tucker, who played an American policeman forced to investigate a case together with an unlucky colleague from China.
The second Rush Hour, released in 2001, was no less successful from a commercial point of view - it stayed in the top ten of the chart for more than 10 weeks, grossing more than $200 million.
Jackie Chan, probably in memory of his half-starved childhood, pays great attention to charity. At first, he simply donated all the gifts sent to him to boarding schools and orphanages, and then created the Jackie Chan Foundation, one of the largest charitable organizations region. At the same time, he adopted 10 orphans and took custody of 50 Chinese children living abroad. He also supports several university fellows, saved the lives of several children with cancer by paying for their treatment, and funds the Jack Chan Hospital. And, of course, he makes generous contributions to the fund of kung fu schools. As for his film career, he no longer only acts as an actor, but also as a screenwriter, producer and even director - given all his injuries, the 39-year-old actor is unlikely to Will it be possible to continue filming for a long time? Several years ago, he became a co-owner of the Golden Harvest company - the famous Raymond Chow, who discovered Bruce Lee and Jackie and for a long time was the sole owner of the studio, himself offered Chan a high post, realizing that it was he who had provided the company with profit for many years. Jackie, upon taking office, first of all stated that kung fu films would continue to remain the main production of Golden Harvest, so fans of his talent should not worry too much.
- I became the guy who right time ended up in in the right place“, Jackie said in an interview with Asiaweek. “And therefore I consider myself the luckiest person in the world. Ancient Chinese proverb says: “After death, only a name remains from a person.” Of course, I’m not going to die yet, but I’ve already thought of what will be inscribed on my grave: “Jackie Chan. The man who gave his life to kung fu...
The only negative point in Chan's entire acting career is the complete lack of personal life. Popularity did Jackie a disservice - as soon as the actor admitted in one of his interviews that he had a certain lady love, one of his fans in Japan threw herself under a train; and in the middle of his office in Hong Kong a mysterious stranger appeared, who, informing everyone present that she was pregnant with Chan’s child, drank a fast-acting poison. After these incidents, Jackie could not come to his senses for a long time: “Now I feel responsible for the lives of my fans.” I can't afford to announce on TV that I have a girlfriend, or that I'm going to get married, or that I have a child. I am forced to hide my personal life from others. I'd rather offend one woman than let several die.
But Jackie still has a wife. On December 1, 1982, Chan married Taiwanese actress Lin Feng Chiao (Lam Fung Gyu in dialect). They have a son, Chan Cho-Ming (Jaycee Chan), born December 3, 1982. Chan also has a daughter, Etta Ou Chok Lam (born November 19, 1999), from an extramarital affair with actress Elaine Ou Yi-Lei. However, his work takes up too much of his time and energy, and he rarely sees them. Alas, this is the price of success...
There is a widespread belief that throughout its entire life acting career, Jackie Chan did not play negative roles. But nevertheless, there are at least 3 such films. This:
A cameo role in the film Enter the Dragon with Bruce Lee
Minor negative role of the leader of a gang of thugs in the film “Rumble in Hong Kong” (Rumble in Hong Kong)
The role of the main negative character Wa Woo Bin (Tiger) in the film “Killer Meteors”
In the future, Jackie Chan did not play negative roles, despite very tempting offers from Western studios.
