I am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action
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I am standing in the sky on the roof of a glass and steel office tower in Rotterdam, Holland. There are twenty-one floors of air between me and the concrete pavement below. I am about to do what I do best. I am about to jump.
As one of the biggest stars to burst into US theatres, Jackie has put America's hottest heroes to shame, wowing audiences with the breathless, death-defying stunts that are the trademark of his movies, from Rumble in the Bronx to his newest blockbuster, Rush Hour.
In I Am Jackie Chan, Chan tells the fascinating, harrowing, ultimately triumphant story of his life. How the rebellious son of refugees in tumultuous 1950s Hong Kong became the disciplined disciple of a Chinese Opera Master. How he made the leap from stuntman to superstar. And how he broke into the Hollywood big time by breaking almost every bone in his body.
Author: Jeff Yang
Format: Paperback, 408 pages, 110mm x 180mm
Published: 1999, Allen & Unwin, Australia
Genre: Biography: The Arts
Description
I am standing in the sky on the roof of a glass and steel office tower in Rotterdam, Holland. There are twenty-one floors of air between me and the concrete pavement below. I am about to do what I do best. I am about to jump.
As one of the biggest stars to burst into US theatres, Jackie has put America's hottest heroes to shame, wowing audiences with the breathless, death-defying stunts that are the trademark of his movies, from Rumble in the Bronx to his newest blockbuster, Rush Hour.
In I Am Jackie Chan, Chan tells the fascinating, harrowing, ultimately triumphant story of his life. How the rebellious son of refugees in tumultuous 1950s Hong Kong became the disciplined disciple of a Chinese Opera Master. How he made the leap from stuntman to superstar. And how he broke into the Hollywood big time by breaking almost every bone in his body.
I am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action