Jackie Chan began his film career as an extra child actor in the 1962 film Big and Little Wong Tin Bar . Ten years later, he was a stuntman opposite Bruce Lee in 1972's Fist of Fury and 1973's Enter the Dragon . He then had starring roles in several kung fu films, such as 1973's Little Tiger of Canton and 1976's New Fist of Fury . His first major breakthrough was the 1978 kung fu action comedy film Snake in the Eagle's Shadow , which was shot while he was loaned to Seasonal Film Corporation under a two-picture deal. [1] He then enjoyed huge success with similar kung fu action comedy films such as 1978's Drunken Master and 1980's The Young Master . Jackie Chan began experimenting with elaborate stunt action sequences in The Young Master [2] and especially Dragon Lord (1982). [3]
1983's Project A saw the official formation of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team and established Chan's signature style of elaborate, dangerous stunts combined with martial arts and slapstick humor, a style he further developed in a more modern setting with 1984's Wheels on Meals and notably 1985's Police Story , which contained numerous large-scale action scenes [4] and is considered one of the best action films of all time. [5] Chan continued his style of slapstick martial arts mixed with elaborate stunts in numerous other films, such as: the Police Story sequels, the Armour of God series, Project A Part II (1987), Dragons Forever (1988), Twin Dragons (1992), City Hunter (1993), and Drunken Master II (1994), among others. Rumble in the Bronx (1995) made Jackie Chan a mainstream celebrity in North America, leading to a successful Hollywood career with the Rush Hour and Shanghai series. In 2000, Chan produced an animated series Jackie Chan Adventures , which ran until 2005. [6] In 2010, Jackie Chan appeared in his first dramatic role in an American film, The Karate Kid . [7] In 2017, the Chinese-Indian co-production Kung Fu Yoga became his highest-grossing film in China. [8] As of 2021 [update] , Jackie Chan has appeared in nearly 150 films. [9]
At the box office, ten of his films earned nearly US$200,000,000(equivalent to $570,000,000 in 2023) worldwide between 1985 and 1989. [10] By the mid-1990s, he had become the most popular action movie star in Asia and Europe, with at least 20 films (out of 40 films) up until then, earning him a net income of $5 million per film. [11] In East Asia, his films collectively grossed HK$1.14 billion (US$146 million) in Hong Kong between 1973 and 2010, [12] ¥48.4 billion (US$607 million) in Japan between 1979 and 2012, [13] and over US$72 million in South Korea between 1991 and 2010, [14] while topping the Taiwan box office ten times between 1982 and 1994. [15] In Europe, his films collectively sold about 84 million tickets between 1973 and 2010. [16] As of 2021 [update] , his films have grossed over CN¥ 14 billion (US$2.17 billion) in China, [17] and US$1.84 billion [18] (more than US$2.44 billion adjusted for inflation) in the United States and Canada. [19] As of 2018 [update] , 48 of his films listed by The Numbers have grossed more than US$5 billion at the worldwide box office. [18]
Year | Title | Credited as | Role | Notes | Ref. | |
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Actor | Producer | |||||
1962 | Big and Little Wong Tin Bar | Yes | No | Child | ||
1963 | The Golden Hairpin | Yes | No | |||
1964 | Liang Shan Po and Chu Ying Tai | Yes | No | |||
The Story of Qin Xiang Lin | Yes | No | ||||
1966 | The Eighteen Darts (Part 1) | Yes | No | Kid | [20] | |
The Eighteen Darts (Part 2) | Yes | No | ||||
1969 | The Magnificent Monk | No | No | — | As writer | [21] [22] |
1970 | Lady of Steel | Yes | No | Beggar Kid | ||
1971 | The Blade Spares None | Yes | No | Enemy | ||
The Angry River | Yes | No | Guard | |||
A Touch of Zen | No | No | — | Stuntman Only | ||
1972 | Fist of Fury | Yes | No | Jing Wu's Student | [23] [24] [25] | |
Hapkido | Yes | No | Black Bear's Student | |||
