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Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, Born Chan Kong Sang on 7th April 1954 on Victoria Peak, Hong Kong.
As his parents Charles and Lee Lee Chan worked for the French Ambassador, Jackie spent most of his formative years on the grounds of his residence.
During the 1960s Charles Chan emigrated to Australia to work for the American embassy. Jackie was thus sent to the Chinese Drama Academy, a Peking opera school run by Master Yu Jim Yuen.
Chan trained vigorously under the Masters rule and excelled highly in martial arts and acrobatics. He eventually became one of Seven Little Fortunes, (a performance group made up of the schools best students) He quickly became close friends with two of the other performers, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, later to be known as the Three Brothers or Three Dragons.
After a few years he spent some time doing dome extra work in various martial arts films and at the age of 17 he worked as a stuntman in the Bruce Lee films Fist Of Fury & Enter The Dragon. He starred in his first lead role later that year.
After having trouble finding stunt work he joined his parents in Australia in 1976, where he briefly attended college and worked on a construction site, during his time working he gained the nick name "Little Jack" and was eventually shortened to "Jackie" which incidentally stuck forever.
In 1976 Jackie received a telegram from Willie Chan (a Hong Kong film producer) offering work. The producer attempted to re-create Bruce Lee films with Jackie but not being accustomed to Lee's style the films subsequently failed.
Chan's first major filming was in 1978 in the film Snake in the Eagles Shadow. Under Yuen Woo Ping, Chan was allowed total freedom with his stunt work.
Chan then starred in Drunken Master which placed him within mainstream filming.
After filming a few films, in 1980 Chan joined Golden Harvest and began his arrival into the American film industry. After filming Battle Creak Brawl, Cannonball Run and the likes, Chan decided to return focus to Hong Kong films.
Once in Hong Kong he starred in various films and started filming martial art/ comedies with his "brothers" Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The first film the co-starred in was Project A in 1983. over the next few years the "Three Dragons" made a few films, Wheels on Meals, Lucky Stars.
In 1985 Chan made the first Police Story film which was named "Best Movie" at the 1985 Hong Kong Film Awards. Chan then played the infamous "Asian Hawk" in Armour Of God. The film was Jackie's biggest domestic box office success to date, the film also nearly cost the thrill seeking martial artist his life but resulted in him breaking nearly every bone in his body.
The "Three Brothers" starred with each other for the last time in Dragons Forever in 1988.
In the late 1980s/ early 90s Chan starred in various sequels, beginning with Police Story 2, Armour Of God 2: Operation Condor, Police Story 3, Drunken Master 2, Police Story 4: First Strike. Chan has opportunities to play villains in a few US box office hits but declined, he was asked by Sylvester Stallone to play the role of Simon Phoenix in Demolition Man.
Finally in 1995 Chan got a foothold upon the US film market in his film Rumble In The Bronx. after this he released Police Story 3 in the US (re-named Super cop) then in 1998 he teamed up with Chris Tucker in Rush Hour.
In 1998 Chan release his last film for Golden Harvest - Who Am I?. After leaving he produced the film Gorgeous and starred in a Playstation game. Later that year he became animated in the Jackie Chan adventure series.
Despite successes in the US box office with Shanghai Noon, Rush Hour 2 and Shanghai Knights, Jackie wasn't happy with US film production and yearned for Hong Kong film production, but with Golden Harvest withdrawal from film in 2003, Chan started his own film company Jackie Chan Emperor Movies Ltd (JCE Movies). His newer films included New Police Storey (2004), The Myth (2005), Rob-B-Hood (2006)
Jackie's next release was Rush Hour 3 in 2007.
Chan's latest films to be released are The Forbidden City in which he stars along side Jet Li for the first time and Kung Fu Panda in which Chan receives animation once again as a wise old monkey. In addition, he has signed up to assist Anthony Szeto in an advisory capacity for the writer-director's upcoming film Wushu, which is currently in pre-production. The film will star Sammo Hung and Wang Wenjie as father and son.
In November 2007, Chan began filming Shinjuku Incident with director Derek Yee, which sees Chan take on the role of a Chinese immigrant in Japan. The film was released on 2 April 2009. According to his blog, Chan wishes to direct a film after completing Shinjuku Incident, something he has not done for a number of years. The film is expected to be the third in the Armour Of God series, and has a working title of Armour Of God III: Chinese Zodiac. Chan originally stated that he would start filming on 1 April 2008, but that date had passed. Because the Screen Actors Guild did not go on strike, Chan started shooting his next movie The Spy Next Door at the end of October in New Mexico, leaving the status of Armour Of God III: Chinese Zodiac up in the air.
In The Spy Next Door, Chan plays an undercover agent whose cover is blown when he looks after the children of his girlfriend. In Little Big Soldier, Chan stars, alongside Leehom Wang in a non-martial arts movie based on the Warring States Period.
