Arrow Films
For years, Jackie Chan’s defining Hong Kong classics have enjoyed excellent boutique releases, but his blockbuster run through the mid-to-late 1990s has remained oddly fragmented with classic films long out of print, and some of the best titles only available in their truncated American cuts.
Arrow Video finally rectifies that oversight with Jackie Chan’s Breakout Hits, a 10-disc UHD collection bringing together six films (and fourteen cuts) that transformed Chan from a Cantonese superstar into a worldwide phenomenon.
Each title receives a brand-new 4K restoration sourced from original camera materials alongside multiple cuts, exhaustive bonus features, and the kind of collector-focused presentation that has become synonymous with Arrow’s premium releases.
These aren’t necessarily the actor’s absolute greatest films, but they represent perhaps the most important era of his career: the transition Chan made from a martial arts focus into the formula of stunts and setpieces that dominate his later career.
This is the Jackie Chan that Western audiences embraced before Rush Hour turned him into a Hollywood household name.
Drunken Master II (1994)
Directed by Lau Kar-leung
This is, perhaps, the greatest martial arts film ever made, and Drunken Master II is the crown jewel of this collection. Jackie Chan supercharges the drunken boxing “shapes” style introduced in the 1979 original while delivering an incredible cocktail (pun intended) of physical humor and the sharpest choreography of his entire career. The film builds steadily toward one of cinema’s most astonishing final fights, where every exchange showcases Chan’s impeccable timing and astonishing athleticism. The 4K restoration highlights the rich production design and vibrant colors while maintaining the gritty texture of Hong Kong filmmaking. If someone needed a single film to understand why Jackie Chan became a legend, this would be the answer.
Includes the uncut Hong Kong Cut, International Cut, and the American cut. Extras include commentary, featurettes, interviews, an appreciation, archive interviews, alternate scene, outtakes, image gallery, trailers and more.
Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
Directed by Stanley Tong
Famously shot in Vancouver standing in for New York City, Rumble in the Bronx possesses an infectious energy that easily overcomes its geographical inconsistencies. More importantly, it served as the gateway film for countless North American viewers discovering Chan for the first time. The club house fight, hovercraft chase, and rooftop leaps remain thrilling decades later because they’re built around practical stunt work rather than visual effects. The humor lands naturally, the pacing rarely slows, and Chan’s willingness to endure genuine punishment continues to make modern action cinema feel comparatively sterile.
Includes the Hong Kong Cut and International Cut. Extras include commentary, featurettes, interviews, archive interviews, alternate footage, outtakes, image gallery, EPK interview, two additional scenes, tv spots, trailers and more.
Thunderbolt (1995)
Directed by Gordon Chan
The oddball entry in the collection, Thunderbolt shifts much of its focus from martial arts to high-speed racing. This was a film that was intended for Chan’s huge fanbase in the Japanese market and while the production values and race work would have wowed Asian audiences in the 1990s, they don’t translate as well to aficionados in 2026. The racing photography benefits considerably from Arrow’s restoration, and although the film never reaches the heights of the surrounding titles, the action set pieces that are present here are of extremely high quality.
Includes the Japanese cut. Extras include commentary, featurettes, interviews, outtakes, image gallery, trailers and more.
Police Story 4: First Strike (1996)
Directed by Stanley Tong
Released internationally as Jackie Chan’s First Strike, this fourth outing for Inspector Chan Ka-Kui tries to trump Supercop by trading in the crime drama for a globe-trotting spy plot involving the Russian Mob and a nuclear weapon. The result feels like Jackie Chan’s answer to James Bond, complete with submarines, secret agents, and sharks. The action remains inventive throughout, particularly the now-iconic ladder fight and underwater finale, proving that even within a larger-scale production Chan never abandoned the inventive choreography that defined his Hong Kong work. It’s perhaps the slickest production in the set and one that showcases his growing international ambitions without sacrificing his unmistakable identity.
Includes the Hong Kong Cut and International Cut. Extras include commentary, featurettes, interview, additional US network TV version.
Mr. Nice Guy (1997)
Directed by Sammo Hung
The reunion between Jackie Chan and lifelong collaborator Sammo Hung results in one of the collection’s most purely entertaining entries. Playing a celebrity television chef who inadvertently becomes entangled with organized crime, Chan effortlessly balances slapstick comedy with increasingly elaborate action. The kitchen utensils, ladders, bicycles, and everyday household objects become extensions of his choreography, turning ordinary environments into playgrounds for spectacular stunt work. It’s lighter than many of the surrounding films, but that easygoing charm is precisely what makes it so endlessly rewatchable. Of particular interest is the Hong Kong cut, which has a lot more grit and lets the action breathe more.
Includes the Japanese, Hong Kong and International Cuts. Extras include commentary, featurettes, an appreciation, outtakes, image gallery, and trailers.
Who Am I? (1998)
Directed by Benny Chan & Jackie Chan
Who Am I? closes the collection on an ambitious note, combining an amnesia mystery with some of Chan’s most dangerous stunt work. The famous descent down Rotterdam’s Willemswerf building remains jaw-dropping even after nearly three decades, achieved entirely through practical means with Chan himself performing the feat. Beyond that headline sequence, the film delivers memorable rooftop fights, crisp choreography, and an engaging blend of action and humor. This is another globe-trotter film, much lighter than First Strike, but with a stronger final fight and big stunt to close things out.
Includes the Hong Kong Cut and International Cut. Extras include commentary, featurettes, outtakes, trailers and more.
The set offers meticulous 4K restorations, limited edition packaging, 160-page perfect bound book featuring an archive interview with Jackie and additional essays, twenty-four lobby card reproductions and reversible poster with vintage poster artwork. For longtime fans, it’s the definitive home video release of these films. For newcomers, it’s one of the finest introductions imaginable to an action icon whose influence still reverberates throughout the genre today.
