During the filming of action movies, the "action stand-in" is a very important, but very difficult to be noticed by the audience.
On the one hand, these stuntmen have special skills to provide a guarantee for the smooth completion of the action scenes.
On the other hand, in order to ensure that the lens does not wear a gang, the director, cinematographer, editor, and action director will try their best to hide the action doubles in the shot.
Although the identity of the stand-in will always be deliberately hidden, there are also many action stand-ins, with their own efforts and efforts over the years, step by step from the backstage to the front of the stage, from "hidden face" to "all eyes".
Next, let's talk about the six career counterattack action stand-ins.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="6" > "King of Stand-ins" Qian Jiale </h1>
When it comes to the action stuntman of career counterattack, Qian Jiale is definitely the first impression in the minds of many viewers.
In the early 1980s, Qian Jiale followed his brother Qian Xiaohao and entered the film circle to work hard, and then by chance, he joined the "Hongjia Class" and became a martial artist.
In the "Hongjia Class", Qian Jiale ushered in the peak moment of his action stunt career.
Make a stand-in for Jackie Chan and complete the air kick; make a stand-in for Hong Jinbao and stage a high-altitude jump. These thrilling action scenes made Qian Jiale become the "king of stunt doubles" of Hong Jiaban at that time.
At that time, Hong Jinbao also said bluntly: If there is a stunt scene that even Qian Jiale can't do, there is no need for design.
Such a high level of evaluation shows Qian Jiale's excellent business ability.
The Emperor Tian did not pay off, Qian Jiale's outstanding performance in the stunt and stand-in positions, Hong Jinbao has always been in the eyes.
In the early 1990s, Hong Jinbao began to praise Qian Jiale for his position. In works such as "Overlord Unloading Armor", "Uncle Zombie", "Scorpion Warrior", "Tantric Veyron" and other works, Qian Jiale also appeared as the male protagonist.
Unfortunately, in the early 90s, Hong Jinbao, the film industry fell into a bottleneck. In 1992, Hong Jinbao's "Debao Film" and "Baohe Film" went out of business one after another.
In the end, Qian Jiale also failed to become popular in the film industry under the support of Hong Jinbao.
At the end of the 1990s, the Hong Kong film market was in decline, but Qian Jiale's film career turned around and ushered in new opportunities.
In 1997, Qian Jiale transformed into a director, and successively directed and filmed two works, "Best Partner of Drunken Street Partner" and "No Problem 2".
After that, he sat in the position of action director and pulled up his own action design team - "Qian JiaBan".
"The Disciple", "Shinjuku Incident", "Rider", "Reverse War", "Cold War", "Storm", "Cold War 2", "Apostle Walker 2" and other works have also made Qian Jiale shortlisted for the "Best Action Design" competition again and again.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="21" > "action male supporting" Yuanhua </h1>
Yuan Hua, the "golden male supporting actor" in the action Hong Kong film, has created many deeply rooted characters on the big screen.
"CharterEd Gong" in "Kung Fu", "Boss Hua" in "Flying Dragon", "Wu Shilang" in "Uncle Zombie", "Zuo Leng Zen" in "Smiling Proud of jianghu", "Leopard Brother" in "Police Story 3", these classic characters have captured the memory of a generation of Hong Kong films.
Although he frequently appeared in various action movies, Yuanhua in the early years also had a period of "action stand-in" years when he could not show his face, and he was a stand-in for an action superstar.
Yuanhua has been studying under The famous Peking Opera master Yu Zhanyuan since childhood, and the groping and rolling on the stage of the opera has allowed Yuanhua to practice a "turning over" skill.
In the early 1970s, Bruce Lee rose rapidly in the Hong Kong film market, and Yuanhua at this time also became Bruce Lee's "royal heel stand-in".
In works such as "Jingwumen" and "Dragon Fighting Tiger Fight", Bruce Lee's airflip shots are completed by Yuanhua in the way of "stand-ins".
In 1991, in the comedy film "Descendants of the Dragon" cooperated by Stephen Chow and Yuan Hua, Yuanhua's early "stand-in" experience was also used by the director to play with the terrier.
At the end of the 1970s, Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan began to rise rapidly in the action film industry. At that time, Yuanhua also began to work hand in hand with his two brothers in the same disciple.
In the 80s Hong Jinbao and Jackie Chan action movies, Yuanhua often appeared as a villain male supporting actor. The excellent action performance has also made Yuanhua love by a large number of fans.
After entering the 90s, Yuanhua's "action male support" road began to go farther and farther. 2004's "Kung Fu" won Yuanhua the trophy of "Best Supporting Actor".
As he grew older, Hong Jinbao faded out of the action screen, and Jackie Chan began to weaken the action performance. The 69-year-old Yuanhua still sticks to the performance path of the action male supporting actor.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="33" > "suit thug" Zhang Jin </h1>
"Ma San" in "Generation Grandmaster", "Warden" in "Kill the Wolf 2", "Zhang Tianzhi" in "Ip Man 3", "Child's Heart" in "Water Moon Cave Heaven", "Snow Eagle" in "Xiao Shiyilang", these classic film and television images have made Zhang Jin love by many audiences.
However, this well-known "suit thug" actually had a period of stand-in years in his early years.
At the age of 11, Zhang Jin entered the Sichuan Wushu team and embarked on the development path of professional martial arts athletes. In 1995, he was active in various competitions and won the title of "National Martial Arts Athlete".
At the end of the 1990s, Zhang Jin retired from the martial arts team and entered Yuan Heping's "Yuan Family Class" and began his own action double career.
In 1999, in Jiao Enjun's version of "Little Li Flying Knife", Zhang Jin, because of his thin stature, served as an action double for many actresses in the play.