On 22 June 2009, Chan left Los Angeles to begin filming The Karate Kid, a remake of the original in Beijing.
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Chan: 'Jaden Smith could be the new Jackie Chan' -
18 June 2010
-Jackie Chan is convinced his The Karate Kid co-star Jaden Smith has what it takes to be the next great martial artist superstar - because the youngster is so dedicated to his new fighting skills.-
-Chan sent an expert from his own personal stunt team to train Will S
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Chan broke his finger on film set -
13 January 2010
-Martial arts star Jackie Chan broke his finger during a fight scene in his new film The Spy Next Door - and had to snap it back into place or risk stalling the movie.-
-Chan noticed the little finger on his left hand was bent right back and dislocated before he felt
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Chan hails Smith as new martial arts star -
19 July 2009
-Jackie Chan has heaped praise on Jaden Smith's martial arts skills, insisting the youngster is better at kung fu than his own son.-
-Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's 11-year-old son has been taking lessons from the action man's stunt co-ordinator for his role in
Jackie Chan - what members say
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Funny As Hell - Good Action Comedy!! 17 November 2005
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Old School Kung Fu 5 April 2005
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classic kung fu comedy 12 October 2004
Jackie Chan - filmography
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Kung Fu Panda 2 - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Gary Oldman
Director: Jennifer Yuh Nelson
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The saga of Po continues in this sequel that finds the newly anointed Dragon Warrior (voice of Jack Black) teaming with The Furious Five to safeguard the Valley of Peace. But when a new adversary launches a treacherous bid to seize control of China and obliterate the martial arts, Po must look back ..read more »
 
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from 2,744 members
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1911 Revolution
(2011)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Bingbing Li, Winston Chao
Director: Jackie Chan, Li Zhang
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At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis. The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a seven-year-old emperor and his ruthless mother, Empress ..read more »
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from 9 members
Due for release on 19th March 2012
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Shaolin - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse, Bingbing Fan
Director: Benny Chan
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China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But when Hao's family is wiped out by a rival warlord, ..read more »
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1911 Revolution - Blu-ray
(2011)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Bingbing Li, Winston Chao
Director: Jackie Chan, Li Zhang
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At the beginning of the 20th century, China is in a state of crisis. The country is split into warring factions, the citizens are starving, and recent political reforms have made matters worse, not better. The ruling Qing Dynasty, led by a seven-year-old emperor and his ruthless mother, Empress ..read more »
44%
from 5 members
Due for release on 19th March 2012
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Shaolin
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Jacky Wu, Andy Lau, Nicholas Tse
Director: Benny Chan
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China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighbouring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. But when Hao's family is wiped out by a rival warlord,..read more »
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The Karate Kid - Blu-ray
(2010)
Starring: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson
Director: Harald Zwart
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12-year-old Dre Parker (Smith) relocates to China thanks to his mother's latest career change. Struggling to fit in Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying, this however causes problems with the class bully Cheng. To defend himself Dre must turn to maintenance man Mr. Han (Chan), who is ..read more »
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from 11,422 members
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The Karate Kid
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson
Director: Harald Zwart
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12-year-old Dre Parker (Smith) relocates to China thanks to his mother's latest career change. Struggling to fit in Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying, this however causes problems with the class bully Cheng. To defend himself Dre must turn to maintenance man Mr. Han (Chan), who is ..read more »
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Shinjuku Incident - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu
Director: Tung-Shing Yee
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Provocative, compelling and underscored with hard-hitting action, this pulse-pounding thriller explodes with tension, and delivers a career-defining performance from international action-superstar, Jackie Chan.
Hundreds of Chinese refugees wash up on Japan's Wakasa Bay. Each has a dream of a ..read more »
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from 1,070 member
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The Founding of a Republic
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Andy Lau
Director: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang
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An action-packed, star-studded story of an heroic battle in one mans revolutionary fight for freedom, with Jet Li, Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen, together for the first time in film history.
Inspired by true events, Founding of a Republic weaves a rousing tale of one man who fought against the ..read more »
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The Spy Next Door - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Will Shadley, George Lopez, Billy Ray Cyrus
Director: Brian Levant
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Reminiscent of KINDERGARTEN COP, with a dash of SPY KIDS, THE SPY NEXT DOOR blends together an entertaining mixture of family fun and martial-arts comedy styling to form a familiar story that once again reminds us that even hardened action heroes have a soft side. Jackie Chan stars as Bob Ho, an ..read more »
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from 1,727 member
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Shinjuku Incident
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu
Director: Tung-Shing Yee
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Provocative, compelling and underscored with hard-hitting action, this pulse-pounding thriller explodes with tension, and delivers a career-defining performance from international action-superstar, Jackie Chan.