The Black Tavern | Yes | No | Official Hai's Servant | |||
The Brutal Boxer | Yes | No | Thug | |||
Game of Death | No | No | Hai Tien's Fan | In scripts only | ||
Stranger from Hong Kong | Yes | No | — | Cameo | ||
1973 | Enter the Dragon | Yes | No | One Of Han's Prison Security Guards | Also Stuntman | [26] |
Facets of Love | Yes | No | Xiao Liu | Cameo | ||
Not Scared to Die | Yes | No | Si To / Shi Tzer | |||
Police Woman | Yes | No | Gang Leader | [21] | ||
Kung Fu Girl | Yes | No | Japanese Thug | |||
Little Tiger of Canton | Yes | No | Hsiao Hu | |||
Chinese Hercules | Yes | No | Thug | Uncredited extra | ||
Ambush | Yes | No | Extra | Uncredited | ||
The Awaken Punch | Yes | No | Stuntman | |||
Fist of Unicorn | Yes | No | ||||
1974 | Fist to Fist | Yes | No | |||
The Golden Lotus | Yes | No | Brother Yun | |||
Supermen Against the Orient | Yes | No | Extra | |||
Village of Tigers | Yes | No | Bandit | |||
The Young Dragons | No | No | — | Action director and martial arts choreographer only | [21] [25] | |
1975 | All in the Family | Yes | No | Hsiao Tang | ||
Flatfoot in Hong Kong | Yes | No | Beijing Opera Thug | Uncredited | ||
No End of Surprises | Yes | No | Secretary Chen | |||
The Himalayan | Yes | No | Tseng's Men | |||
The Golden Lion | Yes | No | Golden Lion Gang Member | |||
1976 | New Fist of Fury | Yes | No | Ah Lung | ||
The Hand of Death | Yes | No | Little Tan | |||
The Killer Meteors | Yes | No | Immortal Meteor Wa Wu Bin | |||
Shaolin Wooden Men | Yes | No | Tiger / Little Mute | |||
The Private Eyes | No | No | — | Stuntman only | ||
1977 | The 36 Crazy Fists | No | No | Stunt coordinator and action director only | [21] | |
To Kill with Intrigue | Yes | No | Lei Shao Feng | |||
The Face Behind The Mask | Yes | No | Masked Fighter | Uncredited | ||
1978 | Snake in the Eagle's Shadow | Yes | No | Chien Fu | [1] | |
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin | Yes | No | Hsu Yin Fung | [21] | ||
Magnificent Bodyguards | Yes | No | Lord Ting Chung | |||
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu | Yes | No | Master Jiang | |||
Drunken Master | Yes | No | Wong Fei Hung / Freddie | [27] | ||
Spiritual Kung Fu | Yes | No | Yi Lang | [21] | ||
Two in Black Belt | Yes | No | Cameo | |||
1979 | The Fearless Hyena | Yes | No | Shing Lung | Directioral debut | [21] |
Dragon Fist | Yes | No | Tang Huo Wan | |||
Dance of Death | No | No | — | Stuntman, stunt coordinator and action director only | ||
Immortal Warriors | No | No | Action director and stunt coordinator only | |||
Fists and Guts | Yes | No | Brief appearance | |||
Master with Cracked Fingers | Yes | No | Ah Lung / Jackie | |||
1980 | The Young Master | Yes | No | Dragon / Master Lung | Also director | |
Battle Creek Brawl | Yes | No | Jerry Kwan | Hollywood debut | ||
Read Lips | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
1981 | The Cannonball Run | Yes | No | Subaru Leone 4WD Driver | Cameo | |
The Gold-Hunters | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
1982 | Dragon Lord | Yes | No | Dragon Ho / Lung | Also director | |
1983 | Fantasy Mission Force | Yes | No | Sammy | ||
Fearless Hyena II | Yes | No | Chan Lung / Stone | |||
Winners and Sinners | Yes | No | CID 07 / Cop #7086 | |||
Project A | Yes | No | Sgt. Dragon Ma / Yue Lung | Also director | ||
1984 | Wheels on Meals | Yes | No | Thomas | ||
Cannonball Run II | Yes | No | Mitsubishi Engineer | |||
Pom Pom | Yes | No | Motorcycle Cop #2 | Cameo | ||
1985 | My Lucky Stars | Yes | No | Muscles | [28] | |
The Protector | Yes | No | Billy Wong | |||
Twinkle, Twinkle, Lucky Stars | Yes | No | Muscles | [29] | ||
Heart of Dragon | Yes | No | Tat Fung / Ted | |||
Police Story | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Kevin Chan | Also director | [21] | |
1986 | Armour of God | Yes | No | Jackie Condor / Asian Hawk | ||
Naughty Boys | Yes | Yes | Prisoner | Cameo | [21] [30] | |
1987 | Project A II | Yes | No | Dragon Ma | Also director | [21] [31] |
