Fearless Hyena 2 Poster

After he defined himself and a new genre with ‘Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow’, Jackie Chan starred in a film that has earned its own cult following. Reel East is proud to present rare genuine memorabilia from this epic. Given the star’s then spelling of his English name, this is The Jacky Chan Collection.

‘The Fearless Hyena ‘ was the directorial debut of Jackie, then Jacky, Chan, shot in Taiwan and produced by his mentor Lo Wei. Lo had directed two hit films for Bruce Lee, but struggled to find a unique identity for Jacky. It was only after Lo Wei loaned Chan out to director/producer Ng See-yuen to star in two kung fu comedies, ‘Snake in the Eagle Shadow’ and ‘Drunken Master’ that Jacky became a star. ‘Fearless Hyena’ came out at the peak of Chan’s new found fame, and played to audiences that had fallen in love with him and this new genre of slapstick kung fu fighting. ‘Fearless Hyena’ was a huge hit throughout Asia.

Jackie started work on a sequel when he finally decided he needed to leave Lo’s company and accept an offer to join Golden Harvest studios in Hong Kong. Lo Wei felt aggrieved, but that didn’t stop him from finishing ‘Fearless Hyena II’ using the footage Jackie had already shot for it, various doubles and footage from the first ‘Fearless Hyena’. The Brucesploitation genre was already established. This is a rare example of Chansploitation!

Reel East and The Jacky Chan Collection are proud to celebrate ‘Fearless Hyena 2’ by making this original theatrical poster available to his fans: