The martial arts/comedy star admits he made an X-rated flick in his unknown “struggling actor” days, but doesn’t think he has anything to apologize for.
[…] Chan, an actor and martial arts expert who is famous for his death-defying stunts, appeared in a Hong Kong made X-rated movie entitled All In The Family several years ago when he was an unknown 21-year-old.
Chan revealed to Britain’s Daily Express newspaper: “I had to do anything I could to make a living but I don’t think it’s a big deal – even Marlon Brando used to be exposed in some of his movies.”
Yeah, and you should really see the scene with two ladders, a length of chain, a sawhorse, and a mop handle …
(via Warren Ellis)
An X-rated past can be a career-killer, though i doubt any jackie Chan fans will mind.
Hee!
Well, it didn’t seem to hurt Stallone’s career, or more than one since-rehabilitated starlet. I suppose it might make a difference to me depending on the type of flick involved (there’s pr0n and then there’s PR0N), but, then, there are plenty of actors and actresses out there whose personal lives I disapprove of …