This new introduction by New York Asian Film Festival cofounder and author Grady Hendrix was recorded in 2019.
Up Next in Starring Jackie Chan
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Half a Loaf of Kung Fu
Directed by Chen Chi-hwa • 1978 • Hong Kong
Starring Jackie Chan, Doris Lung Chun-Erh, James TienLike a live-action comic book, this antic farce lets Jackie Chan, choreographing his own fight sequences, cut loose with a wild parody of the martial-arts genre. He plays a bumbling wannabe kung-fu ...
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Spiritual Kung Fu
Directed by Lo Wei • 1978 • Hong Kong
Starring Jackie Chan, James Tien, Wu Wen-siuJackie Chan’s kung-fu clowning gets a supernatural twist in this off-the-wall action fantasy. He stars as a cheeky student at a Shaolin temple who must fight to protect his order, with help from some unexpected me...
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The Fearless Hyena
Directed by Jackie Chan • 1979 • Hong Kong
Starring Jackie Chan, James Tien, Yen Shi-kwanAn auteur emerges as Jackie Chan—working for the first time as director, in addition to serving as cowriter, lead actor, and martial-arts choreographer—takes full charge of his on-screen image. Perfecting t...