Jackie Chan: Difference between revisions

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* [[Faux Fluency]]: In most of his English-language movies, he plays characters that speak more fluently than he can. He does speak English fairly well, just not as naturally as some of his characters.

* [[Fish Out of Water]]: Going by the stuff he says, his early experience in Hollywood is like this in regards to the way they do their stunts.

{{quote| "I asked [[Steven Spielberg|Mr. Spielberg]] how he put all the [[Jurassic Park|dinosaurs and people toogether]] and he says it's easy, just push button, button, button. Then he asks me how I can jump from building to building. I say that's even easier. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Rolling, jump, cut, hospital.]]"<br />

{{quote|"I asked [[Steven Spielberg|Mr. Spielberg]] how he put all the [[Jurassic Park|dinosaurs and people toogether]] and he says it's easy, just push button, button, button. Then he asks me how I can jump from building to building. I say that's even easier. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Rolling, jump, cut, hospital.]]"<br />

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"They want to inflate this big cushion, set up wires... it takes ''five hour!'' And I'm just like 'Look, let me jump between buildings, give me the money! Just give me the money, I'll do it in two minutes!'" }}

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** Most of his characters, though, are normally [[Beware the Nice Ones|nice guys pushed too far.]]

* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: Does not hide the fact that he does movies, particularly American movies, for the money and makes pragmatic decisions to make them sell. He's also got his own clothing line among his many franchises. Also, in [[Ellen DeGeneres|Ellen's]] talkshow, he gives us this line:

{{quote| "(Talking about the elaborate setups for stunts in America) Just give me the money, and I'll climb that tree! No need for all this complicated stuff."}}

{{quote|"(Talking about the elaborate setups for stunts in America) Just give me the money, and I'll climb that tree! No need for all this complicated stuff."}}

** In particular, [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298648,00.html he doesn't care for] the ''[[Rush Hour]]'' films, doesn't get the American humor, and only did a second film because they offered him an "irresistible" amount of money (reportedly something like 20 million to match his co-star Chris Tucker's salary). When it came time for a third one, they had to give Jackie and Chris Tucker both 25 million, promise Chris Tucker 20% of the gross, and give Jackie the distribution rights to the entire continent of Asia.

* Mr. [[Nice Guy]]: Despite the above trope, he's a genuine philanthropist who builds schools all across China where they are needed, among other things. He also has yet to play any truly villainous role.