That Enchanting Night | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
1988 | Police Story 2 | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Kevin Chan | Also director | [21] [32] |
Dragons Forever | Yes | No | Jackie Lung | [21] [33] | ||
The Inspector Wears Skirts | No | Yes | — | [21] [34] | ||
Rouge | No | Yes | [21] | |||
Painted Faces | No | No | Biography | [35] | ||
1989 | Miracles | Yes | No | Charlie Cheng Wah Kuo / Kuo Chen Wah | Also director | |
The Inspector Wears Skirts II | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
I Am Sorry | Yes | No | ||||
1990 | Island of Fire | Yes | No | Steve Tong / Da Chui | ||
The Outlaw Brothers | No | No | — | Action director only | [21] | |
Stage Door Johnny | No | Yes | — | |||
Story of Kennedy Town | No | Yes | — | |||
1991 | A Kid from Tibet | Yes | No | Airport passenger | Cameo | |
Armour of God II: Operation Condor | Yes | Yes | Jackie Condor | Also director | ||
Angry Ranger | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
Beauty and the Beast | Yes | No | Beast (voice) | Mandarin dub | ||
Center Stage | No | No | — | Presenter only | ||
1992 | Supercop | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Kevin Chan | ||
Twin Dragons | Yes | No | Ma Yau / Bok Min | [21] | ||
The Shootout | No | Yes | — | |||
1993 | Supercop 2 | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Inspector Chan | Cameo | |
City Hunter | Yes | No | Ryo Saeba / Michael Martin City Hunter | [36] | ||
Crime Story | Yes | No | Inspector Eddie Chan | Uncredited co-director | ||
1994 | The Legend of Drunken Master | Yes | No | Wong Fei Hung | ||
1995 | Thunderbolt | Yes | No | Chan Foh To / Alfred Tung | [21] | |
Rumble in the Bronx | Yes | No | Ma Hon Keung | |||
1996 | First Strike | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Jackie | ||
1997 | Mr. Nice Guy | Yes | No | Jackie | ||
Understanding Time and Space | Yes | No | Webcam partner | Guest appearance | ||
1998 | Who Am I? | Yes | No | "Who Am I?" | Also director | |
Rush Hour | Yes | No | Chief Inspector Lee | |||
Hot War | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn | Yes | No | Himself | Cameo | ||
Mulan | Yes | No | Captain Li Shang (voice) | Cantonese & Mandarin dub | [a] | |
1999 | King of Comedy | Yes | No | Actor | Cameo | |
Gorgeous | Yes | Yes | C.N. Chan | [21] | ||
Gen-X Cops | Yes | No | Fisherman | Cameo | ||
2000 | Shanghai Noon | Yes | Yes | Chon Wang | [21] | |
Dragon Heat | Yes | No | Himself | Cameo | ||
Gen-Y Cops | No | No | — | Presenter only | [37] | |
2001 | The Accidental Spy | Yes | Yes | Buck Yuen | [21] | |
Rush Hour 2 | Yes | No | Chief Inspector Lee | [38] | ||
2002 | The Tuxedo | Yes | No | Jimmy Tong / Clark Devlin | [39] | |
2003 | Shanghai Knights | Yes | No | Chon Wang | [40] [21] | |
Vampire Effect | Yes | No | Jackie Fong | Cameo | ||
The Medallion | Yes | No | Eddie Yang | |||
2004 | Around the World in 80 Days | Yes | No | Passepartout / Lau Xing | [21] | |
The Twins Effect II | Yes | No | Lord Of Armour / General Wai Shing | |||
New Police Story | Yes | No | Chan Ka Kui / Chan Kwok Wing | [41] [21] | ||
Enter the Phoenix | Yes | No | Mr. Chan | Cameo | ||
Rice Rhapsody | No | Executive | — | |||
2005 | The Myth | Yes | No | General Meng Yi / Jack | [42] [21] | |
Everlasting Regret | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
House of Fury | No | Yes | — | Producer and presenter only | ||
2006 | Rob-B-Hood | Yes | Yes | Fong Ka Ho / Thongs | [43] [21] | |
2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Yes | No | Chief Inspector Lee | [44] | |
Air Diary | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
Kung Fu Zeng | Yes | No | Zeng (voice) | |||
2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | Yes | No | Lu Yan / Old Hop | ||
Kung Fu Panda | Yes | No | Master Monkey (voice) | |||
Run Papa Run | No | Yes | — | |||
Wushu | No | Yes | — | [21] | ||
2009 | Shinjuku Incident | Yes | No | Steelhead | ||
