Shout! Factory Announces Two Ways to Celebrate Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan is an amazing actor. His movies are so much fun to watch and now is a great time to fill in your movie collection. Shout! Factory recently announced that they’re releasing The Jackie Chan Collection Volume 2 (1983-1993) on Blu-ray later in April. The collection offers eight classic Chan films plus bonus features like new audio commentaries, interviews, and even a new documentary. If you order from Shout! Factory’s site, you’ll also get an exclusive poster while supplies last. The Jackie Chan Collection Volume 2 will be available for purchase starting April 25 with an MSRP of $99.98 and pre-orders are live now. You can find the full list of features at the bottom of this article. Here are the eight movies you’ll find included in the collection:
Winners And Sinners
Wheels On Meals
The Protector
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
Armour Of God
Armour Of God II: Operation Condor
Crime Story
City Hunter
Can’t wait for April 25 to get your Chan fix? Good news. On April 7, Shout! Factory TV will be hosting The Jackie Chan Birthday Brawl-A-Thon to celebrate the star’s birthday and this new collection. The fun will begin at 7 PM ET and will be available on the TokuSHOUTsu and Shout! Cult channels. The list of films that will be streaming are below.
To Kill With Intrigue
The Killer Meteors
Battle Creek Brawl
City Hunter
Dragon Fist
Shaolin Wooden Men
Snake & Crane Arts of Shaolin
Winners & Sinners* new title, never previously available on streaming
The Protector
Crime Story
What is your favorite Chan movie?
THE JACKIE CHAN COLLECTION VOLUME 2 (1983-1993) SPECIAL FEATURES:
WINNERS AND SINNERS
4K transfer from the original film elements
NEW audio commentary by David West, critic and author of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction to the Martial Arts Film
NEW A Winning Formula – academic Dr. Luke White, author of Fighting without Fighting: Kung Fu Cinema’s Journey to the West, discusses the Hong Kong martial arts comedy
Archival interview with director/actor Sammo Hung
Teapot Tango – an interview with director/actor Sammo Hung
The Man Behind the Legend: Sammo Hung
Outtakes
Alternate Japanese end credits
Original Hong Kong Teaser and Theatrical Trailer
English Trailer
Japanese Trailer and TV Spot
Still Gallery
AUDIO:
Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Mandarin 5.1 Dolby Digital
English Dub Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Alternate Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
TWINKLE, TWINKLE LUCKY STARS
4K transfer from the original film elements
Alternate extended Taiwanese version – 4K transfer from the original film elements
NEW audio commentary by David West, critic and author of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction to the Martial Arts Film
A Life of Laughter – an interview with actor Richard Ng
Gentleman Warrior – an interview with actor Richard Norton
Outtakes
Original Theatrical Trailer
English Trailer
Japanese Trailer and TV Spot
Still Gallery
AUDIO:
Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Mandarin Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio
English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Alternate Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
WHEELS ON MEALS
2K restoration from the original film elements
NEW Audio Commentary with David West, critic and author of Chasing Dragons: An Introduction to the Martial Arts Film.
NEW Break-Neck Brilliance: A New Era of Jackie Chan and Skeleton-Shattering Stunts – a new 88-minute feature length documentary on how Chan broke the mold (and his bones) with his daring choreography and set pieces upon his return to Hong Kong in the 1980s, featuring interviews with Wang Yao, one of the original members of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team, Emma Lee, former Manager of Talent for Golden Harvest, Chi-Hwa Chen, executive director of Police Story, Vincent Lyn, actor in Operation Condor, academic Dr Lin Feng, Frank Djeng of the NY Asian Film Festival and more…
Outtake footage
Original Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
AUDIO:
Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Cantonese 5.1 Dolby Digital
Cantonese 2.0 with alternate soundtrack DTS-HD Master Audio
Original English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
English 5.1 (Classic Dub) Dolby Digital
English 5.1 (2006 Dub) Dolby Digital
ARMOUR OF GOD
2K restoration from the original film elements for the Hong Kong cut
International Cut
NEW Audio commentary from James Mudge, veteran Hong Kong film critic at easternKicks
Rise of the Phoenix – Radek Sienski on Armour of God
Interview with Jackie Chan
Interview with Willie Chan
Interview with editor Peter Cheung
Japanese release outtakes
Original Theatrical Trailer
Japanese Theatrical Trailer
English Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
AUDIO:
Mandarin Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio
Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio (Original Theatrical Mix)
Cantonese Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio
English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
English Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio
English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Japanese Theatrical Mandarin Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
ARMOUR OF GOD II
2K Scan of the original film elements
Extended Cut
NEW Audio commentary from James Mudge, veteran Hong Kong film critic at easternKicks (Extended Cut)
NEW Notes for a New Direction – composer Stephen Endelman discusses crafting a new soundtrack for the American debut of Jackie Chan’s sequel
Original Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
AUDIO:
Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Cantonese Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio
English Dub DTS-HD Master Audio
THE PROTECTOR
2K Scan of the original film elements for the original US cut of the film
Alternate “Hong Kong Cut” of the film by Jackie Chan in standard definition
NEW Audio commentary from author and critic Kim Newman, moderated by filmmaker Sean Hogan
From New York to Hong Kong – an interview with director James Glickenhaus (2013)
Locations – Then and Now
Behind the Scenes Trailer
Original Trailer
Hong Kong Trailer
Japanese Teaser and Trailer
Still Gallery
AUDIO:
English Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio
English 5.1 Dolby Digital
Cantonese Mono (Alternate Cut)
Cantonese Home Video Stereo (Alternate Cut)
English/Cantonese Hybrid Mix (Alternate Cut)
CRIME STORY
2K Scan of the original film elements
NEW Audio Commentary with James Mudge, veteran Hong Kong veteran Hong Kong film critic at easternKicks
NEW Criminally Creative: The Story of a stylistic U-Turn – Andrew Heskins, film critic for easternKicks speaks about Jackie Chan’s change of pace with Crime Story
Archival interview with Bruce Law
Archival interview with writer Teddy Chan
Archival interview with director Kirk Wong
Deleted Scenes
Original Theatrical Trailer
AUDIO:
Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Cantonese 5.1 Dolby Digital
English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
English 5.1 Dolby Digitial
CITY HUNTER
2K Scan of the original film elements
NEW Audio Commentary with David West, critic and author of Chasing Dragons: The Introduction to the Martial Arts Film
NEW Slapstick in the City: Jackie Chan enters the Nineties – Andrew Heskins, film critic for easternKicks, reflects on the surreal cult thrills of City Hunter
Archival interview with Jackie Chan
Archival interview with director Wong Jing
Archival interview with stuntman Rocky Lai
Archival interview with Richard Norton
Archival interview with Gary Daniels
Outtakes Music Video
Outtake Montage
Japanese Ending Credits
Original Theatrical Trailer
Still Gallery
AUDIO:
Cantonese Mono DTS-HD Master Audio
Cantonese Stereo DTS-HD Master Audio
Cantonese 5.1 Dolby Digital
English 5.1 Dolby Digital