’I Almost fought Jackie Chan and Donnie Yen for real!’ - RICK BAKER aka KUNG FU RICKY | PODCAST #28

A great chat about martial arts films with promoter, publisher and author Rick Baker. 0:00 - Intro and Small Bio 1:35 - Origins 2:24 - Current projects and Eastern Heroes 5:02 - The love of Kung Fu movies 9:53 - Tough times make tough people 19:14 - Peter Jackson story 25:00 - Meeting Tarantino 33:34 - Tarantino Bruce Lee controversy 37:58 - Hong Kong trips and VHS bootlegs 42:51 - Almost fighting Jackie 48:36 - Reacts - Dragons Forever 52:34 - Reacts - Snake and Crane Arts Shaolin 56:29 - Reacts - Eastern Condors 1:00:59 - Reacts - Kim Won Jin 1:04:05 - Bruce Lee could still be alive... 1:08:41 - The stress of the industry 1:13:36 - Tips for newcomers 1:17:53 - HK Stuntmen and Jackie Chan 1:24:40 - Rick’s legacy 1:26:17 - Almost fought Donnie Yen!