Top 10 Jackie Chan Fight Scenes

2. Wheels on Meals (1984)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI2dzMEzX2w In one of the many attempts to grab international interest, Jackie Chan€™s production and distribution company Golden Harvest decided to film a movie in Madrid, Spain. In the film, Jackie plays a young playboy that works on selling meals on wheels (in both a fast food truck and on a skateboard). The films original title (Meals on Wheels) was flipped around because the studio had bad luck with films that started on M and good luck with films that started on W. I guess if English isn€™t your native language, Wheels on Meals makes just as much sense as Meals on Wheels. Jackie€™s carefree life however comes crashing down when a detective friend of his (played by director Sammo Hung) asks him to aid him in rescuing a kidnapped heiress. In one of the many final fights in the movie, Jackie Chan goes up against kickboxing champion Benny €œThe Jet€ Urquidez who plays one of the paid thugs. Magic was caught on film when you have so many great talents working together on a fight scene. The slow motion shots really showcase every punch both character take and during one brutal show of speed, Benny€™s kick takes out the candlelight. What makes this scene amazing (outside of the graphic and stylish action) is the comedy elements that Jackie brings to the table. A fan favorite is how his big nose is an easy attraction and the fact that the only way for Jackie to win is to pretend it€™s nothing more than a sparring match, confusing the hell out of Benny€™s character. This scene got praises as one of the best fight scenes ever put on film €“ an accomplishment not heard since Chuck Norris fought Bruce Lee in Way of the Dragon in 1972.
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