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Rumble In The Bronx [DVD](1996) DVD From its bustling harbor to its scenic mountains, the Bronx has never been as action-packed as when Jackie Chan arrives from Hong Kong to work in his uncle's grocery and winds up battling marauding street gangs, motorcycle-riding babes, ruthless gem thieves and even a menacing hovercraft! The hits, kicks and death-defying stunts (all done by Chan) come fast and furious in this thrill-a-minute hit. With Anita Mui, Bill Tung, Francoise Yip. 91 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtracks: English (dubbed), French; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; biographies. Dubbed in English. Dragon Fist [DVD](1978) DVD No one's ever accused Jackie Chan of having "draggin' fists," and he proves why in this tale of a fighter out to avenge his master's murder. When Chan finds the repentant killer--who cut off a leg out of remorse--the two team up to defeat an evil warlord. James Tien, Nora Miao also star. 77 min. Mr. Nice Guy [DVD](1996) DVD TV chef/martial arts expert Jackie Chan whips up a mess of trouble when he comes to the aid of a plucky TV reporter carrying a videotape that links an untouchable crime kingpin with a gang of street hoods. It's up to Jackie to save the newsgal, his show's producer and his girlfriend from the bad guys in this stunt-filled souffle directed by Sammo Hung. 87 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtracks: English 5.1, French; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; featurette; scene access. Heart Of Dragon [DVD](1985) DVD In this mix of astonishing martial arts action, drama and comedy, Jackie Chan plays a cop who wishes to leave his home in Hong Kong, but decides to stay to care for mentally disabled brother Sammo Hung. When Hung gets involved with crooks, Chan goes to work to save him. Emily Chu co-stars. AKA: "First Mission." 89 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Cantonese, Mandarin; Subtitles: English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai, Indonesian; theatrical trailer. In Cantonese with English subtitles. Rush Hour [DVD](1998) DVD Jackie Chan is a maverick Hong Kong cop who teams with fast-talking L.A. detective Chris Tucker to track down the kidnapped 11-year-old daughter of a Chinese consul. This high-energy buddy comedy is filled with Chan's wild stunts, Tucker's motor-mouthed antics and all sorts of outrageous action. With Elizabeth Pena, Tom Wilkinson and Philip Baker Hall. 97 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English 5.1 and Dolby Surround; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; isolated music score; "making of" featurette; music videos; DVD-ROM features; theatrical trailer; scene access. Jackie Chan's Who Am I? [DVD](1997) DVD All-out action assault with Jackie Chan as a CIA commando duped by his leader and left for dead while on a dangerous mission in Africa. After he's nursed back to health by a native tribe, an amnesiac Chan searches for clues to his true identity, but soon the bad guys are searching for Jackie as well. Stunt-filled adventure co-stars Michelle Ferre and Mirai Yamamoto. 100 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French; theatrical trailer. Jackie Chan's First Strike [DVD](1997) DVD Jackie does James Bond in this globehopping action tale, first released as "Police Story IV: First Strike." The search for a stolen Russian nuclear warhead sends top Hong Kong cop Chan from a snowy hideout in the Ukraine to an Australian aquarium, and gives Jackie the chance for breathtaking stunts, fighting on skis, inside a ladder, and underwater. With Jackson Lou, Chen Chen Wu. 85 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Surround; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; theatrical trailer; scene access. Project A, Part II [DVD](1987) DVD Jackie Chan returns as the honest cop battling ornery crooks in turn-of-the-century Hong Kong in this incredible actioner filled with wild stunts and slapstick humor. Look for Chan's tribute to Buster Keaton and an incredible cat-and-mouse chase in an apartment. With Maggie Cheung. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Widescreen; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital 5.1. Dubbed in English. Dragon Lord [DVD](1982) DVD Jackie Chan mixes comedy with remarkable martial arts expertise in this actioner that finds him an unwitting participant in a scheme to smuggle priceless treasures out of the Forbidden City. Directed by Chan; with Chan Wai-San, Mars. AKA: "Young Master in Love." 