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IN PRODUCTION: My Interview With Eric Jacobus

Not many of you, or perhaps generally none of you know this about me – it was around 2007 or 2008 that I started a blog not too different from this one, with the goal of getting in touch with the online action film community. It lasted in the course of a six month trial period at a site called Freehostia, initially with the intent of purchasing extra space for more articles and such, and it was during that time period when I had already gotten in touch with a few people through MySpace (yes, it was THAT long ago). Unfortunately, for lack of a better working computer that wouldn’t crash and burn out, I never really got to add actor and stuntman Eric Jacobus to my list of contacts before then, and my free trial eventually expired. Essentially, it wasn’t a good year and to simply say that the […]

ROPE-A-DOPE 2 Goes Ringside With New Set Photos

Lee B. Golden III

Independent filmmaker, martial arts action cinema favorite Eric Jacobus is back once more with the current filming of the action comedy follow-up short, Rope-A-Dope 2: The Return Of The Martial Arts Mafia. The sequel officially began production back in May, roughly a year since the first installment, Rope-A-Dope, was released, featuring Jacobus in a Groundhog Day-style short story about a Dope who wakes up everyday re-living the same bad luck over and over again until he finds a way to break the vicious cycle, leading to a hyper-kinetic final fight with a gang of martial arts thugs, led by Barrio Brawler co-star, actor and longstanding member of The Stunt People, Dennis Ruel. Produced by Hollywood stuntman Clayton J. Barber and Death Grip co-star, actress Rebecca Ahn, Rope-A-Dope ultimately began its film festival run last summer, leading to a second place award at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival last November, […]

Eric Jacobus 'Wheels' Out Unseen Fight Footage From ROPE-A-DOPE!

Lee B. Golden III

It takes some pretty good editing to make a scene in a film look like something entirely different from what would have looked like another version of it. That being said, I never would have guessed the following clip was part of last year’s shortfilm festival favorite, Rope-A-Dope, starring The Stunt People co-founder, actor, stuntman and Kicktionary author Eric Jacobus. Remixed with Keith Morrison’s final fight music from the U.S. version of the 1984 Jackie Chan classic, Wheels On Meals (a.k.a. Spartan X), Jacobus revives a partial version of the final fight from Rope-A-Dope which you can check out below. Also, be sure to check out the full shortfilm now available in the same link and subscribe to the channel as well. And in case you haven’t heard, Rope-A-Dope 2 is coming. True story. Stay tuned!

Slovakia Gets Its Own Dope To Rope In The New Shortfilm, NEVER SURRENDER!

Lee B. Golden III

You may recall last year that independent filmmaker and stunt impressario Eric Jacobus made serious headway in the film festival circuit with his 2013 shortfilm, Rope-A-Dope, a groundhog-style martial arts comedy that saw a dope take on the challenge of changing what he needed to derail the events that led to him getting knocked unconcious. The shortfilm left such an impression among fans that even action star Scott Adkins retweeted it on Twitter, among other important folks in the world of action. That said, as Jacobus marks fifteen years as founding member of The Stunt People, his work continues to sustain its place as a blueprint for other aspiring action actors and stunt team founders alike, including actor Julius Kmak in the good company of his people representing Slovakian indie film group 3 Media Production with their new shortfilm, Never Surrender. And while it won’t be hard to notice some […]

Eric Jacobus Breaks The Cycle In The New Shortfilm, ROPE-A-DOPE!

Lee B. Golden III

Back online with a new comedic martial arts action short is independent action star Eric Jacobus with Rope-A-Dope. Implying a narrative “groundhog day” spin on a classic boxing style coined in 1974 in accordance with Muhammad Ali’s “Rumble In The Jungle” match with George Foreman, this latest bout takes place in the California suburbs with writer, editor and director Jacobus playing the lead. Rope-A-Dope was filmed earlier this year prior to the completion of his most recent project, Future Boss with co-star and fellow independent actor and screenfighter Lorenz Hideyoshi Ruwwe. The shortfilm eventually became a fan favorite among film festival participants over the summer and can now be viewed on Jacobus‘s official channel for The Stunt People. Rope-A-Dope also stars Dennis Ruel, Shaun Finney, Yun Yang, Wake-Up Juice co-star Thomas Tan, Sergio Munoz and Jacob Gonzales. SYNOPSIS: Meet the Dope, who takes a beating by a local gang of […]