Trailer
Plot summary
Dragon is the son of a Chinese aristocrat, and he spends his days skipping his lessons, chasing girls, taking part in the village sport and getting into mischief with his friend Cowboy, which frustrates the elders. Dragon likes a girl and sends her a love note tied to a kite, but the kite slips away and lands on the roof of a house used by a gang of thieves. Those thieves mean to take artifacts from the town's temple and send China's national treasures overseas. Going after his letter puts Dragon in their way, and he has to fight them off.
Cast
- Shirley Yimas Alice (as Sidney Yim)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dragon Lord (1982)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Dragon Lord went over budget and took twice as long to shoot as planned because Jackie Chan kept retaking shots until they were exactly as he wanted. One scene is reputed to have needed 2,900 takes, though sources disagree on whether it was the opening human pyramid or a Jianzi game sequence.
- Dragon Lord was the first Jackie Chan film to include outtakes, or bloopers. Chan said he was inspired by the bloopers at the end of The Cannonball Run, in which he also starred, and all of his later films include outtakes.
- According to his book I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action, Jackie Chan injured his chin during a stunt on Dragon Lord, which made it difficult for him to say his lines and to direct.
- The opening bun festival scene of Dragon Lord was originally meant to end the film, but Jackie Chan moved it to the start because he wanted a spectacular opening.
- Dragon Lord went over budget and took twice as long to shoot as planned because Jackie Chan kept ordering retakes until shots were exactly as he wanted them. One scene is reputed to have needed 2,900 takes, though sources disagree on whether it was the opening human pyramid or a Jianzi game sequence.
- Jackie Chan injured his chin during a stunt on Dragon Lord, which made it difficult for him to say his lines and to direct the film, according to his book I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action.
- Dragon Lord was the first Jackie Chan film to include outtakes (bloopers); Chan said he was inspired by the bloopers at the end of The Cannonball Run, in which he also starred, and all his later films include outtakes.
- The opening bun festival scene in Dragon Lord was originally intended to end the film, but Jackie Chan moved it to the start because he wanted a spectacular opening.