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: Spanish, French. Dubbed in English. Operation Condor [DVD](1997) DVD First released in 1991 as "Armour of God II: Operation Condor," this stunt-laden thriller finds Jackie Chan's globe-hopping treasure-hunter called on to locate a fortune in stolen Nazi gold hidden somewhere in the Sahara. Joined by three feisty female accomplices, Chan mixes it up with Arab assassins and a mercenary army and has a mind-blowing fight in a gigantic wind tunnel. Carol Cheng, Eva Cobo Garcia, Shoko Ikeda also star. 92 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital 5.1. Dubbed in English. Operation Condor 2: The Armour Of The Gods [DVD](1985) DVD Retitled as a "prequel" for American release, this is the original "Raiders"-style action saga starring Jackie Chan as an adventurer who battles a mystic cult looking to swap his kidnapped ex-girlfriend for a priceless artifact he possesses. Among the film's amazing stunt scenes are Jackie's battle with a squad of stiletto-heeled Amazon warriors and a leap from a tree that nearly cost Chan his life! With Alan Tam, Rosamund Kwan. 89 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital Surround. Dubbed in English. Twin Dragons [DVD](1992) DVD There's twice the action, twice the laughs, and twice the Jackie Chan in this comedy-thriller that has Chan playing identical twins separated at birth. The grown-up Jackies, a streetwise Hong Kong martial arts expert and a refined symphony conductor from New York, meet and wind up having to switch identities to outwit Asian gangsters. With Maggie Cheung, Nina Li; directed by Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital 5.1. Dubbed in English. Project A [DVD](1983) DVD Amazing amalgamation of action, stunts and comedy, with Jackie Chan (who also directed) as a naval officer in early 1900s Hong Kong who teams with cop Yuen Biao and shady sailor Sammo Hung to tackle ruthless pirates on the South China Sea. Highlights include a wild bicycle chase and Jackie hanging from a clock a la Harold Lloyd. 105 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital 5.1. Dubbed in English. Gorgeous [DVD](1999) DVD Taken with the writer of a mysterious love note she finds in a bottle, Qi Shi travels from Taiwan to Hong Kong to find him, only to discover the sender is gay photographer Tony Leung. While staying with him, Qi meets and falls for businessman Jackie Chan, who already has his hands (and feet) full dealing with an unscrupulous rival's attacks. Chan's action scenes are balanced with breezy romantic comedy in this change-of-pace outing. 99 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; audio commentary by Chan; "making of" featurette; music video; biographies. In Cantonese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Extreme Chan Action Pack [DVD] DVD If you're a Chan fan, don't miss this amazing collection featuring Jackie in three of his finest action hits: "Jackie Chan's First Strike," "Mr. Nice Guy" and "Rumble in the Bronx." Shanghai Noon [DVD](2000) DVD Jackie Chan makes the Wild West even wilder in this rambunctious ride, playing an Imperial Guard in China's Forbidden City in the 1880s who comes to America with three other guards in search of kidnapped princess Lucy Liu. After being separated from his compadres, Jackie teams with smooth-talking outlaw Owen Wilson to battle the princess's captors. With Xander Berkeley, Roger Yuan. 110 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English 5.1; audio commentary by Chan, Wilson, more; deleted scenes; music video; scene access. Hand Of Death [DVD](1975) DVD The only time Jackie Chan worked with legendary Hong Kong director John Woo was this actioner about a young Shaolin fighter (Dorian "Flash Legs" Tan) sent to bring down a turncoat student (James Tien) who is now a corrupt warrior. Tan and Chan join forces to battle Tien's minions, among them Sammo Hung as a crooked sheriff. Look for Woo's cameo as a scholar. AKA: "Strike of Death." 97 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1; Subtitles: English. In Mandarin with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Black Dragon [DVD](1989) DVD Jackie Chan in a martial arts remake of Frank Capra's "Pocketful of Miracles"? That's what you get in this wild action/comedy, with Chan as a country bumpkin in 1930s Hong Kong who rescues a dying crime boss and becomes head of his gang. While Chan tries to deal with a rival mob, he must also help a peddler, whose roses he thinks bring him luck, pass herself off to her daughter's fiance's family as society woman. With Anita Mui, Richard Ng, Wu Ma. AKA: "Miracles," "Mr. Canton and Lady Rose." 106 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Cantonese mono; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers. In Cantonese with English subtitles. The Legend Of Drunken Master [DVD](2000) DVD Released six years earlier in Hong Kong as "Drunken Master II," Jackie Chan stars as a young master of a punch-drunk martial arts style who takes on a crooked businessmen illegally selling Imperial Chinese treasures. The film's knockout fights take place under a train, in a busy marketplace, and in an iron foundry (where Chan lands on a bed of hot coals!). With Ti Lung, Johnny Lo, and Anita Mui as Jackie's mah-jongg crazy stepmother. 