Jackie Chan's Failed Stunts Hurts My Insides

[@jasonfrederick5210]

When asking "How could you let Jackie do this?" you should ask Jackie. He was the stunt coordinator in most his movies I think.

[@stevethea5250]

2:10,

[@cherylcohen5700]

Except when it's Sammo who doesn't hesitate to goad Jackie into doing some really insane shit. What are Big Brother's for?? "Shut up Little Brother, and just do it"....

[@GreyfauxxGaming]

And director

[@Markperna1]

The woman who fell off the car near the end was Michelle Yeoh who is in the running for an Oscar this year for Everything Everywhere All At Once. She was also a Bond girl when Pierce Brosnan was Bond. She had her start in the Hong Kong kung fu cinema doing her own stunts and she did some seriously hairy stunts (like jumping a motorcycle from an embankment onto a moving train). Clearly she survived falling off the car and into traffic.

[@Terra_Lopez]

Wow, interesting -- thanks!

[@Adiarby13]

what's crazy was before her debut in the action cinema she was as beauty pageant winner, Miss Malaysia. no training in martial arts or stunt whatsoever prior to that😂

[@EPThompson1]

@@Adiarby13 she did have a dancing background I think which helped.

[@Adiarby13]

@@EPThompson1 that was ballet, not sure that would help much from the kind of stunt she did, nobody had high expectations everyone thought she was just a typical girly girl like most HK sweethearts at that time but she gritted her teeth

[@cherylcohen5700]

In the actual behind the scenes, both she and the motorcycle were sispended by cables above the train and lowered into position. Also a stuntman jumped the bike over the train & into boxes on tbe other side. It was still good work by Michelle just not as dangerous as people were led to believe. She also credits Jackie with saving her life in the car incident by holding on to her long enough to deflect her fall.

[@bakachocorobo-kun4728]

This is why Jackie Chan is a legend that has unfortunately suffered a lot of injures because of his commitment. I’m glad I got to work as an extra when they where filming the spy next door, even if most of the footage was cut.

[@ajshiro3957]

Some of Jackie Chan's stunts look so painful. You feel it just knowing what's happening.

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Oh man, I’m so happy that Seth included a scene from Jackie Chan Adventures scene during this reaction

[@wasab1boy]

OMG. "Catching stuff with a foot " is so relatable. 🤣🤣🤣

[@stevethea5250]

3:30

[@lastmanstanding5423]

I do that as well.... and I don't have a single day of Martial Arts training. Maybe I'm a just a natural Kung Fu Master but never realized it.

[@Devilsblood]

I still consider his films some of the greatest action films ever made. He suffered for his art and I applaud him for it.

[@MakCurrel]

I love how Seth have these reaction. It's adorable to see his sympathy for others getting hurt. Now let's all remember all the times Seth did sketchy things with Icy Mike and Wonderboy. 😅

[@moustachio334]

I think Jackie broke both ankles when he landed on that boat and he continued to film the movie with bandages and casts covered up

[@artygunnar]

That jump onto the hovercraft from rumble in the bronx, BROKE his ankle, so not too far off there Seth

[@moustachio334]

Seth you should see the behind the scenes of Police Story 3 and highlight Michelle Yeoh because she’s somehow an underrated stunt woman and actress. Jackie did the helicopter stunt in that movie because he had to try and outdo Michelle’s motorcycle jump and roll onto a moving train because he was the star of the film haha. There’s a scene where Michelle was supposed to fall of the back of a van and crash into the windshield of Jackie’s car but the special glass didn’t shatter and went tumbling around the car. She was nearly ran over and when the team got to her, she insisted to try it again. Hong Kong used to have some real tough talent.

[@myname-mz3lo]

old school chinese cinema: "wires?! we cant afford wires... also we dont care if you get hurt" everyone today : "wow so brave that they chose not to use wires"

[@raydrexler5868]

You need to read Jacques book “I am Jackie Chan“ if it covers all of his injuries up to the point where she wrote that book.it’s wonderful

[@crazynutreviews2647]

If I remember correctly, the clocktower scene was done twice. Apparently Jackie didn't like that version so he went and did it again - I'm not sure which take you watched but I think that was the second one. The film at 6:01 is Police Story 2 and sliding down that pole with all the lights resulted in an electric shock (for obvious reasons) as well as 2nd degree burns and, get this, a dislocated pelvis...ouch!

[@Tabris93]

He actually does it three times. There is the one time in the movie and in the credit scenes you can see it done two other times. You can see that it's three separate falls because the falls and the landing are all different.

[@stronggirlsuperheroineonli5094]

I remember reading the retakes were because on the first two he collapsed before he could say his lines at the end.

