Bruce Lee He was one of the most famous martial arts stars in Hollywood. Her iconic films, focused mainly on kung-fu themes, left popular encounters with other well-remembered actors, such as that scene in which she confronted Chuck Norris. However, what few remember is that, in 1973, “Dragon operation” made a rookie’s dream come true Jackie Chan.
Currently, Chan he is a living legend of cinema; however, by the early 1970s, she was still a star on the rise. Thus, he was hired as an extra in the aforementioned film.
The actor was very excited, because he would face his favorite artist. However, their interaction with read he became unmemorable, though not for the reasons you’d be thinking: he almost fell unconscious.
The anecdote behind the iconic scene
In a sequence of “Dragon operation”, Lee goes down to a kind of underground base, where he rescues some prisoners. The guards notice the escape of their hostages and get ready to attack the ‘Dragon’. That’s when it shows up jackie Chan as one of the extras trying to hit the protagonist.
The intense scene caused Chan to be hit in the face with a stick, which left him confused for a few moments.
“I was behind the camera and I just saw Bruce Lee,” Chan told George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight. “Then I ran and suddenly everything was black in front of my eyes. He had hit me with a stick right on the head. I felt dizzy and looked at Bruce Lee who kept acting until the director said ‘cut’”, he added.
By the time filming of the scene was halted, Chan revealed that despite the blow, he recovered quickly, but avoided making it obvious in order to spend more time with his idol,
“Then (Bruce Lee) dropped the stick, turned around and said, ‘Oh my God,’ and ran over to me and picked me up and apologized. Nothing hurt anymore. He was a young and very tough guy. But I pretended to be in pain so that Bruce Lee would hold me as long as he could. I kept pretending all dayJackie confessed.
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