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; interview. Dubbed in English. Jackie And The 36 Crazy Fists [DVD](1979) DVD Jackie Chan served as stunt coordinator--and also appears in behind-the-scenes footage--for this incredible martial arts drama about a young orphan who is taught the ways of Kung Fu by an aged monk and uses them against his father's killer. Liu ChaYung, Ku Feng star. AKA: "Bloodpact," "The Master and the Boxer," "36 Crazy Fists." 88 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English (dubbed) Dolby Digital stereo. Dubbed in English. Drunken Master [DVD](1979) DVD Based on the Chinese legend of Wong Fei Hong, this breakthrough blend of high chops and low buffoonery stars Jackie Chan as a practical joker who is tossed out of his father's martial arts school. Chan learns the techniques of "drunken-style" fighting (liberal doses of alcohol required) from a stern master in time to save the family business. With Huang Cheng Li, Yuen Siu-Tien. 111 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Cantonese mono, English mono; Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; theatrical trailers; audio commentary. In Cantonese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Rush Hour 2 [DVD](2001) DVD Hong Kong inspector Jackie Chan and LAPD detective Chris Tucker are back, headed for a vacation in Hong Kong. Their leisure time is disrupted, however, when a bomb destroys the U.S. embassy and two customs agents are killed. No-nonsense Chan and party-happy Tucker investigate, and find danger and laughs as they try to crash an elaborate counterfeiting scheme. With John Lone, Zhang Ziyi and Alan King. 91 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo Surround; featurettes; audio commentary; deleted scenes; filmographies; theatrical trailers. The Accidental Spy [DVD](2001) DVD Considered the most expensive film in Hong Kong cinema history, this exciting actioner boasts Jackie Chan as a fitness equipment salesman who is recruited for undercover work that has him dispatched to Turkey, where he must tackle a terrorist about to unleash a deadly strain of anthrax. Dazzling stunts percolate throughout this serious Chan effort that co-stars Wu Hsing Kuo and Eric Tsang. 87 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo. Shanghai Knights [DVD](2003) DVD Unlikely frontier pals Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson reteam to catch the killer of Chan's estranged father in this action- and laugh-packed sequel. The search leads to London, where the pair encounter Chan's sister and a plot to murder the royal family. With the assistance of Arthur Conan Doyle and an adolescent Charlie Chaplin, can the boys overcome culture shock and save the day? Donnie Yen, Fann Wong, Tom Fisher co-star. 114 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: Spanish; documentary; audio commentary; deleted scenes; featurettes. The Tuxedo [DVD](2002) DVD In an action-comedy tailor-made (sorry!) for his talents, Jackie Chan plays the chauffeur to an international secret agent. When an ambush leaves the spy out of commission, Chan dons his boss's experimental tuxedo, filled by high-tech gadgetry, and is joined by agency scientist Jennifer Love Hewitt as he tries to stop an evil business magnate from poisoning the world's fresh water. With Ritchie Coster, Peter Stormare. 99 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: French, Spanish; deleted scenes; featurette; bloopers; biographies; theatrical trailer. The Tuxedo (Widescreen Version) [DVD](2002) DVD In an action-comedy tailor-made (sorry!) for his talents, Jackie Chan plays the chauffeur to an international secret agent. When an ambush leaves the spy out of commission, Chan dons his boss's experimental tuxedo, filled by high-tech gadgetry, and is joined by agency scientist Jennifer Love Hewitt as he tries to stop an evil business magnate from poisoning the world's fresh water. With Ritchie Coster, Peter Stormare. 