Show notes
Mars / 火星 / 蔣榮發 is an actor, stuntman, and action director known for classic films like Project A and Police Story. He talks about his stunts and the origins of Jackie Chan's unique action style.You can see his IMDB here https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0550301/ and his HKMDB here https://hkmdb.com/db/people/view.mhtml?id=4788&display_set=engEdited by Milan SwagersEnglish Voiceover by Phill KismartoniTranslation by Gary ChoiAction Talks on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKvT1cdaRn78tV4vF78InER7GhxCKaxU5Action Talks on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7D289YtkiQIkSVhNLDX8O2 Action Talks on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-talks-with-eric-jacobus/id1686666319My studio SuperAlloy: www.superalloyinteractive.comBlog: www.ericjacobus.com0:00:45 Introduction0:01:24 Early Training0:11:58 Protection gear in the early 70's0:16:29 Origins of the Hong Kong spin0:23:05 Working with non-stuntman directors0:26:36 Competition amongst stunt teams0:33:58 Getting into acting0:41:33 Dragon Lord (1982)0:58:27 Project A (1983)1:00:13 The clock tower stunt1:05:22 Police Story (1985)1:15:41 Developing a new style1:21:16 The future of action films
