20 Kickass Facts About Jackie Chan (To Remind Us Why We Love Jackie Chan)

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20 Kickass Facts About Jackie Chan (To Remind Us Why We Love Jackie Chan)

We here at Cracked absolutely love Jackie Chan, and are saddened every day by the fact he has never made a movie with Jet Li. In fact, we have discussed Chan’s insane contributions to mental health for a while now, as well as the broader, classic Hong Kong action scene. But this truly bears screaming from the rooftops (while hanging there like an absolute maniac): Jackie Chan is an undeniable legend, even with the, erm, not so cool aspects of his life, which we will briefly touch on. Jackie Chan is an insanely charismatic and talented artist who has tortured himself for almost 60 years just for our entertainment – although, we’re sorry to insist on this, but he has never done a movie with Jet Li, so he still friggin’ owes us.

Anyway, while there are many contenders, Jackie Chan might as well be the best martial artist cinema has ever seen. And we truly don’t mean to be disrespectful to people like Donnie Yen or Tony Jaa or Michelle “my latest movie kicks all the asses” Yeoh, it is just a matter of acknowledging the man, his talent, and his history. Hell, Jackie Chan is so cool that even awful movies like The Tuxedo haven’t diminished his legacy. Look, at the risk of getting all corny here, what we guess we really want to say is – What? What’s that? He already has a movie with Jet Li? And they fight with ugly, post-The Matrix wire-fu? But why? That would obviously just ruin the potential brutality of their fight scen – wait, what? It’s a family movie in which they play second fiddle to a white kid?? Alright, enjoy this Pictofact, we have to go scream from a rooftop.

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan His birth name translates as born in Hong Kong. Не was indeed born in Hong Kong, and his parents named him Chan Kong-san, which means exactly that. Не got the nickname Little Jack (which later became Jackie) while living in Australia in the '70s.

Source: The Official Jackie Chan Website

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan Не has been in over 150 movies. Skip Rush Hour and just start with the classics: 1978's Snake in the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master, 1983's Project А, 1988's Dragons Forever, 1989's Miracles, 1993's Crime Story, 1994's Drunken Master 2, and the first three Police Story movies.

Source: Wikipedia

Continue Reading Belowwas K Jackie Chan Не did his first movie when he was eight. Lil' Jackie was an extra in Big and Little Wong Tin Bar, a movie that was thought to be lost until it was uploaded to YouTube in 2016. Plus, it's also an early appearance by Sammo Hung! CRACKED.COM

Sources: Wikipedia, Old Movies/YouTube

Jackie Chan Не was supposed to be the new Bruce Lee. Не wasn't comfortable with Lee's style, though. Things changed when future The Matrix choreographer Yuen Woo-ping let him do his own comedic kung-fu thing in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow. Then came Drunken Master, and the rest is history. CRACKED.COM

Source: Wikipedia

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan Не takes inspiration from classic Hollywood. I wanted to be like a Chaplin or Buster Keaton, but all the martial arts directors ... wanted me to copy Bruce Lee, he said in 1995. In '96 he also mentioned Harold Lloyd, and added, I totally copied from Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire.

Source: Mental Floss

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan Не tried several times to break into Hollywood. 1980's The Big Brawl, 1981's The Cannonball Run, and 1985's The Protector all failed (and in fact, sucked). Не finally succeeded in 1995 with Rumble in the Bronx.

Source: Wikipedia

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan Не went bowling with Bruce Lee. Lee accidentally hit him for real while shooting Enter the Dragon, and then profusely apologized. A starstruck Chan took the chance to get closer to his hero. Sometime later, Lee ran into Chan and invited him to go bowling - ten days before Lee's death.

Sources: Strombo/YouTube, Yahoo Entertainment

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan Не created his own comic book. In 1997, Chan created the comic Spartan X, based on his 1986 movie Armour of God. In addition to being in a comic, he was also in a cartoon show-Jackie Chan Adventures.

Sources: Cinemablend, Wikipedia, TV Anime Guide (via archive.org)

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan His Hong Kong home has secret rooms. When your movies have grossed around US$5 billion worldwide, you can afford some luxuries, like maze- like secret rooms within secret rooms. This was a childhood dream inspired by the Batcave.

Sources: Conan (via YouTube), Clip on YouTube

Jackie Chan Не has an extensive list of injuries. Doing his own stunts comes with a price: dislocated shoulders, spinal damage, a lacerated lip, broken teeth, and around ten broken bones. While shooting 1986's Armour of God, he hit his head with a rock, and a piece of bone got into his brain. CRACKED.COM

Sources: Showbiz CheatSheet, /Film

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan He's a philanthropist. Chan is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and has championed several worthy causes like nature conservation, animal protection, and disaster relief. Something we don't love as much, though? His sketchy offshore accounts unveiled by the Panama Papers.

Sources: Wikipedia, Screen Rant, UNICEF

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan His family story sounds like a movie (and was made into one). Chan's father (who was a spy) met his mother when he almost arrested her for smuggling opium into China. They eventually fled Hong Kong, and ended up abandoning little Jackie years later. This was turned into the movie A Tale of Three Cities.

Sources: Wikipedia, The Guardian

CRACKED.COM THE BESTOF JACKIE CHAN Jackie Chan He's a trained singer. Chan has sung the theme songs for many of his movies, and has released 20 albums in five languages. Не also performed the theme songs for the Chinese releases of Beauty and the Beast and Mulan.

Sources: Screen Rant, Wikipedia

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan His political beliefs are, erm, less awesome than his movies. While he was more liberal in his youth, Chan has come to support the Chinese government and its repressive policies, and has questioned whether freedom is actually a good thing.

Source: Wikipedia

CRACKED.COM Jackie Chan Не does have some drama chops. Chan has played tortured anti-heroes in 2004's New Police Story, 2006's Rob-B-Hood, and 2009's Shinjuku Incident. Не also rocks as a vengeful father in his best English-language movie, 2017's The Foreigner.

Sources: Wikipedia, Zero Media/YouTube

GRACKED.COM Jackie Chan Не doesn't care for Rush Hour. Не didn't get to do his own stunts, didn't like his English, and didn't understand the humor. Why are they laughing? I just don't understand, he said during the premiere. We feel you, Jackie.

Sources: Yahoo Entertainment, Screen Rant

Jackie Chan Не got an honorary Oscar. Chan received an honorary Academy Award in 2016 for his contributions to cinema. Не looked visibly touched by the honor, but we think it was the Academy's honor to give it to him. CRACKED.COM

Sources: People, Oscars/YouTube

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