One of the greatest physical performers of recent filmmaking, Jackie Chan is the focus of today’s discussion as Alex and Jonathan look at Drunken Master (1978), Police Story (1985), Police Story 3: Supercop (1992), and The Foreigner (2017). We talk about Jackie Chan’s journey finding his on-screen persona in the wake of Bruce Lee, the innovation and dedication that he put into his craft of acting and stunt performance, and the legacy he leaves on cinema even as his career isn’t quite over.
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Skip to: Drunken Master (16:01), Police Story (31:29), Police Story 3: Supercop (48:54), The Foreigner (59:24), Overall (1:11:02), Coming Attractions (1:17:27)
Resources referenced in this episode:
- READ: Jackie Chan’s autobiography Never Grow Up
- WATCH: Jackie Chan – How to Do Action Comedy
- Alex on Twitter: @AlexGeringer
- Jonathan on Twitter: @JSSatchell
- Jason on Twitter: @TheBluejay1994
Coming Attractions – Lord & Miller
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
- 21 Jump Street (2012)
- The Lego Movie (2014)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Intro/outro music by Mike Braudrick
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