Looking for Jackie | Yes | No | Himself | |||
The Founding of a Republic | Yes | No | Reporter | Cameo | ||
2010 | The Spy Next Door | Yes | No | Bob Ho | [45] [46] | |
Little Big Soldier | Yes | Yes | Little Soldier | [21] | ||
The Karate Kid | Yes | No | Mr. Han | [47] | ||
The Legend of Silk Boy | Yes | No | Xu Rongcun (voice) | |||
2011 | Shaolin | Yes | No | Wu Dao | [48] | |
Kung Fu Panda 2 | Yes | No | Master Monkey (voice) | [49] | ||
1911 | Yes | No | Huang Xing | Also director | [21] | |
Legendary Amazons | No | Yes | — | |||
2012 | CZ12 | Yes | Yes | Asian Hawk | Also director | [50] |
2013 | Personal Tailor | Yes | No | — | Cameo | [51] |
Police Story 2013 | Yes | Executive | Detective Zhong Wen | [52] [53] | ||
2014 | As the Light Goes Out | Yes | No | — | Cameo | [54] |
2015 | Dragon Blade | Yes | Yes | Huo An | [55] [21] | |
Who Am I 2015 | No | Yes | — | [56] | ||
Monkey King: Hero Is Back | Yes | No | Monkey King (voice) | [57] | ||
2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Yes | No | Master Monkey (voice) | [58] | |
Skiptrace | Yes | Yes | Bennie Chan | [59] [60] [21] | ||
Railroad Tigers | Yes | No | Ma Yuan | [61] | ||
2017 | Kung Fu Yoga | Yes | No | Jack | [21] | |
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Yes | No | Mr. Feng (voice) | [62] | ||
The Lego Ninjago Movie | Yes | No | Mr. Liu / Master Wu (voice) | [63] | ||
The Foreigner | Yes | Yes | Quan Ngoc Minh | [64] | ||
Bleeding Steel | Yes | Yes | Lin Dong | [65] | ||
Namiya | Yes | No | Namiya | Cameo | [66] | |
2018 | Golden Job | No | Executive | — | [67] | |
2019 | The Knight of Shadows: Between Yin and Yang | Yes | No | Pu Songling | [68] | |
Viy 2: Journey to China | Yes | No | Master | [69] | ||
The Climbers | Yes | No | Yang Guang | Cameo | [70] | |
2020 | Vanguard | Yes | No | Tang Huating | [71] | |
2021 | Wish Dragon | Yes | Yes | Long (voice) | [72] | |
All U Need Is Love | Yes | No | Supervisor | Cameo | [73] | |
Good Night Beijing | Yes | No | Chen Shu | [74] | ||
2023 | Ride On | Yes | No | Lao Luo | [75] | |
Hidden Strike | Yes | No | Dragon Luo Feng | [76] | ||
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem | Yes | No | Splinter (voice) | [77] | ||
2024 | The Diary | No | Yes | — | Director, producer and writer only | [78] |
Home Operation | No | No | — | Presenter only | ||
A Legend | Yes | No | Professor Chen | [79] | ||
Panda Plan | Yes | No | Jackie | |||
2025 | Karate Kid: Legends | Yes | No | Mr. Han | Post-production | [80] |
TBA | Whispers of Gratitude | Yes | No | |||
Rush Hour 4 | Yes | No | Chief Inspector Lee | [81] | ||
New Police Story 2 | Yes | No | Chan Kwok Wing |
Year | Title | Credited as | Role | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Actor | Producer | ||||
1993 | Kin chan no Cinema Jack | Yes | No | — | Anthology film |
2010 | Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Yes | No | Master Monkey (voice) | |
2013 | The Unbelievable | Yes | No | Mr. Z | |
2016 | The Master: A Lego Ninjago Short | Yes | No | Master Wu (voice) | |
2017 | Zane's Stand Up Promo | Yes | No | ||
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | The Fearless Hyena | Yes | Yes | No | |
1980 | The Young Master | Yes | Yes | No | |
1982 | Dragon Lord | Yes | Yes | No | |
1983 | Project A | Yes | Yes | No | |
1985 | Police Story | Yes | Yes | No | |
1986 | Armour of God | Yes | Yes | No | Co-director |
1987 | Project A Part II | Yes | Yes | No | |
1988 | Police Story 2 | Yes | Yes | No | |
1989 | Miracles | Yes | Yes | No | |
1991 | Armour of God II: Operation Condor | Yes | Yes | No | |
1998 | Who Am I? | Yes | Yes | No | Co-director |
2011 | 1911 | Yes | No | No | |
2012 | CZ12 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Year | English title | Original title | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1989 | Son of The Incredibly Strange Film Show | Episode 1; 22 September 1989 | [82] [83] | |
1990 | The Best of the Martial Arts Films | 金裝武術電影大全 | ||
