Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan have their names etched in the history of action cinema. However, it appears that anyone who collaborated with Bruce Lee held a significant admiration for him, and this definitely applies to Jackie Chan as well.
The legendary martial artists had a brief encounter during the making of the timeless film Enter the Dragon. Bruce Lee, who was the central figure, and a youthful Jackie Chan, among the numerous adversaries effortlessly defeated by Lee’s character, shared a moment on screen.
Jackie Chan Once Pretended To Be Hurt By Bruce Lee
Jackie Chan recounted an amusing anecdote that Lee’s family shared about their collaboration on Enter the Dragon. This incident revolved around Lee inadvertently landing a genuine blow on Chan during a fight scene.
“I was behind the camera and I would just see Bruce Lee… Then I ran and suddenly it was all black in front of my eyes. He had hit just one stick right on my head. I felt dizzy and I looked at Bruce Lee — he kept acting until the director said cut,” Chan said. “He then threw his stick, turned around and said, ‘Oh my God’ and ran to me and lifted me up and said sorry. I was not in pain anymore. I was a young guy and very tough. But I pretended to be in pain so that Bruce Lee holds me for as long as he can. I kept pretending the whole day.”
Despite their limited on-screen interactions, the influence of Bruce Lee on Chan’s career was profound, motivating him to ascend as an actor. Over the course of more than thirty years, Chan left an indelible mark on the industry, becoming a dominant force. Even now, Chan’s films continue to captivate audiences, brimming with exhilarating action and entertainment.
Jackie Chan Overcame His Drinking Habits
Within the contents of his memoir Never Grow Up, originally released in Chinese in 2015 and now accessible in English, the actor unveiled raw insights into his past difficulties. He openly acknowledged his involvement in recurrent instances of drunk driving and even disclosed a deeply unsettling event involving his two-year-old son. Through these profoundly personal and arduous revelations, he shared the challenging aspects of his life with his audience.
“I really was quite a nasty jerk,” Chan wrote in the book. “Going out and drinking every night did start to erode my professionalism. I went through a phase that was known as ‘one before lunch, one after lunch’.”
In his unreserved admissions, Jackie Chan openly revealed his consistent involvement in drunk driving, recounting specific episodes like the collision of his Porsche and the complete destruction of a Mercedes-Benz. These events led to him perpetually experiencing a state of haziness throughout his days, providing insight into the difficulties he confronted during that particular phase of his life.
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