Hundreds of Chinese refugees wash up on Japan's Wakasa Bay. Each has a dream of a ..read more »
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from 1,143 member
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Founding of a Republic - Blu-ray
(2009)
Starring: Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Andy Lau
Director: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang
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Following the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the Communist Party started to rule in the mainland and Kuomingtang was forced to retreat to the island of Taiwan. The new power, along with other parties, came together to organize the very first People's Republic of China.
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The Forbidden Kingdom - Blu-ray
(2008)
Starring: Jet Li, Crystal Liu, Jackie Chan
Director: Rob Minkoff
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East meets West and kung-fu legends collide as Jackie Chan and Jet Li square off in the fists-a-flying, family-friendly FORBIDDEN KINGDOM. Based on the classical Chinese novel JOURNEY TO THE WEST, the film begins in modern-day Boston. There, while teenage kung-fu flick enthusiast Jason (Michael ..read more »
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from 4,386 members
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The Forbidden Kingdom
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano
Director: Rob Minkoff
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In "The Forbidden Kingdom", American teenager Jason (Michael Angarano), who is obsessed with Hong Kong cinema and kungfu classics, finds an antique Chinese staff in a pawn shop: the legendary stick weapon of the Chinese sage and warrior, the Monkey King (Jet Li). With the lost relic in hand, Jason ..read more »
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from 21,060 members
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Kung Fu Panda
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan
Director: Mark Osborne, John Stevenson
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The Valley Of Peace and it's inhabitants are under threat from a malevolent snow leopard, Tai Lung (Ian McShane). With everyone fearing for their very existences, the role of protector falls into the lap of the lazy, irreverent Po, (Jack Black) a panda more used to slacking off than facing great ..read more »
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from 59,678 members
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Rush Hour 3
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Vinnie Jones
Director: Brett Ratner
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While in Paris, Chief Inspector Lee's (Jackie Chan) latest assignment is to escort and to protect Chinese Ambassador Han as he delivers a major address before the World Criminal Court Summit in Los Angeles. While delivering his announcement, he is shot and nearly killed. Meanwhile, former LAPD ..read more »
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from 30,925 members
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Robin B-Hood
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michael Hui, Yuanyuan Gao
Director: Benny Chan
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The Jackie Chan-headlined action farce ROBIN B-HOOD concerns Slipper (Chan), a character caught up in a hornet's nest of problems. Raised by poor parents and expelled from school at an early age, Slipper became notorious for his lightning-fast footwork and quick-fingered hijinks, but managed to ..read more »
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from 418 members
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Robin B-Hood - Blu-ray
(2006)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michael Hui, Yuanyuan Gao
Director: Benny Chan
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The Jackie Chan-headlined action farce ROBIN B-HOOD concerns Slipper (Chan), a character caught up in a hornet's nest of problems. Raised by poor parents and expelled from school at an early age, Slipper became notorious for his lightning-fast footwork and quick-fingered hijinks, but managed to ..read more »
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from 394 members
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The Myth - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim, Tony Leung Ka Fai
Director: Stanley Tong
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Martial arts legend Jackie Chan stars as Jack, a world-renowned archaeologits who has begun having mysterious dreams of a past life as a warrior in ancient China. When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the ..read more »
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from 788 members
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The Myth
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim, Tony Leung Ka Fai
Director: Stanley Tong
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Martial arts legend Jackie Chan stars as Jack, a world-renowned archaeologist who has begun having mysterious dreams of a past life as a warrior in ancient China. When a fellow scientist asks for Jack's help in locating the mausoleum of China's first emperor, the past collides violently with the ..read more »
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from 1,574 member
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New Police Story
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Charlie Young
Director: Benny Chan
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Massive explosions and incredible stunts abound as Jackie Chan stars in this Hong Kong release. He plays the burned-out Inspector Wing, whose motivation died when the rest of his police team was wiped out at the hands of a wily and brutal new gang. When, against the odds, a rookie cop rouses the ..read more »
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from 3,221 members
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Around The World In 80 Days
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Robert Fyfe
Director: Frank Coraci
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In this raucous Disney adaptation of Jules Verne's classic adventure novel AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, Steve Coogan plays Phileas Fogg, a quirky inventor at the turn of the 20th century. After suffering rejection by England's Royal Academy of Science, Fogg strives to prove his scientific worth by ..read more »
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from 30,973 members
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The Twins Effect
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Digger Mesch, Maggie Lau, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Director: Dante Lam
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Eastern pop music sensation the Twins (Charlene Choi and Gillian Chung) star in this action/comedy/horror yarn about an evil Duke's attempt to kill and collect the blood of a royal family of European vampires in order to become all powerful. The only surviving member of the family travels to Hong ..read more »
