Ric Meyers
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Richard Meyers, is an American columnist, author and comic book writer. For his contributions to the martial arts
film industry, was the first non-martial artist to be inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Ric Meyers has met, talked with and written about the most influential people in Asian films. His book Great Martial Arts Movies is the reference tool many use to build their Asian Film collections.
He writes for Asian Cult Cinema and Inside Kung-Fu, and he is friends with Jackie Chan
and Tsui Hark
. He has also done audio commentaries for more than forty DVDs as of 2008; he interviews Steven Chow on Sony's American release of Kung Fu Hustle.
He regularly attends FanimeCon
and has hosted/presented the annual Superhero Kung-Fu Extravaganza at the San Diego Comic Con since 1998. Although perhaps best known for his contributions to the martial art movie industry (Rim Films called him "one of the men most responsible for the acceptance of Asian action movies and stars in America"), Meyers has been writing, consulting, and performing professionally since 1974.
He is the author of at least two dozen books of both fiction and nonfiction under variations of his name, as well as several pseudonyms, such as Dane Hartman
and Wade Barker. His most successful and popular include Doomstar, Fear Itself, Murder in Halruua, TV Detectives, For One Week Only: The World of Exploitation Films, and contributions to The Destroyer, Dirty Harry
, and Ninja Master paperback series.
Periodicals he has contributed to such publications as Starlog
, Famous Monsters of Filmland, The Armchair Detective, and DirectTV The Guide.
He has also written superhero fiction
, including the third Marvel Comics
novel The Incredible Hulk: Cry of the Beast, and contributing to the 60th anniversary issue of Detective Comics
.
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
film industry, was the first non-martial artist to be inducted into the World Martial Arts Hall of Fame. Ric Meyers has met, talked with and written about the most influential people in Asian films. His book Great Martial Arts Movies is the reference tool many use to build their Asian Film collections.
He writes for Asian Cult Cinema and Inside Kung-Fu, and he is friends with Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
and Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark
Tsui Hark , born Tsui Man-kong, is a Hong Kong New Wave film director and producer. He is viewed as a major figure in the Golden Age of Hong Kong cinema .-Early life:...
. He has also done audio commentaries for more than forty DVDs as of 2008; he interviews Steven Chow on Sony's American release of Kung Fu Hustle.
He regularly attends FanimeCon
FanimeCon
FanimeCon is an annual anime convention run by the Anime Resource Group . It is the largest anime convention in Northern California and one of the ten largest anime conventions in North America...
and has hosted/presented the annual Superhero Kung-Fu Extravaganza at the San Diego Comic Con since 1998. Although perhaps best known for his contributions to the martial art movie industry (Rim Films called him "one of the men most responsible for the acceptance of Asian action movies and stars in America"), Meyers has been writing, consulting, and performing professionally since 1974.
He is the author of at least two dozen books of both fiction and nonfiction under variations of his name, as well as several pseudonyms, such as Dane Hartman
Dane Hartman
Dane Hartman was a Warner Books imprint pseudonym used by at least two American novelists, Ric Meyers and Leslie Alan Horvitz. "Hartman" was credited as the author of the “Dirty Harry” action series, based upon the “Dirty” Harry Callahan character of the popular films of the 70’s and 80’s starring...
and Wade Barker. His most successful and popular include Doomstar, Fear Itself, Murder in Halruua, TV Detectives, For One Week Only: The World of Exploitation Films, and contributions to The Destroyer, Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry
Dirty Harry is a 1971 American crime thriller produced and directed by Don Siegel, the first in the Dirty Harry series. Clint Eastwood plays the title role, in his first outing as San Francisco Police Department Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan....
, and Ninja Master paperback series.
Periodicals he has contributed to such publications as Starlog
Starlog
Starlog was a monthly science-fiction film magazine published by Starlog Group Inc. The magazine was created by publishers Kerry O'Quinn and Norman Jacobs. O'Quinn was the magazine's editor while Jacobs ran the business side of things, dealing with typesetters, engravers and printers. They got...
, Famous Monsters of Filmland, The Armchair Detective, and DirectTV The Guide.
He has also written superhero fiction
Superhero fiction
Superhero fiction is a form originating in and most common to American comic books, though it has expanded into other media through adaptations and original works....
, including the third Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
novel The Incredible Hulk: Cry of the Beast, and contributing to the 60th anniversary issue of Detective Comics
Detective Comics
Detective Comics is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics since 1937, best known for introducing the iconic superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 . It is, along with Action Comics, the book that launched with the debut of Superman, one of the medium's signature series, and...
.
