Bobby Samuels: Hong Kong stunts, bringing Sammo's style to the US (Action Talks #9) from Action Talks with Eric Jacobus

Bobby Samuels: Hong Kong stunts, bringing Sammo's style to the US (Action Talks #9)

1 hour 48 minutes Posted May 19, 2023 at 9:04 pm.

When Bobby emailed Eric back in 2001

Upbringing

New York kung fu movie theaters

Living vicariously through film

The Journey to Hong Kong

Hong Kong actor inspirations

Hung gar

First days in Hong Kong

Gambling Ghost

Production timeline on Gambling Ghost

Training regimen in HK

Sammo's inspiration for Don't Give a Damn

Red Wolf

Cho Wing's skills

HK just before the Handover to China

When the Beastie Boys fanboyed out about Bobby

Shoot time on Don't Give A Damn

How the HK production style is different

Lau Kar Wing

Triads

Jackie's move to the west

Working in America

Applying Sammo's filmmaking techniques in America

Previs vs. Choreography on the spot

Predictions for the HK film industry

Indie film career

Advice for new action generation

Fatherhood

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Bobby Samuels (aka Robert Samuels) is a stuntman and director who worked

extensively with Sammo Hung in Hong Kong and now produces and directs

action films in America. His work includes Gambling Ghost, Don't Give a

Damn, and the Shadow Fist series. You can see his IMDB here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0760512/

His HKMDB is here: https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=13592&display_set=eng

Edited by Joey Min

Special thanks to Gary Choi