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from 1,322 member
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Heromakers
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Ken Miller
Director: Toby Russell
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Experience an action-packed, stunt filled journey behind the scenes of the World-famous 'Hong Kong Action Cinema industry'. Join Jackie Chan, Sammon Hung and the leading members of the 'Hong Kong Stuntman Association' as they reveal the secrets of their trade, and disclose fascinating anecdotes ..read more »
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The Medallion
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani
Director: Gordon Chan
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Jackie Chan is back in action with THE MEDALLION, yet another fast-paced martial arts action-comedy. Chan plays Eddie Yang, a Hong Kong cop who is working with Interpol officer Arthur Watson (Lee Evans) in order to protect a gifted young child. Aware that the child holds a centuries-old medallion ..read more »
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from 5,437 members
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Shanghai Knights
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Fann Wong
Director: David Dobkin
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In this entertaining sequel to SHANGHAI NOON, Chon Wang (Jackie Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Owen Wilson) are reunited on an adventure that leads them from their home in the USA to England. Upon hearing of his father's murder in China at the hands of the English Lord Rathbone (Aidan Gillen), Wang leaves ..read more »
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from 10,505 members
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The Tuxedo
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Isaacs
Director: Kevin Donovan
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In THE TUXEDO, Jackie Chan stars as Jimmy Tong, a taxi driver who's aggressive behind the wheel, but painfully shy outside of his cab. Jimmy's driving talents garner the attention of a secret organization, and soon he's hired as the chauffeur for the suave, enigmatic agent Clark Devlin (Jason ..read more »
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from 7,980 members
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The Art Of Action
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Jackie Chan, Jet Li
Director: Keith Clarke
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This in-depth documentary gives a behind-the-scenes look at the history of the martial arts film--from its rebellious beginnings to the high-flying epics of today. Host Samuel L. Jackson takes you through the best moments of 100 films, including CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, CHARLIE'S ANGELS, and ..read more »
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Rush Hour 2 - Blu-ray
(2001)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone
Director: Brett Ratner
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Crime fighting has never been so hazardous--or funny. Chopsocky action star Jackie Chan reteams with motormouth Chris Tucker in this RUSH HOUR sequel as the mismatched cop duo investigate several bombings in Hong Kong attributed to Chinese gang leader Ricky Tan (John Lone) and an assassin (Zhang ..read more »
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from 1,384 member
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The Accidental Spy
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang
Director: Teddy Chen
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The fastest feet and fists of the irrepressible Mr Chan star with him in this salesman-to-spy adventure. He's bored with working in a sports shop and by chance his appetite for adventure leads him to get embroiled in a whole barrage of fighting thrills and spills and good versus evil.
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from 5,057 members
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Rush Hour 2
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone
Director: Brett Ratner
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Crime fighting has never been so hazardous--or funny. Chopsocky action star Jackie Chan reteams with motormouth Chris Tucker in this RUSH HOUR sequel as the mismatched cop duo investigate several bombings in Hong Kong attributed to Chinese gang leader Ricky Tan (John Lone) and an assassin (Zhang ..read more »
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from 13,302 members
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Flix Mix - Ultimate Fights
(2001)
Starring: Tsui Hark, Jackie Chan, Brad Pitt
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A compendium of some of the most exciting fight scenes in recent motion picture history, ULTIMATE FIGHTS provides a whole new perspective on scenes from films such as BLADE, SNATCH, SCARFACE, THE KILLER, FIRST BLOOD, RUMBLE IN THE BRONX, and THE KILLER.
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Top Fighter
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bolo Yeung, Jackie Chan
Director: Toby Russell
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Go behind the scenes of the films and lives of the world's top martial arts stars in this revealing look at the strength and discipline required to make it in this demanding field. Through rare and hard-hitting footage, you will explore the psychology of the combatant and what it took to get him ..read more »
48%
from 280 members
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Shanghai Noon
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu
Director: Tom Dey
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An action-comedy with a decidedly Western twist, SHANGHAI NOON features astounding acrobatics from superstar Jackie Chan. Chong Wang (Chan) is a dedicated member of the Chinese Imperial Guard. When the emperor's former captain, Lo Fong (Roger Yuan), oversees an illegal operation that involves ..read more »
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Gen X Cops
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Nicholas Tse, Stephen Fung, Sam Lee
Director: Benny Chan
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When Japanese uber-gangster Akatura (Nakamura) absconds with a huge cache of explosives, a rebellious trio of police officers (the titular Gen-X Cops) must use their youthful instincts and street smarts to infiltrate his international crime syndicate. Racing against the clock and an army of highly ..read more »
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from 355 members
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Gorgeous
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Qi Shu, Tony Leung Chiu Wai
Director: Vincent Kok
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Ah Bu travels to Hong Kong to find her prince charming, Albert, only to find him gay. She soon meets the dashing Chi Wu but her boyfriend is on the way from Taiwan...
