Jet Li

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as other. The films the hosts said they were tied to, which the two lists below run through too: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000). Count them as actor (5 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

King Hu: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which they were tied to as first choice, turned down the lead: King Hu ⇒ Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (the host's read). CTHD plays in the milieu of King Hu and the wuxia classics, but with a more modern sensibility.
    “this movie is playing in a, in a Milu that is inherent to like King Hu movies and Musha, like the classics”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 0:24:55 · David Sims (0.40 sure it was them)

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Hero (1992): 1 line

  1. industry (industry) · through Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which they were tied to as first choice, turned down the lead: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ⇒ Hero (the host's read). Without CTHD's success Hero would not have been released in the US.
    “Well, you know, without this movie, you don't have hero coming out in the United States.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 1:38:48 · David Sims (0.35 sure it was them)

Mulan (2020): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), which they were tied to as first choice, turned down the lead: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ⇒ Mulan (the host's read). The remake's wuxia/mystical style follows the wave of Chinese films that grew popular after Crouching Tiger and the Zhang Yimou films.
    “they've gotten very big, kind of post, crouching tiger hidden dragon, and the Jang Yi-Mu films”
    The Big Picture · Did Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Experiment Work? A Binge Mode Investigation · 0:28:58 · Jason Concepcion (0.80 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (5) everyone in acting

Other (1) everyone in other

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Jet Li → Romeo Must Die. Li took Romeo Must Die instead of CTHD.
    “it's not just fucking Romeo must die, which Jet Lee took instead of this film.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 1:35:41 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

what-if (1)

  1. what-if (what-if): Jet Li → Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Maybe Jet Li wasn't ready for CTHD because he hadn't yet turned down CTHD; he took Romeo Must Die instead.
    “Oh, that's an interesting point that maybe Jet Lee wasn't ready to do Crouching Tiger because he hadn't yet turned down Crouching Tiger.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 1:37:25 · David Ehrlich (0.35 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

  1. fun, about Jet Li: Turned down CTHD for Romeo Must Die, famous for its x-ray bone-breaking gimmick.
    “Romeo Mustai has that gimmick where when he kicks someone, it cuts to like an x-ray and you see their bones breaking.”
    Blank Check — Patreon · Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free) · 1:35:49 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)