1996 | Biography: Jackie Chan: From Stuntman to Superstar | 传记:成龙:从特技人到超级巨星 | 8 October 1996 | |
1998 | Jackie Chan: My Story | 成龍的傳奇 | ||
1999 | Jackie Chan: My Stunts | |||
2002 | The Art of Action: Martial Arts in Motion Picture | 功夫片歲月 | ||
2003 | Cinema Hong Kong: Kung Fu | 電影香江:功夫世家 | ||
Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan & His Lost Family | ||||
2005 | Come Home Gary Glitter | TV documentary, cameo | ||
2006 | The Heavenly Kings | Feature film, mockumentary | ||
2008 | A Touch of Beijing | 北京之触 | Documentary about Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Summer Olympics. | |
Mega Cities: Hong Kong | 大城市:香港 | 20 June 2008 | ||
2018 | Jackie Chan's Green Heroes | 成龙环保英雄 | 18 April 2018 | |
2019 | Xing Guang | 26 September 2019 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | Martin | Himself | Scrooge, Season 5 Ep. 10 | |
2000–2005 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Himself (live-action segments) | Also executive producer | [84] [85] |
2009–2010 | Jackie Chan's Fantasia | Himself | ||
2017 | All New Jackie Chan Adventures |
Year | Title | Notes | Refs. |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | The Disciple | Aka 龍的傳人 (Disciple of the Dragon) | [86] [87] [88] |
2013 | Running Man | Episode 135; special guest (with Choi Siwon), Red Team receives a golden boot, which is given to Jackie Chan. | [89] |
Happy Camp | 21 December 2013; guest (with Jing Tian, Ding Sheng, Lin Shen, Li Tai) | [ citation needed ] | |
2014 | Happy Together | Guest (with Choi Siwon, Jessica and Narsha) | [90] |
Fang Shilong, known professionally as Jackie Chan, is a Hong Kong actor, director, writer, producer, martial artist, and stuntman. On-screen, he is known for his slapstick, acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Before entering the film industry, he was one of the Seven Little Fortunes from the China Drama Academy at the Peking Opera School, where he studied acrobatics, martial arts, and acting. In a film career spanning more than sixty years, he has appeared in over 150 domestic and international movies. Chan is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential martial artists in the history of cinema.
Rumble in the Bronx is a 1995 American and Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Stanley Tong. The film stars Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, and Françoise Yip. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 21 January 1995. Rumble in the Bronx had a successful worldwide theatrical run, and brought Chan into the North American mainstream. The film is set in the Bronx area of New York City, but was filmed in and around Vancouver, Canada.
Mr. Nice Guy is a 1997 English-language Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Sammo Hung, who also cameo appearance as an unfortunate cyclist. The film stars Jackie Chan and Richard Norton. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 31 January 1997.
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping in his directorial debut. It stars Jackie Chan, Hwang Jang-lee, and Yuen Woo-ping's real life father, Yuen Siu-tien. The film's plot is about Chien Fu, an orphan who is bullied at a kung fu school, meeting an old beggar, Pai Cheng-tien, who becomes his sifu (teacher) and trains him in Snake Kung Fu.
Project A is a 1983 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang, who produced with Leonard Ho and Raymond Chow. The film co-stars Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. Project A was released theatrically in Hong Kong on December 22, 1983.
Armour of God is a 1986 Hong Kong action adventure comedy film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, and written by Chan, John Sheppard and Eric Tsang. It co-stars Alan Tam, Lola Forner, and Rosamund Kwan.
Twin Dragons is a 1992 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Ringo Lam and Tsui Hark, and starring Jackie Chan in a double role as identical twin brothers separated at birth.
