Guest thegoldenstate Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I thought it would be interesting to try to come up with a list of actors one might lump in as being Jackie Chan imitators-- I'm thinking of, say, Billy Chong, Lee Yi Min, Conan Lee...I'm sure there are a whole bunch of others. Also, it would be interesting to get people's opinions regarding these various actors-- for instance, on this board I've read people stating that they prefer Billy Chong over Jackie Chan for various reasons, (stronger screen presence, etc.) and I, for one, am inclined to agree with that sentiment. So, post away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest killer meteor Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Li Yi Min - 7 Grandmasters Meng Yuan Man - Hell'z Windstaff Meng Hoi - Hell'z Windstaff Yuen Tak - The Master Jimmy Liu - Dragon's Claws It could be argued that Fu Sheng in My Rebellious Son is modelled after Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheManInWhite Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Here's a few more: Jacky Chen in Of Cooks and Kung Fu John Chang in Snake in the Monkey's Shadow Nick Cheung in 36 Deadly Styles Wong Yu in Dirty Ho Cheng Tien Chi in 7 Steps of Kung Fu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Atomic Mystery Monster Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Jacky Chang - BIG BOSS 2 Johnnie Chan - GOLDEN DRAGON, SILVER SNAKE Would the Jackie Chan "doubles" from THE FEARLESS HYENA 2, MASTER WITH CRACKED FINGERS, and FIRE DRAGON count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Takano2002 Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Jackie was himself an imitator of Fu Sheng.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I think Bruce Liang was the truest imitator. The other guys had heir own personalities, but Liang was just pitiful trying to imitate Jackie in The Fist, Kicks, and Evils. Still, that was a very fun acting performance to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dirty tiger Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Personally I feel that Bruce Liang is better than Jackie Chan and has a style all his own, he is so crazy ! Just look at the madness in Iron Fisted Eagles Claw ! :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 I will have to check it out. I like his fightign skills a lot more than Jackie, but his acting is also fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squid Lips Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Don't forget Jackie Chang in Jackie And Bruce To The Rescue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 THat is one of the better titles i have heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chinatown Kid Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Fu Sheng was a star before Jackie ever became famous. I remember someone saying on this forum that Snake in the Eagle's Shadow was originally supposed to star Fu Sheng but the Shaw's wouldn't allow it because they had Fu Sheng binded to a contract exclusively with them. Jackie ended up starring in it and that's when his carear begin to take off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Bruce Long Posted May 5, 2007 Member Share Posted May 5, 2007 Lee Siu Ming, who does the Jackie Chan imitation in "Jackie and Bruce to the Rescue" also does a nice Jackie Chan imitation in "Yoga and the Kung Fu Girl", but it's less than a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WalkOn Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Billy Chong - Crystal Fist - The best! and Super Power (Fearless Hyena rippoff!) John Chang - Monkey in the Snakes Shadow (Snakefist vs the Dragon) Li I Min - Mystery of Chess Boxing and 7 Grandmasters Cheng Tien Chi - Kung Fu of the Seven Steps Meng Fei- Kung Fu of the 8 Drunkards Mang Hoi, Mang Yuen Man - Hells Wind Staff Tung Wei - Incredible Kung Fu Master Yuen Shun-Yi - Dance of the Drunken Master Hsian Kwang Li - Incredible Death Kick Master (The Leg Fighters) - Not sure if it qualifies, but the rebelilous student and torture training always brought to mind a female JC version. The worst - Bruce Li in Blind Fist of Bruce! I enjoyed it but Bruce Li looked out of place! I'm sure I missed some other good classic JC imitators, but these are the first that come to mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dirty tiger Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Personally I would not say that most of these people were Jackie Chan immitators, and many of them are much better than him anyway. Billy for sure, that is well known. But the fact that these people made action comedies, you seem to think this means they are imitating Jackie. The fact is, action comedy existed before Jackie came along, it's just that Drunken Master and Snake In The Eagles Shadow made action comedy 'the in thing' so everyone else did it to try and make their money. Doesn't mean they are Jackie imitators though. If you are using this logic then say that Jackie Chan is a Wong Yue imitator :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chinatown Kid Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I saw Billy Chong's films on Blackbelt Theatre as a kid before I had ever saw any of Jackie's films. Speaking strictly of their late 70's early 80's films I always thought Billy looked to be a better martial artist. Jackie took it to another level though with the choreography and stunts starting with Wheels on Meals on up to films like Drunken Master II while Chong more or less disappeared from the scene. I have always prefered Chong's more intense style of fighting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theportlykicker Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I'm glad you mentioned Jackie's 80s and early 90s work, Chinatown Kid, because it sounds like most people have forgotten all of that from the way people are casually dismissing Jackie in this thread. I have always prefered Chong's more intense style of fighting though. This reminds of a discussion that was had on the Stunt People board recently. The thing is, Jackie's fighting style WAS intense in most of his 80s and early 90s work, so I wouldn't even say Chong was that much more intense. I don't want to come across as a fanboy though. Both are great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest the dirty tiger Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Please dont misunderstand me, Jackie was great and I am very much a fanboy, but it is not fair to say that everyone doing action comedy was copying him. That's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theportlykicker Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Oh, I agree completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chinatown Kid Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 And I agree with you Portly, Chan and Chong are both great and I can't take anything away from either one. Sure wish they would have starred in a film together! 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest morgoth Posted May 11, 2007 Share Posted May 11, 2007 They would definitely have to play brothers:hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MG Lerox Posted January 22, 2010 Member Share Posted January 22, 2010 There are some rely cool Jackie`s imitators, but i think that the best examples are Johnnie Chan and Jackie Chang, but don`t be confused because Cheung Nik was named as ''Jackie Chang'' in movie ''Big Boss 2'' with Dragon Lee, and Jackie Chang is actor who starred in ''Bruce & Jackie to Rescue'' along side Kim Tai Jung. Here are few stills of Jackie`s imitators: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Drunken Monk Posted January 22, 2010 Member Share Posted January 22, 2010 This guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Knockabout Posted January 23, 2010 Member Share Posted January 23, 2010 One of the lesser known would be Ulyssess Chan, star of the filipino Snake in the Eagle's Shadow rip-off movie Mantis Boxer. Very entertaining movie if you're into low budget pinoy rip-off movies BGbJagaf17Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MG Lerox Posted January 23, 2010 Member Share Posted January 23, 2010 Maybe we can count also actor called ''Jacky Chen'' who starred in Fearless Hyena, part III along side Bruce Lee imitator ''Bruce Thai'' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted January 28, 2010 Member Share Posted January 28, 2010 Maybe we can count also actor called ''Jacky Chen'' who starred in Fearless Hyena, part II along side Bruce Lee imitator ''Bruce Thai'' Do you mean "Fearless Hyena 3" or "Fearless Master", which featured fight choreography by Bruce Le? Fearless Hyena II had Jackie, a lookalike, and Austin Wai (Kara Hui's brother) as Jackie's cousin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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