Jackie Chan, being a legend in cinema for his action flicks has always been open to having a sit-down conversation to evaluate his films in a deeper way. The Drunken Master (1978) made his way into Hollywood with 1980’s The Big Brawl.
However, the actor rose to international fame in the ‘90s with films like Rumble in the Bronx (1995), Jackie Chan’s First Strike (1996), Who Am I (1998), and then the Rush Hour franchise.
It comes as a surprise that his Rush Hour franchise, being a global hit, couldn’t please Jackie Chan even though he did a phenomenal job at playing Chief Inspector Lee. There is another, where didn’t enjoy much being a super chauffeur.
Jackie Chan’s The Tuxedo Was One Of His Worst Nightmares
We’ve all grown up watching his iconic martial arts films and his absurdly high stamina for action sequences. But, The Tuxedo put Jackie Chan to the actual test.
No, it’s not the broken bones that got the actor upset about the film. It was rather the film’s premise and the screenplay that didn’t match his expectations.
Looking back at the film, even though he did some of the most intense acrobatic scenes with the help of the high-tech Tuxedo, Chan expressed his dissatisfaction in an interview.
“You see it? Awful. I did all the action sequences in The Tuxedo and they said six months later – ‘Okay, it’s cut.’ I looked and I said, ‘This is not a good movie.’”
The film, although, managed to accumulate $104m at the box office and turned out to be a profitable project with a budget of $60m.
Jackie Chan Didn’t Even Do Press Junkets for The Tuxedo
With nearly 150 films throughout his successful career, Jackie Chan does not shy away from criticizing a project he didn’t enjoy.
Chan has always embraced the fun of the open world in his films which gives him enough room to swiftly move around and throw objects – his signature style.
But, with The Tuxedo, he was confined to VFX fight sequences that weren’t choreographed so well.
He further expressed –
“I always speak the truth. Sometimes I don’t like to do publicity. I said, ‘I’m not going to do it.’ I don’t like The Tuxedo.”
One of his major complaints about his Hollywood career has been that his fans back in Asia can’t quite relate to the humor, due to which he often makes one Chinese film along with one American project to balance it out for his fans back home.
Jackie Chan will soon be seen escorting civilians to safety with John Cena in the upcoming Hidden Strike slated for a July 28 theatrical release.
Source: Inverse
