Whod be a stuntman on a Jackie Chan film?
2009-01-18 You have to wonder who on Earth would grow up wanting to be one of Jackie Chan’s stunt team – looking at Police Story it’s pretty obvious that you’ll spend more time in the hospital than on the set. These guys aren’t faking getting hurt – they really are getting hurt, and you don’t need to see the end credits outtakes montage of them being carried away to work that out. But then, it’s not as if Jackie Chan isn’t sharing their pain. If it looks like there’s a real sense of danger, that’s because there was. Filmed comparatively cheaply (part of it even in Chan’s own house) as a reaction to Chan’s disappointment with US co-production The Protector, it’s a mixture of impressive action, lacklustre plotting and broad comedy – this is the kind of film where the moment you see a birthday cake you know it’ll end up in someone’s face (the motivation can be found in this disc’s deleted scenes if you’re interested). If the comedy doesn’t play so well with some Western audiences, there’s
