With Wu Szu-yuan's supervision of production and Yuan Hoping's direction, Snake in Eagle 's Shadow was a box-office smash, and Chan reached the first peak in his career. Alternatively solemn and humorous on screen, Chan has lightning quick hands and feet that have got him named as Bruce Lee's successor in the history of Chinese film.
而由吳思遠監制、袁和平導演的「蛇形刁手」，大為賣座，使他攀上戲劇生涯的第一個高峰。劇中亦莊亦諧、手腳俐落的成龍，被喻為中國影史上李小龍的接班人。