The Big Brawl
The Big Brawl, Chinese also known as Battle Creek Brawl, is a 1980 martial arts film which marked Jackie Chans first attempt to break into the American movie market. It was directed by Robert Clouse and featured much of the crew from Enter the Dragon.
Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Jerry Kwan Jackie Chan leads a very easygoing life with his girlfriend, Nancy Kristine DeBell, and his family. His father owns a restaurant, and one day, he is threatened by the mob to pay a part of his profits. As the mob exits, Jerry enters the scene and rushes out the door to catch up with them. He answers back by taking them on and eventually catches the eye of the mob for his unique and talented fighting abilities. In effect, he is forced to join the Battle Creek Brawl fight in Texas. The mob promises to return his brothers fiance and give him the prize money as long as Jerry wins the tournament. He gets help from his uncle a kungfu teacher to train him for the Battle Creek Brawl. They focus on Jerrys speed and agility as he must fight very tough opponents, one of them including Billy Kiss H.B. Haggerty, the big, bulky, unbeatable winner from previous battles who kisses his opponents after they are defeated.In an interview with Chan on the regionDVD, Chan discusses the differences between Chinese and American styles of action. In his early US films, The Big Brawl and The Protector 1985, Chan had to perform the typical American fight sequences involving punches, kicks and taking few takes, all the way to the end of the action scene. It wasnt until Rumble in the Bronx 1995 that Chan was allowed to use more of his preferred action style, in which he works together with his stunt team and the actors and actresses involved in the films hes involved in. Also is allowed to get as many takes until its right for the film. ........
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