The Big Brawl is a 1980 martial arts action comedy film which marked Jackie Chan's first attempt to break into the American movie Hollywood market. A joint Hong Kong and American co-production, it was directed by American filmmaker Robert Clouse and featured much of the crew from Enter the Dragon (1973), which was also produced by Golden Harvest Studios. The film also co-stars Mako, Kristine DeBell, and José Ferrer.
Police Story 3: Supercop, released as Supercop in the United States and also known as Jackie Chan's Supercop, is a 1992 Hong Kong action film directed by Stanley Tong. It is the third installment in the Police Story series, with Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung and Bill Tung reprising their roles from the first two films, and Michelle Yeoh introduced as a new co-lead alongside Chan.
Half a Loaf of Kung Fu is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chen Chi-hwa, and starring Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Tang Ming-chi. The film co-stars Dean Shek, James Tien, Doris Lung, and Wu Ma. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 1 July 1978. Chan plays a bumbling kung fu student who becomes involved in a series of adventures in one of his first forays into the kung fu acrobatic slapstick comedy style that would become his signature.
Crime Story is a 1993 Hong Kong action crime thriller film, directed by Kirk Wong, and starring Jackie Chan, Kent Cheng, Law Kar-ying and Puishan Au-yeung. The film was released in Hong Kong on 24 June 1993.
Thunderbolt is a 1995 Hong Kong action sports film, starring Jackie Chan and directed by Gordon Chan. The action directors were Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, and the action scenes were performed by the Jackie Chan Stunt Team. In early North American releases, the film was known as Dead Heat.
The Young Master is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, from a screenplay by Chan, Edward Tang, Lau Tin-chi, and Tung Lu. It co-stars Yuen Biao, Fung Fung and Shih Kien. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 9 February 1980.
Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industry's global fame. Action films from Hong Kong have roots in Chinese and Hong Kong cultures including Chinese opera, storytelling and aesthetic traditions, which Hong Kong filmmakers combined with elements from Hollywood and Japanese cinema along with new action choreography and filmmaking techniques, to create a culturally distinctive form that went on to have wide transcultural appeal. In turn, Hollywood action films have been heavily influenced by Hong Kong genre conventions, from the 1970s onwards.
Drunken Master II is a 1994 Hong Kong action-comedy kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung and starring Jackie Chan as Chinese martial arts master and a Cantonese folk hero, Wong Fei-hung. It was Chan's first traditional style martial arts film since Fearless Hyena Part II (1983). The film was released in North America as The Legend of Drunken Master in 2000.
Police Story 4: First Strike, also known as First Strike or Jackie Chan's First Strike, is a 1996 Hong Kong action comedy film directed and co-written by Stanley Tong, and starring Jackie Chan, Jackson Lou, Annie Wu, Bill Tung, Yuri Petrov, and Nonna Grishayeva. It is the fourth main installment of the Police Story series, and the final film in the series' original timeline before its reboot with 2004's New Police Story.
Wheels on Meals is a 1984 Hong Kong martial arts action comedy film written and directed by Sammo Hung, with action choreographed by Jackie Chan. The film stars Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lola Forner, Benny Urquidez and José Sancho. The film was shot in Barcelona, Spain.
Dragon Lord is a 1982 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film starring and directed by Jackie Chan, who also wrote the screenplay with Edward Tang and Barry Wong. It was originally supposed to be a sequel to The Young Master and even had the name Young Master in Love until it was changed to Dragon Lord. The film was experimented by Chan with various elaborate stunt action sequences in a period setting, serving as a transition between Chan's earlier kung fu comedy period films and his later stunt-oriented modern action films.
Project A Part II is a 1987 Hong Kong action film starring and directed by Jackie Chan. It co-stars Maggie Cheung, Bill Tung, and Rosamund Kwan. It is the sequel to the 1983 film Project A. Chan plays Sergeant Dragon Ma once again, but his co-stars from the previous film, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, are both absent. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 19 August 1987.
Police Story is a Hong Kong action film series created by and starring Jackie Chan. It comprises seven films, variously directed by Jackie Chan, Stanley Tong, Benny Chan, and Ding Sheng, and produced by Raymond Chow, Leonard Ho, Jackie Chan, Barbie Tung, Willie Chan, Solon So and Yang Du. The first film Police Story was released on 14 December 1985. The film's success led to three sequels, one spin-off, and two reboots.
I had worked out that for myself. I was actually already doing these kind of things in The Young Master.
He's tight-lipped about his personal fortune, but his ten most recent films have earned nearly $200 million.
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