Jackie Chan big brother, kung fu superstar, Chinese light, some people like his "Police Story" series, there are also people who love to watch "A Plan", and there are people who like "Drunken Fist 2", but Jackie Chan himself, his favorite work is "Miracle".
"Miracle" is a transformation for Jackie Chan, although there are also many actions to show, but more is a storytelling, partial literary and artistic Jackie Chan works.
Although the film sold 34.03 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong that year, ranking second in the annual box office list, it was a failure for a total investment of 68 million, plus the sales in other regions were not ideal, and in the end, "Miracle" did not make much money.
"Miracle" was the most expensive film in Hong Kong at that time, but the money was not spent on a strong cast, but some equipment and props were real things bought from abroad, and the value of each one led to a sharp increase in costs.
01, "Miracle" "failed" in front, "Flying Eagle Project" broke the ship
"Miracle" did not make much money, Jackie Chan felt that he was too willing to go, so he was ready to make a "blockbuster" to make up for his old owner Jiahe and restart the "Dragon Brother tiger brother" project of that year.
In 1987, Jackie Chan traveled the world in "Brother Dragon and Tiger Brother", playing kung fu fists and kicks, with the help of Tsang Chi Wai, taking the commercial comedy route, the film was a great success, selling 35.46 million Hong Kong dollars in Hong Kong, ranking No. 1 in the annual box office list, and the popular Chow Yun Fat was not his opponent.
"Dragon Brother Tiger Brother" was released in North America in 1999 and renamed "Flying Eagle Project 2", which is to rub the IP of "Flying Eagle Project", but in terms of shooting time, "Dragon Brother Tiger Brother" is the first part of "Flying Eagle Project", then "Flying Eagle Project" in 1991 is the second part, and 2012's "Zodiac" is the third part of the "Flying Eagle Project" series.
Then again, Jackie Chan filmed "Flying Eagle Project" in the 90s, when he was also thinking of rubbing the IP of "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother", coupled with the popularity of the foreign "Raiders of the Lost Ark" series, the popularity of adventure themes, and the addition is that Jackie Chan also wants to further expand the international market.
"Miracle" was the most expensive film in Hong Kong in 1989, and I did not expect that this record was broken by Jackie Chan himself in 1991, and "Flying Eagle Project" directly cost 115 million yuan, refreshing the previous record of "Miracle".
In the face of such a high investment, the pressure on Jackie Chan was also very great, and he could only break the boat.
02, the shooting cost is getting higher and higher, not afraid of hardships to face difficulties
The film's huge investment that year was also a helpless move, the filming process was bumpy, the crew traveled to many countries and regions in order to make a big scene, and the filming of the desert part of the film also went directly to Morocco.
The weather in Morocco is hot and dusty, the equipment has broken into the sand and delayed the shooting, many staff members have been sick and bedridden in the local water and soil, and some people have been stung by scorpions...
Because of these things, the shooting cycle was directly extended by two months, and the crew spent a lot of money on logistics in order to complete the shooting as soon as possible, and the cost came up at once.
The funny thing is that when the crew was filming, they found that their prop coins were decreasing, because the money was circulated locally as real money, and the Moroccan police directly summoned Jackie Chan and confiscated their film.
In the end, even though he found a lawyer, made many explanations, and paid a deposit, the Moroccan police still let the production classic squat in the local area for several months.
So many accidents, coupled with the fact that the crew really couldn't stand the local climate, finally after shooting the main shots, they transported ten tons of Moroccan sand back to Hong Kong to continue shooting.
Such a big difficulty and loss, put on other people the film may not be filmed, but Jackie Chan did not give up, step by step to overcome these difficulties, "Flying Eagle Project" can be successfully filmed to become an indispensable work in Jackie Chan's film career.
03, caught in the plagiarism of the "Raiders of the Lost Ark" rumors, reborn into a style of its own
After the release of the film, "The Flying Eagle Project" reached 39.04 million Hong Kong dollars at the Hong Kong domestic box office alone, second only to box office champion Stephen Chow's "Truant Weilong".
With NT$82 million in Taiwan Province, it became the highest grossing Chinese film, and other regions combined to have a box office of $23 million, and throughout the global market in 1991, "Flying Eagle Project" is the deserved king of Chinese films.
Despite this, Jiahe was still afraid of Jackie Chan and was afraid that he would once again break the investment record as a director, so he later arranged more directors such as Tang Jili and Chen Musheng to cooperate with him.
At the beginning of the release of "Flying Eagle Project", many people said that they copied "Raiders of the Lost Ark", and I personally felt that imitation did exist, but the plagiarism was indeed passed, which can be called the Hong Kong version of "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
In a way, Jackie Chan's explorer Asian Flying Eagle is certainly comparable to Indiana in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Jones, the tenth screening room of CCTV that year, once commented on Jackie Chan in "Flying Eagle Project": he is Superman plus 007, plus Indiana Jones, and finally multiplied by Chaplin.
The film is a big production scene, dangerous and exciting enough, it is difficult for a movie to play the adventure treasure hunt theme so smoothly and interestingly, but Jackie Chan has done it.
Jackie Chan is in charge of martial arts, and the three women have their own styles, as a commercial movie, it is definitely a popcorn feast. Personal favorite 3 women grab Jackie Chan water to drink that section, more fun.
04, Jackie Chan's bumpy hollywood road
Jackie Chan is undoubtedly the most successful Chinese actor in Hollywood, but this road is not smooth, and after more than ten years of efforts, it can be roughly divided into 3 nodes.
In 1978, Jackie Chan became the brightest kung fu star in Hong Kong cinema with "The Serpentine Tricker" and "Drunken Fist".
In the 1980s, Jiahe wanted to enter the international market, so he and Warner teamed up to create "Killer Trench" for Jackie Chan. In Hong Kong, Jackie Chan alone has the final say, but in Hollywood, they are all designed and filmed step by step.
In the end, "Killer Trench" was mediocre at the box office, and Jackie Chan's first attempt to break into Hollywood failed.
After the precipitation of the Fuxing series, "Plan A", "Fast Food Truck" and other films, Jackie Chan, who regained his self-confidence with action comedy, began his second Hollywood journey and cooperated with Warner Pictures on "Weilong Detective".
At the beginning of filming, Jackie Chan suggested combining comedy and stunt elements with traditional police films, focusing on exciting action scenes, but director James Glickenhouse did not understand Jackie Chan's meaning, but instead made it into a Hollywood-style action movie full of old routines, without the slightest Jackie Chan film style.
Although the box office is better than the first "Killer Trench", but for Jackie Chan, this is a failure, so he re-shot some plot and action scenes, creating another version of "Weilong Detective", and later many people more recognized Jackie Chan's version, thinking that it was much better than the American version.
"Weilong Detective", Jackie Chan pays more attention to the combination of comedy, stunt elements and traditional police films, so he made the "Police Story" series, and later this IP became the signature of Jackie Chan's movies, and also paved the way for the next time he entered Hollywood.
"Police Story" and "Police Story Sequel" mainly focus on Hong Kong, to "Police Story 3", with the help of Tang Jili, the film went to a big scene and attracted the attention of Hollywood, and there was the later Tang Jili + Jackie Chan combination, and there was also the "Red Fan District" that broke into Hollywood.
"Red Fan District" was released in North America with great success, winning more than 32 million US dollars at the box office in one fell swoop, and the success of this time directly laid the right for Jackie Chan to speak in Hollywood, and the follow-up filming of "Peak Moment" and "Shanghai Noon" were also dominated by him, and Jackie Chan also gained a firm foothold in Hollywood and ushered in the peak of his career. (Author: Alprazolam)