Chuck Norris spoofs Van Damme split for holiday greeting video

Action man Chuck Norris has filmed an hilarious parody of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s recent Volvo advertisement by outdoing the Belgian martial arts master’s high flying splits with the help of computer-generated imagery (CGI). In the Volvo viral commercial, which was unveiled last month (Nov13), the Bloodsport actor straddles two moving trucks, using the tips of his toes as suction pads for the impressive manoeuvre.
Now Norris has attempted to go one further by appearing to recreate the leg split on the wings of two planes, with his arms crossed, while he balances 11 suited men on his head, in the shape of a Christmas tree.
As the camera pans out, little lights on the men’s suits twinkle as the planes soar above the clouds.
The video, titled Greetings from Chuck (The epic Christmas split), was made as a holiday greeting from staff at Hungarian animation firm Delov Digital and is set to Enya’s Only Time – the same soundtrack used in the Volvo ad.
Norris isn’t the only actor to spoof Van Damme – Channing Tatum attempted to copy the European martial arts icon on the set of his 21 Jump Street sequel. In an online video, Tatum stands atop two food trolleys as two assistants push them slowly apart, but the movie hunk falls off and ends up on the ground, holding his crotch in mock pain.