While Snake In The Eagle's Shadow was definitely profitable, it was ultimately Drunken Master that pushed Jackie Chan to stardom.
Two, the films also established a comedic kung fu genre, which was considered refreshing for movie audiences at this time in Hong Kong. One, Jackie Chan was given complete freedom when it came to his stunt work, finally letting him excel in his own specific way. The films were successful for two very key reasons.
Under a two-picture deal, Jackie Chan had a one-two punch with Snake In the Eagle's Shadow and Drunken Master later that same year. After several attempts at making a name for himself, he found success with Snake in the Eagle's Shadow. He continued to produce films for Chan in this vein, but none of them made much of an impact at the box office or for movie lovers. He went by the name Sing Lung, which translates to "becoming a dragon." Literally.Įvidently, Jackie Chan wasn't fully accustomed to Bruce Lee's expert level of fighting, and New Fist Of Fury was also a financial flop. He was hoping to model Jackie Chan after Bruce Lee, and he gave him the film New Fist Of Fury. He was impressed by Jackie Chan's stunt work, as you would imagine most people would be, and he offered him a film role. Later that year, Jackie Chan received a telegram from Willie Chan, who was a film producer in the Hong Kong film industry. Things were starting to turn around for Jackie Chan. Chan soon became a construction worker, where he earned the nickname of "Little Jack." Over time, it became "Jackie." While he didn't stay in the construction business, the nickname obviously stuck. In 1976, Jackie Chan briefly attended college at Dickson College, but that tenure didn't last long. It was also the first time Jackie Chan did a nude scene.
It was the only film that featured Jackie Chan not performing a single fight or stunt scene. Having trouble finding stunt work, and due to the commercial failure of his earlier films, Jackie Chan starred in the adult comedy, All in the Family, in 1975.
It was a bit of a rough patch for Jackie Chan shortly after that.
The film only had a limited release in 1973. It was later that year that Jackie Chan earned his first starring role in Little Tiger of Canton. During his work on these celebrated films, Jackie Chan worked under the alias Chan Yuen Lung. There is a good chance you've heard of that latter one before. At the age of 17, Chan Kong-sang worked as a stuntman for a pair of Bruce Lee pictures, Fist Of Fury and Enter The Dragon.