Movie Description
First Strike:
In director Stanley Tong's action-packed film, martial arts megastar Jackie Chan (as a Hong Kong police officer named Jackie) battles on land, in the air, and underwater in his efforts to help both the CIA and a Russian intelligence agency retrieve a stolen Ukrainian nuclear warhead. Sent on an easy tailing job, Jackie gets more than he bargained for and is soon fighting for survival on a frozen mountaintop against gun-toting baddies on skis and snowmobiles. Luckily the chase sends him to warm Australia, but danger still comes at Jackie from all angles--including sharks from below. As with other scintillating Tong-Chan partnerships, FIRST STRIKE features classic Chan-style slapstick comedy and balletic fight sequences, including an unforgettable warehouse brawl in which his only allies are a stepladder and a broomstick. Chan's already incomparable legend as a daredevil stuntman is fortified by a virtually unbroken string of dangerous acrobatics and by the news, upon the film's release, that its star contracted severe hypothermia after filming a plunge into an ice-glutted lake.
Rumble In The Bronx:
After years as the biggest star in Asia, Jackie Chan (abetted by his able collaborator director Stanley Tong) took North America by storm in 1996 with RUMBLE IN THE BRONX, the first Hong Kong film to make it to number one at the U.S. box office. Keung (Chan) visits his uncle in the Bronx and ends up helping protect a local grocery store from thugs. A beautiful neighbor's involvement with the gang catapults Keung into even more trouble, and it will take all of his wits--and whiplike kicks--to save himself. The film introduced Chan's original combination of masterful martial arts and goofy comedy to a widespread American audience. As in other Chan movies, blooper scenes run during the credits, showcasing the hilarious and disastrous blunders made during filming and revealing that Chan, who performs all his own stunts, seems willing to take mind-boggling risks to create his distinctive brand of celluloid magic.
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RUMBLE IN THE BRONX
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1- English
Dolby Digital Stereo - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailers - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Background Information on the Stars
JACKIE CHANS FIRST STRIKE
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Pan & Scan - 1.33
Letterboxed
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Trailer - 1.Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photographies:
Biographies - 1.Cast & Crew
Filmographies - 1.Cast & Crew
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