News — Battle Creek Brawl

Battle Creek Brawl (The Big Brawl) 殺手壕 (1980) - USA / Hong Kong Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia)   Exactly 40 years ago, a young Jackie Chan fresh off his success in Hong Kong as a local action Kung fu superstar, tried his hand at Hollywood. It would be the second Hollywood feature film after Bruce Lee with an Asian leading man. Directed by Robert Clouse (“Enter the Dragon”) comes “Battle Creek Brawl” also known as “The Big Brawl”. Watching this film again, in light of the Asian Americans representation movements, we see how Chan tries...