The 1998 smash hit Jackie Chan would happily delete from history: “I still don’t like the movie”
Not that anybody would have been able to tell.
Jackie Chan
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Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, stunt performer and producer whose innovative blend of action, comedy and breathtaking stunt work has made him one of the most influential action stars in cinema history.
Rising to fame through Hong Kong classics such as ‘Drunken Master’, ‘Police Story’ and ‘Project A’, Chan later achieved international success with films including ‘Rush Hour’, ‘Shanghai Noon’, ‘Rumble in the Bronx’, ‘Who Am I?’ and ‘The Karate Kid’.
Renowned for performing his own stunts and combining martial arts with slapstick comedy, Chan has inspired generations of filmmakers and action performers around the world.
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The cult 1993 action movie Jackie Chan refused to star in: “I turned down all these offers”
A futuristic sci-fi that proved to be a hit.
“Box office poison”: the disastrous run that nearly ended Jackie Chan’s career
Almost faded without trace.
The movie Chris Tucker regrets making: “Y’all done messed this whole thing up”
An unmitigated disaster.
The one actor Jackie Chan always knew was out of his league: “I could never be him”
An unattainable goal.
How ‘Rush Hour’ accidentally changed cinema forever, and made it much worse
The first domino to fall.
The movie Jackie Chan knew was doomed from the start: “Too much money is no good”
It had run out of steam.
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Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, filmmaker and stunt performer best known for action classics including 'Police Story', 'Drunken Master', 'Rush Hour' and 'Rumble in the Bronx'.
'Police Story' is widely regarded as Jackie Chan's masterpiece, while 'Drunken Master', 'Rush Hour', 'Project A' and 'Rumble in the Bronx' are also among his most celebrated films.
Jackie Chan revolutionised action cinema by combining martial arts, comedy and elaborate practical stunts performed by himself, creating a unique filmmaking style that has influenced generations of actors, stunt performers and directors.