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from 1,424 member
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Rush Hour
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Christopher Penn
Director: Brett Ratner
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Unwilling to have their investigation hampered by a meddling outsider, the FBI assigns rogue LAPD detective James Carter (Tucker) to the case. Seizing the opportunity as a chance to impress the FBI and ultimately join the Bureau, Carter enthusiastically accepts -- until he discovers that his ..read more »
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Jackie Chan - My Story
(1998)
Starring: Jackie Chan
Director: Jackie Chan
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Martial arts expert Jackie Chan talks about his ambitions, his career and his passions. A camera crew are given unlimited access to the star on a trip from Hong Kong to Hollywood.
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from 51 members
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Jackie Chan's Who Am I?
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michelle Ferre, Mirai Yamamoto
Director: Benny Chan, Jackie Chan
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Jackie Chan wrote, directed and stars in this English-language action-comedy tale of about a commando group that travels to South Africa to kidnap scientists working on new energy sources. However, a Washington-based cover-up requires a downed plane after completion of the mission, and Jackie is ..read more »
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Rush Hour - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Christopher Penn
Director: Brett Ratner
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A box office smash, this film combines the comic stylings of funny-man Chris Tucker with the explosive action of superstar Jackie Chan. The two team up to battle the bad guys and, along the way, meet their fair share of dangerous situations.
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Jackie Chan - Mister Nice Guy
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Sammo Hung
Director: Sammo Hung
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In Sammo Hung's MR. NICE GUY, Jackie Chan plays a popular TV chef (also named Jackie) who accidentally saves a reporter pursued by two warring gangs--one that looks like the standard Cosa Nostra types, the other a group of upstarts who could have been cast in THE WARRIORS. After the two gangs ..read more »
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Rumble In The Bronx
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Francoise Yip
Director: Stanley Tong
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After years as the biggest star in Asia, Jackie Chan (abetted by his able collaborator director Stanley Tong) took North America by storm in 1996 with RUMBLE IN THE BRONX, the first Hong Kong film to make it to number one at the U.S. box office. Keung (Chan) visits his uncle in the Bronx and ends ..read more »
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Jackie Chan's First Strike
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Chen Chun Wu, Jackson Lou
Director: Stanley Tong
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In director Stanley Tong's action-packed film, martial arts megastar Jackie Chan (as a Hong Kong police officer named Jackie) battles on land, in the air, and underwater in his efforts to help both the CIA and a Russian intelligence agency retrieve a stolen Ukrainian nuclear warhead. Sent on an ..read more »
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Cinema Of Vengeance
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Bruce Lee, Cynthia Rothrock, Jackie Chan
Director: Toby Russell
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A comprehensive English-language chronicle of the Hong Kong action cinema scene, providing clips of classic and rare films, behind-the-scenes footage, and interviews with HK luminaries like Samo Hung, Simon Yam, Yukari Oshima, Cynthia Rothrock, John Woo, and Yuen Woo-Ping.
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The Legend Of Drunken Master
(1994)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Lung Ti, Jackie Chan/ Lung Ti
Director: Chia-Liang Liu
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Stunning, ground-breaking martial-arts, from the world's most famous action-star. With a brilliant tongue-in-the-cheek portrayal of indestructable folk-hero Wong Fei Hung, normally played with single-minded determination by Jet Li in the "Once upon a time in China" series, Jackie Chan shines as the ..read more »
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City Hunter
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Joey Wong, Kumiko Goto
Director: Wong Jing
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This taut, thrilling, and funny Hong Kong production follows the adventures of notoriously hungry detective Ryu Saeba (Jackie Chan) and his female partner, Kaori (Joey Wong), as they search for the daughter of a publishing tycoon. In the process, they become involved in a cruise ship hijacking. The ..read more »
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Project S
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Michael Wong
Director: Stanley Tong
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Spurred by the runaway success of SUPERCOP, Michelle Yeoh (also known as Michelle Khan) reprises her role of Inspector Yang, a no-nonsense cop from mainland China whose dazzling beauty conceals her sharp mind and martial arts mastery. Sent to Hong Kong to bust up a crime syndicate, Yang is flung ..read more »
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Crime Story
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Kent Cheng, Christine Ng
Director: Kirk Wong
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Global action superstar Jackie Chan shoots-em-up as a roguish special agent teamed with a crusty veteran cop to rescue a kidnapped business magnate. When he suspects that his partner may be involved in the abduction, Chan strikes out on his own to crack the case. A serious action drama based on a ..read more »
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Bruce Lee - Martial Arts Master
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, James Coburn
Director: Guy Scutter
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This fascinating documentary follows the life of the martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Contains revealing interviews with the people who knew him best and footage from Bruce's greatest fight scenes.