[@NilsonSeiza]

​@@Tabris93he just did one time, the first take was made by Mars, second take by Jackie and the outtake was made by an unknown stuntman

[@safari8447]

Im so suprised that he survived that first clip 😮😮

[@cahallo5964]

2:14 he was the stunt coreographer lol

[@TheLuconic]

You know the tree branch scene you just commented about grabbing the nonexistent lower branch? Well the first take was successful but Jackie was being a perfectionist and decided to do that stunt again, leading it to break and we see him fall like we just did just now. But it worked the first time.

[@CoASoFi]

If I remember correctly, Jackie dislocated his shoulder when the helicopter hit him.

[@JohnMayfield-NS]

The fact that this is even a sentence.. :D "..when the helicopter hit him."

[@stevethea5250]

Only dislocated? ? Impressive

[@cherylcohen5700]

Well..he also tore hus shoulder muscles, broke a rib, and dislocated a cheekbone ( something that the doctors, at the time, didn't know you could do). It seems on top of everything else...Jackie is the basis for multiple medical discoveries as well.

[@AnCapCat]

Even as a non martial artist, I always go for the foot catch. I guess years of hackey sack as a kid paid off. If it wasn't for that, I'd have a lot of broken phones.

[@cherylcohen5700]

There is a scene in Dragon Lord with Jackie playing hackey sack btw...it's awesome

[@wherethetatosat]

Jackie Chan took so many injuries that when he sees 2 people fall out of the car even he rushes to go see if they're OK. Cause he knows they aren't having a good time at that moment.

[@tl1086]

"He's just doing what the rest of us want to do. The rest of us want to do this stuff but we are affraid that we are going to get hurt 'cause we are fully grown adults" 😂

[@rodrigomaravilla321]

I imagine half the job is trying not to think of what is actually going to happen once you attempt the stunt

[@zeromihaljavic4555]

The one where he slides down the pole with the lights, what happened is they got held up and the studio lighting heated up the metal and he got 3rd or 2nd degree burns on his hands

[@Mr-Monkey_Man]

Jackie chan is the best

[@MartialArtsFilmFreak]

That helicopter hang wasn’t even early days. That was the 90s. Jackie had already been at it since the 70s. No one told him no by this point. He did whatever he wanted.

[@landonreeves8076]

A lot of these are from Rumble in the Bronx, which you may enjoy. It is in my top 5 greatest martial arts movies of all time and my fav Jackie Chan flick.

[@Tabris93]

Actually... none of these are from Rumble in the Bronx. (Well, maybe some of the small "climbing the fence"-ones). Rumble is a Hollywood-movie, they would never allow him to do those kind of stunts there.

[@mattm4934]

I believe Tony Jaa also does his own stunts. The Ong-Bak movies he is in have some pretty stellar Muay Thai punch kickery 👊🦵

[@moustachio334]

Tony did all of the stunts in Ong Bak. Tony was heavily influenced by Jackie Chan and he almost had a cameo in a Jackie Chan movie but unfortunately they had conflicting schedules. Tony Jaa could do a back flip and kick the ball out of someone’s hand who was on top of two other people. He also had an insane vertical jump. His stunt mentor once commented that gravity didn’t seem to affect Tony the same as anyone else 😂. Also I heard Tony used to watch wire fu movies as a kid and thought the jumps were real so he trained constantly in jumping and climbing trying to recreate those movies. Ah thanks to Tony we got a lot of great action movies out of Thailand.

[@stevethea5250]

Air stairs.

[@VunderGuy]

Jackie Chan kicks Tom Cruise so hard it's actually funny.

[@tomnaughadie]

"He's ok." - Adam "The White Beast" Kempo

[@danlewis7707]

Most Hong Kong action films were shot with limited budgets and the action, especially if it was martial arts, was really up to the actors and the choreography was a place to start. The crazy dangerous stuff you see (though not to the degree that Jackie Chan routinely went to) was happening in almost every film. If you haven't scene Hong Kong action films and Thai action films from the 80's and 90's, then you haven't seen Action.

[@RandomGuy041]

I watched the ads for you can eat for the day 😉

[@roaminanderson9951]

Sliding down the pole with lights he got burns

[@WolvesRetrobution]

You should watch his outakes for Legend of the drunken master. Or any of the movies where you can see them. Donnie yen also has some great fight scenes

[@ArifRWinandar]

If you're watching on KZbin, you can use the , and . buttons on your keyboard to play or rewind a video by one frame.

[@alexanderren1097]

Show of hands: who else wants to know more about that Dane Axe leaning in the corner next to Seth's bed?

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

She did not die, she's used to stunts

[@Vidyut_Gore]

Dude, HOW can you be into martial arts and not know that Jackie Chan coordinated his own stunts? Nobody will insure him or his team either. He takes care of his team.