Filmography
2004 AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
2004 NEW POLICE STORY
2003 The Gemini Effect
2003 Medallion
2003 Shanghai Knights
2002 Shanghai Knights
2002 TUXEDO
2001 RUSH HOUR 2
2001 THE ACCIDENTAL SPY / The Reluctant Spy
2000 SHANGHAI AFTERNOON
2000 Jackie Chan Adventures, cartoon (Jackie Chan interview at the end of each episode)
1999 Jackie Chan: My Tricks (doc. film, actor)
1999 New Generation Cops (producer, cameo)
1999 King of Comedy (cameo)
1999 GREAT
1998 Jackie Chan: My Life (doc. film, producer, actor)
1998 RUSH HOUR 1
1997 WHO AM I?
1997 Burn Hollywood Burn: A Film by Alan Smithee
1997 MISTER COOL
1996 FIRST STRIKE
1995 ROW IN THE BRONX
1995 LIGHTNING STRIKE
1994 DRUNKEN MASTER 2
1994 Cinema of Revenge (doc. film - compilation)
1994 The Best Fighters: Men (doc. film - compilation)
1993 CRIMINAL STORY
1993 Project "C" (cameo)
1993 CITY HUNTER
1992 Child from Tibet (cameo)
1992 Martin: Episode Scrooge (TV Movie)
1992 Invincible fighter (actor)
1992 Police Story 3: Super Cop
1992 GEMINI DRAGONS
1990 ARMOR OF GOD 2: OPERATION CONDOR
1990 ISLAND OF FIRE
1990 Best in the Art of Wrestling (doc. film - compilation)
1989 MIRACLES: THE GODFATHER OF CANTON
1988 POLICE STORY 2
1987 The Incredibly Strange Movie: Jackie Chan (TV movie)
1987 PROJECT A 2
1987 DRAGONS FOREVER
1986 Naughty Boys (producer, fight scenes, cameo)
1986 ARMOR OF GOD
1985 Police Story
1985 DEFENDER
1985 Ninja Wars (cameo)
1985 HEART OF THE DRAGON
1985 MY LUCKY STARS 2
1985 MY LUCKY STARS
1984 CANNONBALL RACE 2
1984 SNEAKER ON WHEELS
1984 POM POM
1984 TWO IN THE BLACK BELT
1983 WINNERS AND SINNERS
1983 FANTASTIC SQUAD
1983 PROJECT A
1983 FEARLESS HYENA 2
1982 LORD DRAGON
1982 Amazing Fists
1981 Cannonball Race (cameo)
1981 Drunken Fist Style (cameo)
1980 YOUNG MASTER
1980 FIGHT AT BATTLE CREEK
1979 FIST OF THE DRAGON
1979 FEARLESS HYENA
1978 ASTRAL KUN FU
1978 GREAT BODYGUARDS
1978 DRUNKEN MASTER
1978 SNAKE IN THE SHADOW OF AN EAGLE
1978 MARTIAL ARTS OF THE SNAKE AND CRANE OF SHAOLIN
1978 A Little Kung Fu
1977 KILL WITH INTRIGUING
1976 Himalayan (cameo)
1976 KILLER METEORS
1976 WOODEN FIGHTERS OF SHAOLIN
1976 NEW FIST OF FURY
1975 ALL IN THE FAMILY
1975 Endless Surprises (actor)
1975 THE HAND OF DEATH
1975 DEATH FIST
1974 SHOW IN HONG KONG
1974 GOLDEN LOTUS
1974 Superman vs. the East
1973 HEROINE
1973 Chinese Hercules (cameo)
1973 Fist of the Eagle
1973 Nobody, but a brave man (cameo)
1973 ENTER THE DRAGON
1972 Hapkido (cameo, stuntman)
1972 Fist of Fury (cameo, stuntman)
1971 Fist of the Unicorn (cameo, stuntman)
1971 Master with Broken Fingers
1969 A Touch of Zen
1966 Come have a drink with me (cameo)
1964 The Story of Chinh Hsien Lian (actor)
1963 Love for Eterna
1962 Big and Little Bar Von Tinh
Interview given by Jack Chan to an Izvestia correspondent in 2004.
Jackie Chan arrived in Cannes for just one day - to participate in the campaign to promote his new film "Around the World in 80 Days" (according to famous novel Jules Verne). Jackie Chan plays Passepartout. Izvestia columnist Yuri GLADILSHCHIKOV met with the most popular actor of Asian cinema (a title firmly assigned to Jackie CHAN).
- Why did you come to the festival for just a day?
- Because tomorrow morning I already have to be on set in Berlin.
- Did Jules Verne’s heroes also travel through Germany?
- No, we are filming in Berlin at the Babelsberg studio... so, we must remember: Paris, London, San Francisco and Turkey. And more scenes in the Orient Express. Before that, we filmed India and China in Thailand. But don't worry: when you watch the film, there will be no doubt in your mind that the film crew actually traveled all over the world.
-Are you happy with how the filming is going?
- Yes. But still more money and shooting days (the film’s budget, by the way, reached $110 million - Izvestia).
- Probably, when choosing a film, the most important thing for you is to know what spectacular battle scenes you will participate in?
