Jackie Chan and The Protector | An oral history of creative clashes, injured performers and a helicopter caught in an explosion

Jackie Chan and The Protector | An oral history of creative clashes, injured performers and a helicopter caught in an explosion

Cinematographer Mark Irwin recalls making The Protector – a Jackie Chan action thriller with two cuts, a dangerous stunt that almost went badly wrong, and a lot of sore backs. “The hero boat is filled with explosives. The bad guy boat was filled with something called detcord, or primacord, which is what’s used to blow ... Jackie Chan and The Protector | An oral history of creative clashes, injured performers and a helicopter caught in an explosi…