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

Jackie doesn't know what a wire is

[@Adiarby13]

what crazy was before Michelle Yeoh debut in the action cinema, which now she's considered as the queen of action cinema, she was as beauty pageant winner, Miss Malaysia. no training in martial arts or stunt whatsoever prior to that😂

[@tomnaughadie]

Footcatch is fun, but must be trained out of cooks and construction workers. Never try to catch anything sharp or heavy with your foot.

[@smexijebus]

Please please react to "Jackie Chan - How to do Action Comedy" by Every Frame a Painting! I think it'd be an awesome way to both see some awesome stunts, but also gain some insight into exactly why he does the things he does.

[@cahallo5964]

5:04 just marathon them they're all cool

[@Theo-Lloyd-Martial-Arts]

where did everything on the wall behind you go?

[@tekken.universal2343]

Some stunts are definitely mixed with stunt doubles because of those funny scenes

[@TW-sh2un]

I don’t think there is another stunt man alive who would stand in for Jackie. I do believe all the stunts he did was just him, there are accounts of his injuries from every one of them

[@Chronikstyles303]

I thought everyone did the foot catch ,I've saved my phone so many times embracing it's fall with My foot lol

[@evansc55]

Would you be willing to react to Kenichi the mightiest disciple. Know it is not exactly the same but it is an anime about different martial arts

[@paulmark2629]

First one on the Clock tower scene wasn't Jackie it was Mars one of Jackie's Stunt team. The second one was him

[@graysonderp5902]

Uh... why do you have a Dane Axe in the background? is that for HEMA?

[@robinj6997]

Some commentary on "Steve 'Superkick' Vick" would be cool. He was a wizard with his legs. Kickboxing world champion, I'm sure you are aware

[@Finvarra]

Hmm... This boy's got a dane axe...

[@TheHammerOfRogues]

"simp of the year!" 🤣

[@gambeer134]

Hey sensei It wud be nice if u wud react to the fight scenes of an indonesian movie called raid

[@terraqueo89]

The guy is ok... IN HEAVEN! jk I have no idea

[@King-jn4kx]

I'm working out rn👍

[@marianojaj]

Hey seth. could you react to some of killer bean fights?

[@davidfisher1534]

Hi! Since I’m one of the first ones can I have a reply? I need it to feed my ego

[@LukePatton]

Seth, Will you react to Karate Kid 1 fight scenes???

[@ShuffleUpandDeal32]

Wires are for wimps, lol

[@ellakannon3939]

noice

[@ashtraydekay6624]

Jackie's stun assistant did a few of the clock falls for him, same with the long glass building slide, not the slide down the lights and glass (you didn't show it tho)

[@cherylcohen5700]

One of the hangs (not the fall) from the tower was done by Mars for the camera to focus ...another stuntman did a test fall for the same reason the first time and was taken to the hospital. After the guy was seriously injured, Jackie's father who was an extra in the scene tried to tell him not to do it. The next day he told his father that they weren't filming so he wouldn't be on set. Jackie was then prodded by Sammo to do the stunt and he reluctantly obliged. Realizing that he was still alive and relatively in one piece, Jackie, convinced that he could do it better, decided to do the stunt again while he was still full of adrenaline. Unfortunately, the last fall wasn't without serious injury. Also, Jackie did do the final building slide that was featured in the movie. He fractured his ankle again when he landed at the bottom and had to be help off the building. ie: BTS ... Who Am I.

[@NilsonSeiza]

​@@cherylcohen5700the first jump was actually made by Mars acording to the documentary Stuntman Never Say No

[@stevethea5250]

4:30, 7:40, 8:40,

[@stevethea5250]

The human crash test dummy

[@PhilipZeplinDK]

Jackie has admitted to literally throwing a baby across a room in anger, and has disavowed his daughter for being a lesbian. So don't feel too bad when he gets hurt.

[@alexwong7324]

He's definitely not a the greatest human being. He's not from an educated background ( like basic education) and came from an abusive upbringing in the Chinese Opera, where they would be beaten with sticks if they got something wrong. He's open about his shitty behaviour, drugs, drunk driving, picking fights in clubs wih his friends when he was he made it big 40 years ago. The daughter thing isn't because she's a lesbian. He said he doesn't care, he just wants her to get a job to support herself and she doesn't want that lifestyle.

[@bournelucid]

His daughter is a deadbeat

[@ashleyjustice8288]

Creative, unique! -----Like it so much. The secret to success - Promo>SM .

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Oh man, I’m so happy that Seth included a scene from Jackie Chan Adventures scene during this reaction

[@tomnaughadie]

Footcatch is fun, but must be trained out of cooks and construction workers. Never try to catch anything sharp or heavy with your foot.