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The first one starts at 3:23, and the second comes right after at 8:10. Chan and Allan actually fight twice in the movie. Trained by Jackie himself, the Aussie performer may be the best person to go toe-to-toe with Chan since Benny Urquidez. One of the members of Jackie Chan’s stunt team who doubled for Ron Smoorenburg was Brad Allan. Rumble in the Bronx (1995) – The Warehouse Fight And of course there’s the axe gang fight, which just gets bananas once the bamboo comes into play.

The fight in the square is also great, setting up a few moves that play a big part of the finale. The introductory fight against Lau Kar Leung (who was the director until Chan took over toward the end) is reminiscent of Leung’s work with Shaw Brothers Studios. The other fights in the film are also masterpieces of choreography and worth noting. Chan topped himself for the rest of his career.

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The final fight against Ken Lo - who in addition to acting in other films was also a professional fighting champ and one of Chan’s bodyguards - is really just the capper to an entire suite of end fights. (Apart from shaving the run time a tad, the American version changed the music and made all of the sound effects anemic by comparison.) Chan was around 40 years old when he made the film, but he was still at the height of his powers.

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This is my favorite Jackie Chan movie, and I prefer the Hong Kong cut of the movie to the American version Legend of the Drunken Master. Police Story (1985) – The Mall Finale aka Broken Glass Story Perhaps it’s because their bout in Dragons Forever was overshadowed by Biao’s earlier fight sequence in the film it was some of his best work, up there with Prodigal Son, Righting Wrongs, and The Iceman Cometh (nothing to do with Eugene O’Neill Donnie Yen is remaking this in 3D). The Chan/Urquidez fight in this one is good, though I always preferred the first match-up a bit more for some reason. The film was the last collaboration between Jackie, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao, all of whom trained together in the same Peking Opera School as children. (The match never took place, which was probably best for Jackie.)Īs an unexpected bonus, after the Wheels on Meals fight above is their rematch in Dragons Forever (1988).

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I remember reading accounts that they actually hit each other at full strength a couple times during the fight, and even planned to take out their aggression in a charity kickboxing match after filming. (He’d also make John Cusack look dangerous in Grosse Point Blank.) Chan and Urquidez are so similar in size and speed, and together they had a knack for timing and rhythm. Part of that has to do with Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, a kickboxing champ with a devastating jumping spinning back kick that gave him his nickname. The Wheels on Meals fight is regarded as one of the best martial arts fights on film, and for good reason. (During the Eagle’s Shadow fight, Lee kicked one of Chan’s teeth out.) Both actors get to shine, which is the key to any well-made fight scene: Lee again displays his kicking skills while Chan showcases his genius through the eight different sub-styles of drunken boxing.įearless Hyena (1979) – The Three-on-One Sword-Spear Fight The final fight of Drunken Master is something of a rematch between Chan and Lee. The film reteamed Jackie with director Yuen Woo-ping as well as actors Hwang Jang Lee and Simon Yuen (father of Yuen Woo-ping). The success of Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow in early 1978 (Jackie Chan’s breakthrough film) led to the making of Drunken Master, a bona fide masterpiece. Hit the jump and we’ll go chronologically through 12 great Jackie Chan fights, each one with video goodness.ĭrunken Master (1978) – The Final Fight Against Hwang Jang Lee Same goes for bits in the Project A movies.

While I enjoy both of those scenes a lot, they just didn’t make the cut. It was a little difficult paring it down to just a dozen, and I’ll probably get flak for not including the wind tunnel throwdown from Operation Condor or the Street Fighter segment from City Hunter. Since Chinese Zodiac is slated for a 12-12-2012 release, I figured a list of Jackie Chan’s 12 best fight scenes was in order. It’s been a while since Chan has been able to match himself or surpass himself, and it’s good to know he’s trying to do just that. A third Armour of God movie has been rumored for years, and it seems like a potential throwback to the work he did in the 1980s and 1990s.

As a big Jackie Chan fan since middle school, I’m extremely excited about this. It promises to be a return to form for the 57 year old actor, whose career as a stunt performer and action star is four decades long. Jackie Chan’s 101st movie, Chinese Zodiac, comes out in about a year.

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