A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. The bruce lee story implies that a family curse was after bruce for much of his life, and that he was given the american name bruce to help evade the evil spirits. Featuring bruce lee, john saxon, bolo yeung, jim kelly and others. Enter the dragon 1973 cast then and now real name and age. With a nickname like the dragon, bruce lee undeniably lived at the top of the martial arts pyramid. He was actually in the process of completing his adr dubbing over the dialogue recorded onset for dragon when he died. Bruce lee john saxon jim kelly 1973 a secret agent bruce lee comes to an opium lords island fortress with other fighters for a martialarts tournament. Enter the dragon bruce lee parody spoof uncut version full movie in english. When bruce lee awoke on the morning of july 20, 1973, he was an active, healthy 32yearold.
Jeremy dylan lanni 2017 the toho fifties horror and scifi movies. He died from a brain aneurysm before the release of his last movie. Bruce lee was born on november 27, 1940, in the chinese hospital in chinatown, san francisco. Bruce lee, chinese name li jun fan, born november 27, 1940, san francisco, california, u. The film is a loose biopic about martial arts actor bruce lee and centers on his supposed affair with actress betty tingpei. Lees next film, enter the dragon, was released in the united states by. Among the endless offering of grindhouse movies and porn, at the height of bruce lees fame, one movie house played a nonstop loop of all five bruce lee movies, from dawn till. Its fun, awesome, and reminds us just how great bruce lee really was. What birth of the dragon got wrong about bruce lee. Bruce lee plays a martialarts expert determined to help capture the narcotics dealer whose gang was responsible for the death of his sister. Enter the dragon, a hong kongusa coproduction and bruce lees final film, was submitted to the bbfc for classification in august 1973, one month after his death. The film was released in the united states on may 7, 1993. One of the most popular kung fu films ever, and perhaps the peak of the famed bruce lees career, enter the dragon achieved success by presenting a series of superbly staged fighting sequences.
Too bad he never got to see the fruits of his labor. Enter the dragon is a 1973 martial arts film produced by and starring bruce lee. His groundbreaking action films sparked intense interest in the asian martial arts in the west. Enter the dragon 1993 bruce lee plays a martialarts expert determined to help capture the narcotics dealer whose gang was responsible for the death of his sister. Bruce lees the way of the dragon is another classic martial arts film. As this ranking of his 24 films demonstrates, lee appeared in a far wider variety. Enter the dragon 1973 was bruce lees first and only solo big hollywood production. Classic castle films 8mm horror movie box art plus.
He was introduced to the entertainment industry at an early age, as his father. The artwork on this edition of enter the dragon is amazing and portrays the movie for what it is. The film was produced by fred weitraub and paul heller, at the companies warner brothers inc. This is bruce lees best role and performance and enter the dragon is a film everybody should watch. Watch enter the dragon online stream full movie directv. Enter the dragon 1973 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Fist of fury, the chineseamerican actor lived a tragically short life, dying in 1973 at the age of 33. A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher. Badass to the max, enter the dragon is the ultimate kungfu movie and fitting if untimely bruce lee swan song. Mary glover thought of the name bruce, and she suggested it to his mother grace lee. Zennie62 youtube oakland news now commentary vlog 385,467 views 2. Movie typography from enter the dragon 1973, directed by robert clouse, starring bruce lee, john saxon, jim kelly, robert wall. This movie remains a classic to this very day rivaled only by enter the dragon which was bruce lees final completed movie he died soon after completing this movie in 1973 aged just 32. In india, the movie was released in 1975 and opened to full houses, including.
It would be bruce lees final completed film appearance before his death on 20 july 1973 at age 32. Jim kelly and john saxon talk bruce lee of enter the dragon at wondercon 2012 duration. Unsurprisingly, theres frequent martial artsstyle violence lots of kicking and punching, but also characters killed by having their necks broken, a scene in which a woman commits suicide through harikari, a death by hanging, and another character getting impaled by a spear. This was bruce lees final film appearance footage was shot and used in what became game of death before his death on 20. Bruce leeenter the dragon 1973 movieenglish dubb part 12. To celebrate the movies the 25th anniversary, 10 minutes originally not shown in the. Bruce lee 19401973 was a martial artist, film actor, filmmaker, philosopher and the founder of the original mixed martial art known as jeet kune dothe way of the intercepting fist. Lee was never fully comfortable onscreen unless he was the star, and he had been waiting ten years, since the kid, for a leading role. Parents need to know that enter the dragon is a classic 1973 bruce lee martial arts movie. Does bruce lee stand a chance against modern mma fighters. Bruces father, lee hoichuen, was han chinese, and his mother, grace. Bruce lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure of modern popular media. I have always enjoyed martial arts movies, i still remember as a kid waiting for the sunday afternoon martial arts chinese movie, their staple being badly. Chinese super hit hindi movie the big boss bruce lee super hit action movie hindi movie duration.
Bruce lee vs sammo hung from the movie enter the dragon. Every bruce lee movie, ranked from worst to best vulture. With jason scott lee, lauren holly, robert wagner, michael learned. Rent enter the dragon 1973 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Bruce lee explodes onto the screen in the film that rocketed him to international. Enter the dragon bruce lee 1973 great looking 1930s horror lobby cards. From 1971 to 1973 bruce lee stared in just five films. Birth of the dragon from 2016 purports to tell the story of bruce lees reallife fight with wong jack man but the movie takes many liberties with the truth. The film, which costars john saxon and jim kelly, was directed by robert clouse. He was born in san francisco but spent his formative years in hong kong. He spent the day meeting with producers about his next film, then headed to a friends house for an.
Enter the dragon british board of film classification. Enter the dragon 1973 bruce lee the movie title stills. Lee enters a kung fu competition in an attempt to fight his way to the dealers headquarters with the help of some friends. A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar. According to the chinese zodiac, lee was born in both the hour and the year of the dragon, which according to tradition is a strong and fortuitous omen. It is impossible to separate the release of enter the dragon from the death of its star. Along with champions roper and williams, he uncovers hans white slavery and drug trafficking ring located on a secret island fortress. Stephen murphy, the then bbfc secretary, felt that the film, like others in the wave of kungfu movies in vogue at the time, exploited violence purely for the sake of entertainment. Bruce 19401973 and brandon lee 19651993 are buried next to each other at lakeview cemetery, october 2002. Remembering bruce lee and enter the dragon youtube. In reality, at the time of bruces birth a physician by the name of dr. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Bolo yeung in enter the dragon 1973 bruce lee and fred weintraub in enter the.
Enter the dragon 1973 official trailer bruce lee movie. Super dragon is a 1974 bruceploitation film starring bruce li. The film is notable for being the first biopic of bruce lee it was released the year following his death, the. Enter the dragon is a 1973 hong kong martial arts film directed by robert clouse, starring bruce lee, john saxon and jim kelly. He passed away during the films post production dont fret, two more official bruce lee films were made after this one. Bruce lee was already considered an icon before he died at the tragically young age of 32.
Interviews and conversations 19581973 edited by john little is a nonfiction book consisting of articles published about the movie star throughout his career. The bruce lee story is a 1993 american biographical drama film written and directed by rob cohen, and starring jason scott lee, lauren holly and robert wagner. Yet, he died on july 20, 1973 at the tender age of 32. Recruited by an intelligence agency, outstanding martial arts student bruce lee participates in a brutal karate tournament hosted by the evil han. Rent enter the dragon 1973 starring bruce lee and john saxon on dvd and bluray.