DVD commentaries
- The Assassin
- Butterfly Sword
- Code of Honor
- Deadful Melody
- Death Ring
- Dragon InnNew Dragon Gate InnNew Dragon Gate Inn is a 1992 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Raymond Lee and produced by Tsui Hark, starring Tony Leung Ka-fai, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung and Donnie Yen. It was released as Dragon Inn in North America....
- Dragon Tiger GateDragon Tiger GateDragon Tiger Gate is a 2006 Hong Kong martial arts action film directed by Wilson Yip and featuring fight choreography by Donnie Yen, who also stars in the film. The film is based on the manhua Oriental Heroes, which bears the same Chinese title as the film...
- Drunken MasterDrunken MasterDrunken Master, also known as Drunk Monkey In The Tiger's Eye, is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, and starring Jackie Chan, Yuen Siu-tien, and Hwang Jang Lee...
- The DuelThe Duel (film)The Duel is a 2000 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau and starring Andy Lau, Ekin Cheng, Nick Cheung, Kristy Yang, Zhao Wei and Patrick Tam. The film is adapted from Juezhan Qianhou of Gu Long's Lu Xiaofeng novel series...
- Fatal Needles vs. Fatal FistsFatal Needles vs. Fatal FistsFatal Needles vs. Fatal Fists is a 1978 Taiwanese kung fu film directed by Lee Tso Nam, and starring Don Wong Tao and Lo Lieh.- Plot :...
- Fists and Guts
- Full ContactFull ContactFull Contact is a 1992 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Ringo Lam. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Simon Yam, Anthony Wong, and Ann Bridgewater. It was based upon Donald Westlake's novel The Hunter, with Chow Yun-Fat's character, Gou Fei, analogous to the novel's main character,...
- The Heroes
- Inheritor of Kung Fu
- The Kung Fu Master
- A Life of Ninja
- The Lost Kung Fu Secrets
- The Master of Death
- The Master Swordsman
- Moon Warriors
- My Kung Fu 12 Kicks
- My Schoolmate the Barbarian
- New Mr. Vampire
- Ninja CheckmateMystery of ChessboxingMystery of Chessboxing is a kung fu film released in 1979 and directed by Joseph Koo, starring Mark Long, Jack Long and Lee Yi Min.-Plot:...
- Ninja in the Deadly TrapRuthless TacticsRuthless Tactics aka Ninja in a Deadly Trap is an independent martial arts film directed by Kuo Chui, starring the main three Venoms and Ti Lung...
- Once Upon a Time in ChinaOnce Upon a Time in ChinaOnce Upon a Time in China is a Hong Kong martial arts action/adventure film franchise directed, written, and produced by Tsui Hark. The stories are based on the life of the legendary kung fu master, Traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and Chinese folk hero, Wong Fei Hung...
- Perhaps Love
- Running on KarmaRunning on KarmaRunning on Karma , also known as An Intelligent Muscle Man, is a 2003 Hong Kong film, produced and directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai. It is ultimately a Buddhist parable about the nature of karma. There were some cuts in the Mainland China edition to meet the requirements for release...
- The Shaolin Drunken MonkThe Shaolin Drunken MonkThe Shaolin Drunken Monk is a 1982 kung fu film directed by Au Yeung Chun and Lau Ka-Liang, and produced by Ocean Shores.The film is generally considered a bust, but is noted for its soundtrack and atmospheric flashbacks.- Plot :...
- Shaolin Vs. Evil DeadShaolin Vs. Evil DeadShaolin Vs. Evil Dead is a kung fu vampire movie starring Gordon Liu. The work is one of Liu's most recent and was released between the time of Kill Bill volumes 1 & 2 and exploited his acting in the two films on the North American DVD cover. The movie title itself exploits the film Evil Dead,...
- Shaolin Vs. Evil Dead: Ultimate Power
- Shogun AssassinShogun AssassinShogun Assassin, known in Japan as , is a jidaigeki film made for the British and American markets and released in 1980. In 2006 it was restored and re-released on DVD in North America by AnimEigo....
- Swordsman IISwordsman IISwordsman II, also known as The Legend of the Swordsman, is a 1992 Hong Kong wuxia film. It was directed by Ching Siu-tung and Stanley Tong and written by Hanson Chan, Tang Pik-yin and Tsui Hark. The film was the second part of a trilogy. It starred Jet Li, Brigitte Lin, Rosamund Kwan and Michelle...
- Throw DownThrow DownThrow Down is a 2004 Hong Kong film directed by Johnnie To. Director To dedicated the film, one of his most personal films to date, to the late Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa. The film stars Louis Koo, Aaron Kwok, Cherrie Ying and Tony Leung Ka-Fai...
- Treasure Hunt
- The Victim
- The Warrior from ShaolinShaolin WarriorShaolin Warrior is a 1984 kung fu film directed by Chia-Liang Liu. It is originally a Cantonese language film....
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