Jackie Chan: Inside the Dragon

By Clyde Gentry and Clyde Gentry III

Jackie Chan: Inside the Dragon is the first biography of this international star. Drawn from one-on-one interviews with Chan himself and the actors, actresses, directors, and other stuntmen who've... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878339701
• ISBN13: 9780878339709
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Operation: CHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

To date this is the absolute best book devoted to the movies of Jackie Chan. The only negative is that the book is already out of date, a second revised edition is over due. "Inside The Dragon" was published just before "Mr. Nice Guy" was released. There is a mention of a few possible future projects which included "Rush Hour", which at this point was intended to team Chan with Martin Lawrence. A chapter devoted to Jackie Chan finally breaking through, in a big way with "Rush Hour", in America would have to be added. There are a few books devoted to Jackie Chan, however none of them are as satifying as this one. "Inside The Dragon" covers the vast majority of his films and is complimented by tons of stills from his movies as well as various movie posters. The author offers insight into most of Jackie Chan's major films. There are also sidebars devoted to a few of Jackie Chan's frequent costars such as Ken Lo and Dick Wei. Each chapter is devoted to different aspects of Jackie Chan's career, from his early Lo Wei "chop socky" films to his later collaborations with director Stanley Tong. Two great in depth chapters are devoted to Jackie Chan's ten best fight scenes and his seven "best" movies. I beleive that this book is essential to any fan of Jackie Chan. After four years I still refer to this book repeatedly.

The ultimate Jackie Chan book

Wow! This book gives you real insights into Jackie Chan. I want a book like this on Bruce Lee, and I want it yesterday!

Best Jackie Chan book ever written

Of all the books on Jackie Chan, this one is so indepth. It covers everything! I don't think Jackie could have covered his own career any better than this. Gentry must be a fanatic to write this enthusiastically. Way to go Clyde!

Buy this Book!!!!!

I found this book to be entertaining and funny. Showing JAckie at his best and at what he does the most, Be funny. I hope you will like the book as much as i did!!!