A video by the same guy who did Art Of The Gag, featuring Buster Keaton. This features the one and only Jackie Chan. The first Jackie movie I saw was Rumble In The Bronx in the early 90s. After that I tracked down his older movies and saw every new one that came out, most of them with my son. Some of those fights and stunts are simply astonishing. Long cuts, no CGI. The video does a fine job explaining the essentials of Jackie's approach to comedy and action, including explaining the difference between his Hong Kong and American films.
At around 7:30 you see the mall stunt from Police Story, when he slides down a light pole, with live wires and bulbs of course. Don't try any of this at home.
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