99 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: French, Spanish; deleted scenes; featurette; bloopers; biographies; theatrical trailer. City Hunter [DVD](1992) DVD Hired by a newspaper publisher to find his missing daughter, private eye Jackie Chan locates her on board a cruise ship that's about to be seized by a group of crooks planning to hold the wealthy passengers for ransom. Based on a popular Japanese comic book, this light-hearted action tale features a wild video game sequence with Chan playing the characters from "Streetfighter II." With Joey Wong, Richard Norton, Gary Daniels, Chingmy Yau. 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Mandarin Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Chinese; theatrical trailers; photo gallery. In Mandarin with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Heart Of Dragon [DVD](1985) DVD In this mix of astonishing martial arts action, drama and comedy, Jackie Chan plays a cop who wishes to leave his home in Hong Kong, but decides to stay to care for mentally disabled brother Sammo Hung. When Hung gets involved with crooks, Chan goes to work to save him. Emily Chu co-stars. AKA: "First Mission." 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS; Subtitles: English; deleted scenes; theatrical trailers. In Cantonese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. My Lucky Stars [DVD](1985) DVD Comic cops-and-robbers hijinks with lots of action, as Hong Kong cops Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao travel to Japan to track down a crooked ex-colleague who fled there with a fortune in stolen diamonds. When Biao is captured, Chan turns to an old orphanage pal (Sammo Hung, who also directed) and his "Lucky Stars," a band of hapless petty crooks, for help. 96 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS, English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS; Subtitles: English; theatrical trailers. In Cantonese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. The Medallion [DVD](2003) DVD In this rousing action yarn spiked with comedy and amazing stuntwork, Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong detective loaned to Interpol to track down a magical medallion that gives its user immortality and incredible speed, strength and agility. When the artifact falls into the hands of criminal mastermind Julian Sands, Jackie joins with Interpol operative and ex-girlfriend Claire Forlani and klutzy British agent Lee Evans to recover it. 88 min. Standard and Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; theatrical trailers; deleted scenes; audio commentary. Black Dragon (1989)/The Art Of Action: Martial Arts In The Movies [DVD](2002) DVD New Police Story [DVD](2004) DVD Sent into a drunken tailspin when his entire unit is killed by a gang of thrill-seeking punks, disgraced Hong Kong police inspector Jackie Chan needs help from on a new rookie partner with a troubled past of his own to climb out of the bottle and track down the gang and its ruthless leader. Nicholas Tse, Charlie Yeung, Charlene Choi also star. 123 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo, English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, Cantonese, Spanish; audio commentary by Chan; "making of" documentary; featurette; theatrical trailers. In Cantonese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. The Young Master [DVD](1980) DVD When his foster brother gets mixed up with a shady martial arts school's activities and becomes wanted by the law, Jackie Chan tries to help him out and winds up having to clear his own name as well. With Wei Pei, Yuen Biao. 106 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: Cantonese Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English. In Cantonese with English subtitles/Dubbed in English. Battle Creek Brawl (The Big Brawl) [DVD](1980) DVD Jackie Chan's first attempt to crack the American film market was this action-packed martial arts tale with a sly sense of humor. He's a restaurant owner's son in '30s Chicago who is forced by mobsters to take part in a brutal, winner-take-all fight tournament in Texas to save his family. Jose Ferrer, Mako, Kristine DeBell co-star; directed by Robert Clouse ("Enter the Dragon"). 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1; theatrical trailers. Thunderbolt [DVD](1995) DVD Get your motor running with this martial arts actioner starring Jackie Chan as a mechanic who spends his free time working with the police. When his sisters are kidnapped by a master criminal/race car driver that he once helped put behind bars, he is forced to face off against the madman in order to rescue them. With Anita Yuen, Michael Wong, Thorsten Nickel. 84 min. Standard and Widescreen. |
