"Tuxedo"
Director: Kevin Donovan
Writers: Matt Manfredi/Michael J. Wilson
Starring: Jackie Chan / Jennifer Love Hewitt / Jason Isaac / Debbie Mazza...
Genre: Comedy / Action / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Country of Production: United States
Different from previous attempts
In 2002, a science fiction film starring Jackie Chan, "Tuxedo", appeared on the screen. Although this movie did not have Jackie Chan's surprise in "Red Fan District".
Movie "Red Fan District"
Nor did it have the 15-meter-tall building of Plan A.
Movie "Plan A"
But this movie has a landmark significance for Jackie Chan himself, and it is also regarded by many fans as Jackie Chan's first science fiction film.
Stills from "Tuxedo"
So why did Jackie Chan try other genres besides kung fu films? What is the story of this film with director Steven Spielberg?
Self-transcendence upon achievement
Many actors' attempts and breakthroughs come from their own development bottlenecks, but Jackie Chan is just the opposite. "Tuxedo" was one of his attempts after reaching the peak of his career.
Stills from "Tuxedo"
In 1998, jackie chan starred in the action film "Rush Hour" with a global box office of $244 million in Hollywood fame, and in 2001, the action film "Rush Hour 2" starring him became his highest-grossing Hollywood film with a global box office of $347.3 million, making Jackie Chan a top Hollywood actor.
Poster of Rush Hour
But Jackie Chan himself is not satisfied with this series, and he does not want to shoot the same type of film again and again. At this time, Jackie Chan became acquainted with Steven Spielberg, the director of many science fiction films such as "Jurassic Park".
Directed by Steven Spielberg
When they first met, Jackie Chan was particularly excited and nervous, who knew that as soon as Spielberg saw him, he said: "Come, first sign my son." It turned out that Spielberg's son was a die-hard fan of Jackie Chan.
After that, the two became friends who cherished each other. Spielberg invited Jackie Chan to participate in a science fiction film produced by his company, DreamWorks Studios, which is today's "Tuxedo".
Movie "Tuxedo"
Before the filming of "Tuxedo", the staff believed that the film could not be filmed without a stand-in, such as one scene was shot on a cement shaft with a height of 120 meters. The first three shots failed to succeed, and the director was afraid that Jackie Chan would be injured and wanted to play for him, but Jackie Chan still shot the scene himself, which brought us a wonderful sci-fi comedy movie.
Movie "Tuxedo"
A sci-fi element in the film
The biggest sci-fi element in the movie "Tuxedo" is the "tuxedo" in the title of this movie.
Stills from "Tuxedo"
In the movie Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Deal, Tom Cruise climbs the world's tallest building, burjack gloves like a gecko, the Burj Khalifa, which is stunning. But the tuxedo in this film is even more powerful, and this piece of equipment can even ignore the gravity of the earth.
Movie "Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Deal"
Movie "Tuxedo"
Compared to Iron Man's mechanical exoskeleton Jarvis, the film's tuxedo suit not only gives the wearer combat skills, but also can choose a variety of modes, such as a sniper who changes hundreds of steps in seconds, or a top fighting expert.
Movie "Iron Man"
Movie "Tuxedo"
Although the concept of equipment is emotional, the film shot in the early 21st century is not like a special effect can be done now, and many fight scenes still need to rely on Jackie Chan's own strength to complete. Therefore, the crew spent a lot of money to customize hundreds of sets of high-end custom tuxedos of the same style and different sizes for Jackie Chan.
Stills from "Tuxedo"
For example, when shooting the dialogue scene, Jackie Chan wore a fitted 48 yards; When fighting, choose a looser 50 yards; When performing the scene of falling from a high altitude, in order to wear a protective gear inside the costume, the 52-yard tuxedo came in handy.
"Tuxedo" work photos
So how does Jackie Chan, who wears high-tech equipment, perform in the film?
This week, let's walk into the movie "Tuxedo".
In the promotional version of this issue of CCTV-6 Movie Channel", the promoter Tian Muchen will take you into the movie "Tuxedo". In sunday's film review, Zhang Yan, a professor at Beijing Normal University, will share the special features of the film "Tuxedo" with Sha Dan, an associate researcher at the China Film Archive, and Guo Wei, the host.
Film review version of the scene
Actor Tian Muchen serves as the promoter of this issue
【Welcome to this episode】
Saturday, June 25
22:22 Saturday Presentation Edition
22:31 Tuxedo
Sunday, June 26
14:16 "Tuxedo"
15:51 Sunday Movie Review Edition
Editors of this issue: Hao He and Xu Zhaopeng
Text Editor: Gong Shuang