Mars / 火星 / 蔣榮發 - The Stunt Genius (Subtitled) (Action Talks #46)

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=eng

Edited by Milan Swagers

English Voiceover by Phill Kismartoni

Translation by Gary Choi

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0:00:45 Introduction

0:01:24 Early Training

0:11:58 Protection gear in the early 70's

0:16:29 Origins of the Hong Kong spin

0:23:05 Working with non-stuntman directors

0:26:36 Competition amongst stunt teams

0:33:58 Getting into acting

0:41:33 Dragon Lord (1982)

0:58:27 Project A (1983)

1:00:13 The clock tower stunt

1:05:22 Police Story (1985)

1:15:41 Developing a new style

1:21:16 The future of action films