- Not at all. For me, the main thing is: do I want to make this film? In this case, even the script does not matter. Around the World in 80 Days is what I most want to do. This is an adventure in the classic form - not an action movie. This good movie. It will probably be somewhat reminiscent of the Indiana Jones films. There are also many comic moments. Besides, I took on this role because I wanted something new. Sometimes you get tired of films like "Rush Hour", where you constantly have to... (depicts with his hand how he shoots a pistol).
- But there will be combat and generally risky episodes. It is known that you perform all the stunts yourself and have broken your arms and legs more than once during filming. Were there any dangerous situations during work this time?
- (Thinks a little.) Yes, there was a difficult episode when balloon hits the rock, and I fall out of it, and then I have to climb back, fall funny, grab the ropes.
How long did you prepare for the role of Passepartout?
- I? Yes, I'm a pro! Day - and I'm Passepartout! Kidding. Of course, I had to get used to it - even to the costumes.
- It probably didn’t take long for you to get used to it. In your recent, also adventure genre, “Shanghai Afternoon” and “Shanghai Knights” the costumes are similar and again from the 19th century. By the way, will there be a continuation of these films?
- Have the rumors already spread? We kept everything a secret. Yes, it will: immediately after the completion of “Around the World in 80 Days” we begin the continuation of “Afternoon” and “Knights”.
- Returning to the conversation about you as a pro. Do you have an explanation for why you, out of all the Asian actors, became a global superstar?
- Don't know. I never set out to become a superstar. I just always tried to do my job honestly - first at home, in Hong Kong, then in America. As a result, now it’s not me who goes to Hollywood for roles, but people come to me from there to invite me to act. I guess I'm just doing the right thing. Everyone loves action films, but mine have always been different in that they were free of violence, free of sex, free of dirty jokes. Therefore, I am respected not only by teenagers, but also by many parents around the world. And teachers are not against their students watching films with Jackie Chan.
- They say you are also a loyal friend. This is even expressed in the fact that you persuaded the producers of Around the World to cast many of your friends - Chinese and Hong Kong actors - in the film. Even Maggie Cheyun is filming (Izvestia recently published an interview with her about the film “Hero”).
- Indeed, I invited many people to this film, but Meggie Cheyun, unfortunately, still does not play in it.
- Let me finally ask a fundamental question. Now in Cannes at the same time there are such different representatives of the action genre as Schwarzenegger, Van Damme and you. Which one of you is the coolest, the one who brings everyone together?
- (Laughs. Thinks). Probably Schwarzenegger. But I can run faster.
This is my first post, and I decided to dedicate it to my idol, whose films I have been watching since I was 4 years old. A man who, despite the fact that fate was harsh with him since childhood, managed to win fame all over the world. A person who sacrifices his life so that the viewer once again I was able to enjoy his tricks. This is a man with an iron will, incredible hard work and a wide, pleasant smile. This man's name is Jackie Chan
Future global star Chan Kon San (birth name Jackie) was born on April 7, 1954 in Hong Kong. His parents were so poor that they offered to buy the baby for HK$1,500 to the obstetrician who delivered the baby. However, the father soon abandoned this decision. In 1961, his parents sent seven-year-old Chan to the Peking Opera boarding school, where Jackie was forced to train with the rest of the students from 5 a.m. until late at night. At school, students studied traditional Chinese arts performing, dancing, singing, mime and especially acrobatics and martial arts.
Jackie first appeared on screen at the age of 8 in an episode of the film “Big and Little Wong Tin Bar”; while still studying at the Peking Opera School, he played about 20 episodic roles. In 1971, Jackie left the Beijing Opera and began working first as a stuntman and then as an actor.
In 1978, when the film “The Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow” was released, where Jackie played the main role. The film became a real hit and helped Jackie find her role. Then, in the same year, another hit “Drunken Master” was released (I am ready to watch this film endlessly). This is where Jackie made his name.
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Jackie gained real popularity in Hollywood and throughout the world only in 1995, when the film Rumble in the Bronx was released, although the year before that he was awarded the MTV Award for achievements in cinema (by the way, Tarantino himself presented it).
"One of greatest stars in the history of cinema - Jackie Chan."
Quentin Tarantino
So, Jackie the actor, director, producer, stuntman, stunt sequence director, in a word, a real film conveyor, managed to earn fame for himself all over the world. And he could afford to star in films with other Hollywood stars, such as
Chris Tucker (Rush Hour, 1998) 
Owen Wilson (Shanghai Noon, 2000) 
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Tuxedo, 2002) 
Jet Li (Forbidden Kingdom, 2008) 
In addition, Jackie is a very popular singer in Asia. Very often his songs are featured as soundtracks in his own films.
