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Milestones
- 2003: Directed Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman in the thriller "Paycheck"
- 2002: Reunited with Nicolas Cage with the WWII drama "Windtalkers" about Navajo code breakers
- 2000: Helmed "Mission: Impossible 2", with Tom Cruise reprising his role of Ethan Hunt
- 1998: WCG Prods. signed to two-year, first-look production deal at TriStar
- 1997: Helmed blockbuster action flick "Face/Off" starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage
- 1993: American directorial debut, "Hard Target"
- 1986: Directed "A Better Tomorrow", the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong history; first collaboration with actor Chow Yun-Fat and producer Tsui Hark
- 1974: Directed first feature "The Young Dragons"; produced by Golden Harvest, a rival studio to the Shaw Brothers' (date approximate)
- 1971: Worked his way up to assistant director; went to work for the busy production facility of the Shaw Brothers
- 1969: Hired for the entry level position of production assistant at Cathay Film Studio
- 1967: At age 19, joined a theater company established by the Chinese Student Weekly, a periodical (date approximate)
- 1951: Moved from Guandong provice in China to Hong Kong with his parents
- ---: Tapped to helm a new, live-action version of the 1980s toy-rific toon, "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe"
- Executive produced the USA Network pilot "Red Skies"
- Became assistant director to celebrated filmmaker Zhang Che, the master of "martial chivalry" epics
- Lived on the streets with his parents for over a year
- Began making super-8 and 16 millimeter shorts
- With Terrence Chang, formed WCG Productions
- Directed a kung fu quickie in Korea entitled "The Hand of Death/Shaolin Men/Countdown in Kung-Fu"; first major exposure for future international action star Jackie Chan
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