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Twin Dragons
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Teddy Robin Kwan
Director: Ringo Lam, Tsui Hark
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It is a tradition in the Hong Kong film community for actors and directors to donate their time and the profits from a film in order to raise funds for various causes. TWIN DRAGONS was part of an effort of the Hong Kong Directors Guild to build a new headquarters. Ringo Lam and Hark Tsui split the ..read more »
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Island Of Fire
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Jimmy Wang Yu
Director: Yin-Ping Chu
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Jackie Chan plays a shrewd cop who goes undercover with a team of mercenaries when a man he put away two years before commits a murder. The film features the great Sammo Hung as well as the terrific Tony Leung Ka Fai.
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Operation Condor
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Carol Cheng, Eva Cobo
Director: Jackie Chan
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Jackie Chan is the world's greatest secret agent, code name CONDOR, who has been sent to track down stolen Nazi gold buried beneath the Sahara. He is pursued by a band of terrorists trying to beat him to the hidden bounty. Along the way he must protect a pair of beautiful yet klutzy women. A high-..read more »
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Police Story 2
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Maggie Cheung, Kenny Ho
Director: Jackie Chan
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Like a cross between Buster Keaton and a blender, Jackie Chan is back in the second installment of the POLICE STORY series. This time Kevin (Chan) must once again face the mobster he caught in the first film--and the criminal's not too happy about his jail time. POLICE STORY 2 also stars Maggie ..read more »
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Miracles
(1989)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Billy Chow
Director: Jackie Chan
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This is Jackie Chan's loose adaptation of the Frank Capra film A POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES. Set in the 1930s, MIRACLES features Chan as a hapless country boy who rises through mafia ranks after purchasing some lucky roses. As always with Chan, the fight choreography is astounding.
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Dragons Forever
(1988)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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A sharp lawyer is hired by a factory when an attractive farm owner threatens to take them to court because waste chemicals are destroying the local fish farm. Soon he is torn between his loyalties to his client and the female witness.
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Project A - Part 2
(1987)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Rosamund Kwan, Maggie Cheung
Director: Jackie Chan
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Jackie Chan finds a new set of adventures as Dragon Ma, the only good cop in turn-of-the-20th-century Hong Kong. This time he's assigned to clean up corruption in a local town while getting involved with a band of rebels. Chan wrote, directed, and stars in this exciting mix of action and comedy.
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Armour Of God
(1986)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Alan Tam, Rosamund Kwan
Director: Jackie Chan
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When the ex-girlfriend of adventurer Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) is kidnapped by an evil cult, her fiance enlists his help in finding and delivering the ransom--the priceless and powerful Armour of God. With the help of a sexy woman and a wacky sidekick, the mission begins. This Chan film is full of ..read more »
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Police Story
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Bridget Lin, Maggie Cheung
Director: Jackie Chan
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In Jackie Chan's POLICE STORY, Kevin (Chan), a heroic cop with the Hong Kong Police Department, is assigned to guard a key witness in the trial of a mobster he single-handedly captured. But the tables are turned when Kevin is duped by the comely witness. The drug boss is then released for lack of ..read more »
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The Protector
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello
Director: James Glickenhaus
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A martial arts expert fights to free the kidnapped daughter of a New York drug kingpin and cut off the largest heroin pipeline in the world.
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Heart Of The Dragon
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Kar Lok Chin, James Tien
Director: Sammo Hung
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Respected cop Fung (Jackie Chan) gives up his dreams of sailing around the world in order to care for his mentally disabled brother (Sammo Hung). However, having been innocently caught up in a gangland dispute, the brother is kidnapped to force Fung to divulge the identity of a police informant...
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Fearless Hyena 2
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Shih Tien
Director: Lo Wei
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In this sequel to the martial arts classic, Jackie Chan portrays Chan Lung, a member of the Yin-Yang clan, who for years has been pursued by evil gangsters known only as Heaven and Earth. When Chan is reunited with his long lost brother after the tragic death of their father, they decide to band ..read more »
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My Lucky Stars
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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Because the success of the first LUCKY STARS film (WINNERS AND SINNERS) had a lot to do with the Japanese market, the second film in the series takes place in the land of the rising sun and features Michiko Nishiwaki, the Japanese female bodybuilder. Jackie Chan plays an undercover cop who solicits ..read more »
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Half A Loaf Of Kung Fu
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, James Tien
Director: Chen Chi Hwa
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The Sern Chuan bodyguards have been entrusted with the task of delivering the priceless evergreen jade to a secure location. Greatly outnumbered by an army of ruthless bandits, the Sern Chuan sustain heavy losses during their long and grueling journey, but Jiang (Jackie Chan), undaunted, refuses to ..read more »
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Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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Rollicking follow-up to the comic blockbuster "My Lucky Stars," with former "Little Fortunes" Hung, Chan, and Biao resurrecting their famous slapstick chemistry once more as crimefighters called upon to save a kingpin from assassins. Available in Mandarin.