He is widely known for his charitable activities and is involved in many different projects. Often acts as an ambassador goodwill in various actions, for example, helping victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 or floods in mainland China. In June 2006, he announced that he would bequeath half of his fortune to charity.
I can talk endlessly about the life of this amazing man, but it’s time to end this post. Finally, I want to say that I am glad that I dedicated my first post to him, since throughout my childhood his heroes were role models for me. Thank you, Jackie, for a happy childhood!
“I became the guy who was in the right place at the right time,” Jackie said in an interview with Asiaweek. “And that’s why I consider myself the luckiest person in the world.” An ancient Chinese proverb says: “After death, all that remains of a person is his name.” Of course, I’m not going to die yet, but I’ve already figured out what will be inscribed on my grave: “Jackie Chan. A man who gave his life to kung fu." . .
This guy has over 150 films to his credit. Starting in the 60s, he began to choreograph his own stunts for films. He took Hollywood by storm and suffered more injuries and injuries than any other actor in film history. Of course, we are talking about incomparable.
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Jackie Chan is a professional opera singer. But unlike many other actors and singers, who often mistakenly believe that they can sing and that their talent extends to all creative fields, Jackie studied at the Opera Academy and, when he was little, took vocal lessons along with kung fu lessons. He has released 11 studio albums and nine music compilations, won the Best Foreign Singer Award in Japan, and sang a song at the Beijing Olympics closing ceremony in 2008. Listen romantic composition in his performance with some woman.
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He categorically refuses to play villains. Just like .
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Jackie Chan really does all his own stunts, which is very costly for his health. While filming The Accidental Spy, the actor hit his tailbone so hard that it caused temporary partial paralysis. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
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Jackie worked as a stuntman and acrobat in the films "Fist of Fury" and "Enter the Dragon", where the main star was. Since Chan's character was written as a high-profile star in these films, his main task was to effectively confront Bruce in battle and lose no less spectacularly. It is curious that until 1976, Jackie Chan appeared on screens under the name Yuen-Lung Chan and throughout his life he changed more than a dozen different nicknames, which stuck to the actor quickly and for a long time.
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In 1975, Jackie Chan starred in a comedy film for adults, where there is not a single stunt or fight, but there is a famous porn actress at the time and some very explicit bed scenes, in one of which our hero takes an active part.
Many years later, the actor commented on his work: “I had to do everything to make a living 31 years ago, but I don’t think it’s a big deal, even Marlon Brando was naked in his films.” And which of us will condemn this sincere guy?
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Jackie was not a diligent or diligent student in martial arts or acting classes. According to his teacher, Yu Jim-Yuen, “... although he was not the best, he was definitely the naughtiest boy.”
In 1988, the biographical film “Painted Faces” was shot, telling about the life of the wards of the Peking Opera School, founded by Master Yu, where, in addition to Chan, other future stars of Hong Kong cinema starred. For example, Sammo Hong, Yuen Biao and other actors who were later called “The Lucky Seven.”
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Jackie Chan invented the comic kung fu genre. In Yuen Woo-ping's film The Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Jackie constantly hinted that his good-natured face was not suitable for dramatic roles. He dripped on the director's brains until Woo-ping allowed Chan to stage his own stunts, and it was then that Jackie showed himself in all his glory, diluting spectacular numbers with funny and sometimes ridiculous situations, thereby finding a free niche in cinema and his constant style.
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Jackie got into the Guinness Book of Records as the director who shot the most large number takes for one scene. While filming Dragon Lord, it took him over 2,900 takes to get what he thought was the perfect moment of the main characters playing something like football. Skip the video to the third minute and see why so much time and nerves were spent.
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He is lukewarm about the film “Rush Hour” and, according to him, would not have starred in the next parts if not for a decent fee for the work. Jackie also says that he does not understand American humor and principle Hollywood films, which he believes are built only on car chases and hackneyed templates.
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In 1983, Chan broke his contract with director Lo Wei, with whom he worked on the film Fearless Hyena 2. Lo Wei complained to the triad in an attempt to keep Jackie in line. However, this issue was resolved peacefully, but Chan delayed the release of this ill-fated film as much as he could, which was eventually released three years after the start of filming.