In 2002's "Hero", Zhang Jin even used Zhen Zidan as a stand-in and launched the classic "gun and sword duel" with Jet Li.
Zhang Jin walked from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, since 2001.
This year, Wong Kar-wai, who was preparing "A Generation of Grandmasters", took a fancy to Zhang Jin and invited him to star in the film's big villain Ma San. "A Generation of Grandmasters" also became the first role contract that Zhang Jin received.
However, what Zhang Jin did not expect was that Wong Kar-wai's "Generation grandmaster" was prepared for 10 years as soon as it was prepared. By the time the film officially began, Zhang Jin was already well-known in the mainland film and television industry.
Although "A Generation of Grandmasters" was delayed for ten years, after the release of the film, Zhang Jin won the trophy of "Best Supporting Actor".
After "A Generation of Grandmasters", Zhang Jin began to usher in a wave of career peaks.
Works such as "Kill the Wolf 2", "Ip Man 3", "Ip Man Wai Biography: Zhang Tianzhi" and so on have also made Zhang Jin loved by more and more action fans.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="46" > "Asian Trapeze" Ke Shouliang </h1>
Ke Shouliang, the "Asian flyer" who has achieved great success in the music and film world, also came out of the action stand-in step.
At the end of the 1970s, Ke Shouliang entered the Hong Kong film martial arts industry with a flying car stunt and became a "flying car stand-in" for many celebrities.
In 1982's "Best Partner", Ke Shouliang served as a "flying car stand-in" for Xu Guanjie, and many classic flying car scenes in the film made Ke Shouliang famous in the world and well-known in the industry.
After "Best Partner", Ke Shouliang began to become a guest of honor for many action film directors, and in "Fast Food Truck" and "Brother Dragon and Tiger", his wonderful flying car performance also shocked a group of fans.
Among them, in "Brother Dragon and Tiger Brother", Ke Shouliang also served as a flying car stand-in for Jackie Chan, and staged a thrilling drag racing scene.
Of course, compared with the feat of driving over Hukou Waterfall in 1997, Ke Shouliang's early car performances on the big screen of Hong Kong films are really "small scenes".
In the early years, he accumulated a good network in the stunt industry, and after entering the 90s, Ke Shouliang transformed into a director. Works such as "Curry Pepper", "Yafei and Yaji", and "Cheese Ham" have also become his most representative film works.
At the end of the 1990s, the Hong Kong film market declined, and Ke Shouliang's film career also entered a trough. In 2003, the 50-year-old Ke Shouliang died of an asthma attack. His film path also came to an end at this time.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="55" > "Asian car king" Luo Lixian </h1>
From the Hong Kong film market all the way to the international, luo Lixian, a powerful action director who won awards and won soft hands at various international film festivals, was also the same as Ke Shouliang in the early years, and was the "flying car stand-in" of many celebrities.
When he was young, Luo Lixian loved drag racing. In 1985, when Jackie Chan filmed "Police Story", he recruited several flying car actors. And Luo Lixian also participated in this recruitment and officially opened his own film road.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Luo Lixian served as a "flying car stand-in" for many big coffee.
In "Blood Twins", Zhou Runfa's flying car chase; in "Across the Sea", Zhang Guorong's street car; in "Fire Chariot", Andy Lau's motorcycle galloping; in "Police Story 3", Yang Ziqiong flew on the train, these classic driving scenes are actually completed by Luo Lixian, the stand-in.
Hard work always pays off, and Luo Lixian, who performed well behind the scenes, took the position of action director in the early 90s and formed his own "stunt team".
At the end of the 1990s, with the decline of the Hong Kong film market, Luo Lixian also began to enter the international film world.
The action design work of overseas film works such as "Transformers 4", "Raid 2", and "Hacker Clash" was also completed by Luo Lixian's team.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="63" > "Ghost Foot Seven" Xiong Xinxin </h1>
In the "Huang Feihong" series, Xiong Xinxin, who became famous in the film industry with the role of "Ghost Foot Seven", is also a typical case of a stand-in counterattack.
In his early years, Xiong Xinxin was a professional martial arts athlete in the Guangxi Wushu Team.
In 1984, Liu Jialiang and Jet Li collaborated on the filming of "North and South Shaolin". During the filming process, Jet Li was accidentally injured and needed to find an action double to complete the shooting of the scene in a hurry. And Xiong Xinxin also took over this stand-in job by chance.
At the end of the 1980s, Xiong Xinxin retired from the martial arts team and entered the action guidance industry.
In 1991's "Huang Feihong's Ambition", Jet Li was injured again due to an accident, and Xiong Xinxin was also invited by Xu Ke to serve as a stand-in for Jet Li again, completing the classic "Bamboo Ladder Battle" in the film.
In "Huang Feihong's Heroic Ambition", the outstanding fist and foot performance made Xiong Xinxin win the favor of Xu Ke.
In "New Dragon Gate Inn", Xu Ke arranged the role of "East Factory Fanzi" for Xiong Xinxin, and in "Huang Feihong 3", Xiong Xinxin was transformed into "Ghost Foot Seven".
In Xu Ke's film works, Xiong Xinxin walked step by step from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.
After accumulating a certain number of film connections, Xiong Xinxin also began to transform into an action director and director.
The action scene design of "Down the Current" and "Seven Swords" was participated by Xiong Xinxin. "Battle Matchless" and "Glorious Years" are also film works created by Xiong Xinxin as a director.
From Yuanhua, Qian Jiale, Ke Shouliang to Zhang Jin, Luo Lixian, Xiong Xinxin, these action doubles came to work, step by step from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.
However, in the huge and hidden industry of doubles, more people have ended their careers in obscurity.
Behind those wonderful action stunt scenes, there are more "nameless warriors" one after another.
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