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Fearless Hyena
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Jackie Chan, James Tien
Director: Jackie Chan
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In FEARLESS HYENA, Jackie Chan is Shing Lung, a country boy who is learning a long lost style of kung fu from his grandfather. After he fights for money in the local village against his grandfather's wishes, his grandfather is killed by an evil clan leader who recognizes Shing's fighting style. ..read more »
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Fantasy Mission Force
(1984)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin
Director: Yin-Ping Chu
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In the Japanese theatre of WWII, the Allies must strike back at the Japanese who have captured their top generals. A commando unit is assembled with the most notorious criminals, fighters, and soldiers, and this dream team--the Fantasy Mission Force--will crumble the Japanese force. Jackie Chan ..read more »
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Wheels on Meals
(1984)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Sammo Hung
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Cousins Jackie and David, owners of a mobile restaurant, team up with their friend Moby, a bumbling private detective, to save the beautiful Sylvia, a pickpocket....
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Winners And Sinners
(1983)
Starring: Jackie Chan
Director: Sammo Hung
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Teapot, Curly, Windpipe, Vaseline, and Ranks are a band of bumbling thieves who try to clean up their act by starting a janitorial service. They run foul of a pair of gangsters when they find a briefcase containing counterfeit money. Directed by Sammo Hung, the film lays down the precedents for the ..read more »
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Project A
(1983)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: Jackie Chan
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Jackie Chan stars as Dragon Ma, an honest marine cadet in late-19th-century colonial Hong Kong, who must do battle with the smugglers and pirates terrorising the South China Sea in order to preserve his company's honor. Revered by Chan devotees as one of his finest films, PROJECT A seamlessly ..read more »
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Dragon Lord
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao
Director: Jackie Chan
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Dragon (Jackie) and his buddy Cowboy get mixed up in a plot to swipe some valuable Chinese antiques and are forced to kick butt. However, the real attraction here is a number of showstopping set pieces that involve Jackie and Cowboy playing some pretty demented versions of Badminton and Football, ..read more »
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Battle Creek Brawl
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jose Ferrer, Kristine De Bell
Director: Robert Clouse
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Set in the wild days of the roaring 1920s, BATTLE CREEK BRAWL tells the story of a courageous martial arts expert (Jackie Chan) who almost single-handedly takes on the mob. Machine guns are of no avail against his lightning-quick hands and feet. The film, directed by Robert Clouse (ENTER THE DRAGON)..read more »
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The Young Master
(1980)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, Wei Pai
Director: Jackie Chan
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Youthful master Jackie Chan is searching for his missing brother, when he is mistaken for a criminal on the lam. He must prove his innocence by solving the case himself, while local lawmen and merciless mercenaries are hot on his trail. The film is a highly entertaining action/comedy from Hong Kong ..read more »
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Spiritual Kung Fu
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Dean Shek, James Tien
Director: Lo Wei
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In SPIRITUAL KUNG FU, Jackie chan plays a mischevious student at the Shaolin Temple who is conscripted by ghosts to learn the deadly Five Style Fists in order to defeat a villainous nobleman who plans to use the forbidden Six Fists kung fu style to take over the entire region. Eye-popping fight ..read more »
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Dragon Fist
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Jackie Chan, James Tien, Wu Wen Sau
Director: Lo Wei
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Since bursting onto the martial arts film scene in 1973, Jackie Chan has become one of the world's most popular stars. His movies--which he acts in, performs his own stunts for, and often directs--have earned millions at the box office. In DRAGON FIST, he plays Juan, a vengeful young kung fu ..read more »
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Snake And Crane Arts Of Shaolin
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Kong Kim, Nora Miao
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen
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In this classic Jackie Chan film, Shaolin masters invent a technique known as Snake and Crane. They are then mysteriously killed, and the instructional book is lost. Hsu (Chan) is accused of the murders and targeted by other warriors. Hsu must then clear his name with the help of Master Tse Kung.
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36 Crazy Fists
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Tony Leung Siu Hung, Michelle Mee
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen
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The story of a man who learns the art of kung fu from a shaolin master in order to avenge the death of his father by ruthless gangsters. Fight choreographed and directed by Jackie Chan, 36 crazy fists is one of the most action filled pictures he's ever made, and includes some of the most stunning ..read more »
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To Kill With Intrigue
(1977)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Hsu Feng
Director: Lo Wei
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In TO KILL WITH INTRIGUE, martial arts legend Jackie Chan plays Siao Lei, a young nobleman out for revenge after a vicious gang, led by a tough woman named Ding (Hsu Feng), kills off the rest of his family. Because Ding loves Siao, she allows him to live. But she soon realizes that her feelings ..read more »
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Shaolin - Chamber Of Death
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Kong Kim
Director: Chen Chi Hwa
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In this early Jackie Chan adventure, Little Mute (Chan) discovers that his kung fu trainer is his father's killer. He must avenge his father's death by employing the skills he has just acquired. In one scene, Chan must face off against more than 100 wooden robots.
