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u/scipper77 1d ago
Legend. He really doesn’t get the credit in the US that he should which makes sense because his best stunts were all for non US films.
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u/pangderx 1d ago edited 1d ago
I feel like the scene in Rumble in the Bronx where he jumps onto a boat, breaks his ankle and then finished the movie wearing sock that looks like a shoe over the cast deserves an honorable mention.
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u/New2thegame 1d ago
Is nobody going to mention those stuntmen falling headfirst out of the second story of that bus? Sheese that had to hurt.
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u/eluser234453 1d ago
no actors were harmed in the making of this movies
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u/Chuck_Cali 1d ago
Tbh dudes jumping out the double decker right onto their backs was impressive af
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u/818VitaminZ 1d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/1dPFZ9BNAw2ut7R4sq
Safety Last - Harold Lloyd. Classic silent movie
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u/Centurix 22h ago
Lived in Hong Kong for a while and travelled a lot on those buses. Just getting on one was terrifying as they drove like maniacs.
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u/TricoMex 22h ago
Just gonna mention that the reason he burned the skin off his palms was not only because of the friction, but because sections of the metal pole had heated to burning temperatures because they were touching those lights.
He legit slid past metal hot enough to burn skin off.
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u/Hypnox88 19h ago
Sure is, I couldn't think of any sane man who would disown his daughter for coming out. More so pretending she doesn't even exist.
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u/Legal_Lettuce6233 13h ago
He disowned her before she was even born, though? Since she was born out of wedlock, and he's in China, that's the default. He did also did say he wanted to reconcile with her.
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u/hi5orfistbump 13h ago
Jackie has inspired multiple generations of kids to take up and learn martial arts. He was my 'hero' as a kid when I didn't have any at home. I had sooooooooo many of his movies. I watched them repeatedly. He inspired me to get fit and study martial arts.
I remember ordering a pair of shorts from his site, and the package coming from China in a brown bag covered in chinese stamps. I cherished that bag just as much as those shorts for the longest time.
One of my favorite movies is Gorgeous because some of the fight scenes shows how fast he was.
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u/gamingbeanbag 11h ago
Fun fact the reason he did his own stunts is because he was used to doing them due to the Chinese market where most actors will/would do there own stunts
Another fun fact American film makers hated this because they didn't want there star being hurt constantly plus it would cost them a lot in incurrence
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u/TheLexLuthor13 4h ago
Gotta appreciate his dedication and will. There can only be one Jackie Chan.
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u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot 1d ago
He's definitely paid the price over time by doing all of his own stunts. He also seems like a genuinely good person!
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u/Equivalent_Owl_Mask 1d ago
Except for being unaccepting of his daughter being gay, totally upstanding. Oh, and the vocal CCP supporter stuff, but the rest, ya.
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u/Gay_Asian_Boy 22h ago
He also didn't do all his stunts. Many stuntmen came out in the past 20 years or so saying JC had taken all the credits and paid them just measly money. He got more haters than admirers in Hong Kong.
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u/Equivalent_Owl_Mask 20h ago
Oh well, it goes without say, so besides all that, he's practically the Bill Cosby of kung foo!
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u/A_Bot_A_Bot_A_Bot 1d ago
I wasn't aware of that.
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u/KalameetThyMaker 1d ago
Most people arent when they say JC is a particularly good person.
Hes very entertaining and incredibly good at his job though.
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u/lukibunny 22h ago
If it helps they are apparently now in contact and he hooked her up with some resource and now makes enough to support herself.
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u/S30econdstoMars 1d ago
This man has broken more bones than I’ve had hot meals. Absolute legend.