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Jackie always works only with his own stunt team, which he formed in 1985 after filming Police Story, when so many of the stuntmen working with him got hurt and none of them wanted to work with him anymore.
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The only Asian to have the honor of being sculpted for the Museum wax figures Madame Tussauds - Jackie Chan.
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The actor's daily training takes three hours.
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The closest Chan came to death was performing a completely banal stunt of jumping from a tree on the set of the film Armor of God.
“Everything turned out perfect the first time, but I still felt like I could have tried better. I tried again and somehow fell past the tree and onto the ground. The ground was rocky, and one stone pierced my head so that fragments of my skull were embedded in my brain, and blood began to ooze from my eyes and ears. The film crew rushed to their phones to quickly find a hospital where they perform brain surgery. Eight hours later I went under the surgeon’s knife. The operation was successful and I recovered quickly, but now I have a hole in the side of my skull that is plugged with a plastic plug to prevent my brains from falling out. Oh yeah, I'm a little deaf in my left ear, but other than that I'm fine."
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Not a single insurance company in the United States provided insurance to Jackie Chan.
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There are only two things in the world that scare an actor: needles and public speaking.
Jackie Chan's contribution to world cinema is difficult to overestimate. It was he, along with Bruce Lee, who was able to promote martial arts in cinema to such an extent that no current action movie can do without fights staged in the style developed by the masters of Hong Kong cinema. Jackie Chan's quotes are also worthy of great attention; they slip out of his mouth, even in real life he is a shy and quiet person who does not particularly like to stand out from the crowd and play to the public.
Unsurpassed master and performer of stunts
It cannot be said that Jackie Chan is an undisputed master of martial arts, but he is truly considered unsurpassed as a stuntman and director of fight scenes. He was twice included in the Guinness Book of Records as a person who performed greatest number fatal and other stunts during his career, and therefore all Jackie Chan’s quotes, one way or another, revolve around his stunt skills, success and lifestyle.
Statements in films
As we all know, film scripts are written by screenwriters and often the dialogue in them is corrected by the directors themselves. And despite the fact that Jackie himself often plays the role of both, quotes from films with his participation are not somehow iconic and outstanding, since his films are usually light, entertaining and do not have any global meaning. In addition, after translation into Russian, phrases, in most cases, come out altered and often lose their original meaning, subtext and background.
In most of his films, Jackie appears to the audience as an ordinary guy, not particularly brilliant, but skilled in martial arts and not without cunning and resourcefulness. His characters cannot give out any volatile and memorable global phrases a priori, otherwise they would no longer be comedies.
Quotes and sayings
Previously, Jackie was constantly pestered by reporters, trying to find out from him what style of martial arts was his priority. Somehow Jackie got tired of it, and he gave them one of his most famous phrases: “My style of martial arts is a Chinese vinaigrette,” after which it immediately became clear to everyone that nothing definite could be achieved from him in this sense. The actor himself meant that he takes from all styles what he needs for at the moment, meanwhile, not being a clearly defined adherent of any school or style.
Most popular sayings
As already stated, most Jackie Chan quotes refer to his stunt skills. Below are some of them.
- “It’s not at all difficult for me to perform the most breathtaking stunts, since for me it’s just a banal everyday thing.”
- “The day I can no longer perform my stunts will be my last day of work.”
- “People who think I don’t feel afraid when I do my stunts are much crazier than I am.”
- “Sometimes I stop and think to myself: “I could have died today!”
Jackie has had so many broken bones throughout his career that the actor has probably lost count. He himself speaks about this with irony: “If I wanted, I could become the most famous doctor in the world. But instead I became the most famous patient in the world..."
Quotes on how to achieve success
Jackie Chan's quotes on how to achieve success deserve special attention. Here are some of them.
- “You shouldn’t believe people who say that nothing will work out. They are losers and will remain so.”
- “The best way to achieve success is to love what you do.”
- "For those successful, six vices should be avoided: laziness, drowsiness, anger, fear, idleness and indecisiveness."
Conclusion
I would like to end the article with Jackie’s statement about his comparison with Bruce Lee: “I never aspired to become the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to become the first Jackie Chan!” And according to most moviegoers, he did it right!