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Shaolin Wooden Men
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Kam Chiang, Her Du Wei
Director: Chi-Hwa Chen
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A young boy witnesses the death of his father at the hands of a mysterious masked kung fu expert. As he grows older, he becomes a mute, and trains at Shaolin to become strong so he can one day avenge his father. Little does he know, one of his knew teachers, a prisoner in the temple's strongholds, ..read more »
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New Fist Of Fury
on DVD
(1976)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sing Chang, Nora Miao
Director: Lo Wei
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Lo Wei's sequel to BRUCE LEE'S FIST OF FURY is set during WWII in Japanese-occupied Taiwan. In one of his first starring roles, Jackie Chan portrays a non-violent pickpocket who decides that he must learn to fight when he sees one too many of his fellow Chinese citizens suffer at the hands of the ..read more »
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The Killer Meteors
(1976)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Jimmy Wang Yu
Director: Lo Wei
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In this martial arts film, Jackie Chan and Jimmy Wang Yu portray two men proficient with a special secret weapon, the Killer Meteor. Together they embark is on a mission to find the thief of palace treasure, and in the process are hired by the Immortal Wa to kill Wa's wife, as he believes she has ..read more »
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Hand Of Death
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao
Director: John Woo
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Former 'Little Fortunes' Chan, Biao, and Hung team up with director Woo as a legion of fighters determined to protect the Shaolin school from a megalomaniacal lord.
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Rumble in Hong Kong
on DVD
(1974)
Starring: Jackie Chan, John Cheung, Charlie Chin
Director: Hdeng Tsu
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Rumble In Hong Kong
villain will stop at nothing to protect his Hong Kong boss. Life gets tough for him when a hard-nosed policewoman sets her sights on destroying his boss' crime syndicate.
Black Friday
Dean Campbell is a high-powered attorney who returns home from work to find his family ..read more »
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Fist Of Anger
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Wang Qing, Chen Yeun Long
Director: Zhu Wu
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When the Imperial Japanese forces invade mainland China their occupation brings oppression, violence and brutality. Jackie Chan stars as the young master forced to resist the occupying forces and rebuild the broken spirit of his fellow countrymen.
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Hapkido
(1972)
Starring: Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao
Director: Feng Huang
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Having returned from Japanese-occupied Korea, three Chinese students set up a school to teach the martial art of Hapkido. However, soon the students find that the Japanese subject their neighbourhood to a reign of terror and are forced to use all their awesome fighting skills to protect themselves ..read more »
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Master with Cracked Fingers
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Siu Tien Yuen
Director: Hsin Chin
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Martial arts expert Jackie Chan sets out with his deadly weapons, namely his hands and feet, to seek revenge against the murderer of his father.
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Eagle Shadow Fist
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Jackie Chan, Hao Li, Wang Qing
Director: Hdeng Tsu
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Set during World War II, Chan plays a famous actor of the Chinese Theatre, who becomes a legendary resistance fighter against the Japanese. The Japanese have stolen a fortune from the Chinese following their invasion, and Chan's resistance commandos must get it back. This was Jackie Chan's first ..read more »
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Hong Kong Fury
on DVD
Starring: Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee
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A collection of classic clips which showcase martial arts and the training that goes into each fight featured.
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Snake Fist Fighter
on DVD
Starring: Jackie Chan
Director: Mu Zhu
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At age 17, Chan plays Jackie, a young man who is intrigued with martial arts, but forbidden by his father to learn. He meets a beggar (Siu Tien Yuen) who offers to teach him. Jackie learns in secret until local mobsters put the squeeze on the family business.
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The Kung Fu Collection
(2 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Jackie Chan, Mars, Meng Fei
Director: Hdeng Tsu, Wu Ma, Yuen Woo-Ping
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A collection of classic Jackie Chan movies.
Eagle Shadow Fist (1971) : Jackie Chan plays a famous actor of the Chinese Theatre, who becomes a legendary resistance fighter against the Japanese. This was Jackie Chan's first martial arts film.
The Young Tiger (1973): Meng Fei stars in this action-..read more »
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Cub Tiger From Kwang Tung
on DVD
Starring: Jackie Chan, Han Kwok Tsai, Chan Hung Lieh
Director: Ngai Hoi Fong
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Jackie Chans first starring role sees him play a young waiter who also happens to be a kung fu fanatic. Although his Father (Tien Fong-Fist of fury) has forbidden him from learning the martial arts, Jackie trains in secret and is a Young Master in his own right. Local store owners seek the help of ..read more »
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... but this is an American production, 2 high quality actors in their own rights, Jackie Chan (Kung Fu) & Chris Tucker (American Comic) partner up in what is an unlikely com...
