Dying for Action: The Life and Films of Jackie Chan

by Ren?e Witterstaetter and Renée Witterstaetter

Jackie Chan is one of the most popular movie actors in the world, a martial arts expert, and an accomplished stuntman. In Dying for Action the author reveals how he gained such status and details of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446672963
• ISBN13: 9780446672962
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.0" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Informative and fun

This book is not so much about Jackie Chan's life, but his life in films. This book is delightful in it's details. Jackie Chan has managed to make a name for himself and kick his way out from under the shadow of Bruce Lee and this book plots his path. There are great behind the scenes facts, anecdotes from Jackie, and informative facts about all of Chan's films. This is a great book for someone looking to dive into Jackie Chan's filmography.

Fun, Exciting and Delightful Intro to Jackie's life!

Dying For Action is a delightful introduction to Jackie's life and movies. Like Jackie, Renee Witterstaetter's book is fun-loving, funny, and at times, a heartwarming look at Jackie's life and growing popularity around the world over the years. The detailed section on every one of Jackie's movies, along with the Renee's well formed thoughts and opinions, is an excellent introduction to each film. One which will easily enable fans to determine which movies to watch fist, before going back to watch them all. Aimed at the potential and new fan market, "Dying For Action" more than adequately fulfills its purpose! Highly recommended, especially to those with little or no real knowledge of Jackie Chan's life, career and movies from across the years! I loved it, and I am sure that so too will most of you as well! Congratulations Renee, for a beautiful tribute to the life and times of our greatest hero, Jackie Chan!