- Title: USA: MARTIAL ARTS STAR JACKIE CHAN TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW FILM
- Date: 8th March 1995
- Summary: (RTV-LA) CHAN SAYS AMERICA IS THE LAST MARKET FOR HIM TO BREAK INTO (ENGLISH)
- Embargoed: 23rd March 1995 12:00
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- Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Reuters ID: LVAAWQ9ZSSU0F5D1DZVUREI9YB4K
- Story Text: Martial arts legend Jackie Chan talks about his new action-adventure film "Rumble in the Bronx" where he gets caught in the middle of a crime war in the South Bronx neighborhood of New York City.
Chan plays a tourist from Hong Kong who comes to New York to attend his uncle's wedding, do a little sight-seeing, and help out at the family's grocery store. What he doesn't realise before he gets there is the store is located in the tough neighbourhood of the South Bronx.
With films like "Supercop" and "Project A," Chan has become a pop-phenomenon and cult icon who has re-defined the words "action hero." A legend to his fans for his death-defying stunts, Chan's fans have hailed him as the modern day succesor to silent movie clowns like Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
"Rumble in the Bronx" marks Chan's attempt to establish a following in the United States, where his films have yet to catch on. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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