Many films tried to capitalise on the popularity of the late, great Bruce Lee. Here are our ten favourites...
1973 was the year that kung fu broke in America. The release of the popular Five Fingers Of Death (aka King Boxer) in March set the fuse and when Enter The Dragon (the first Hong Kong martial arts film co-produced by a major Us studio) followed in August, it exploded.
Although Bruce Lee was billed as a co-star in Enter The Dragon alongside John Saxon because casting an Asian actor in the lead role of an American film was unheard of at the time (and would remain so until 1982 when Sho Kosugi topped the bill for Revenge Of The Ninja), it was Bruce who captured the public's imagination. His amazing look and style, his astonishing talent for acting, writing and directing, and his unparalleled martial arts ability made him an icon for...
1973 was the year that kung fu broke in America. The release of the popular Five Fingers Of Death (aka King Boxer) in March set the fuse and when Enter The Dragon (the first Hong Kong martial arts film co-produced by a major Us studio) followed in August, it exploded.
Although Bruce Lee was billed as a co-star in Enter The Dragon alongside John Saxon because casting an Asian actor in the lead role of an American film was unheard of at the time (and would remain so until 1982 when Sho Kosugi topped the bill for Revenge Of The Ninja), it was Bruce who captured the public's imagination. His amazing look and style, his astonishing talent for acting, writing and directing, and his unparalleled martial arts ability made him an icon for...
- 7/5/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
Starring:
Dragon Lee (The Real Bruce Lee, The Dragon On Fire)
Yuen Qiu (Kung Fu Hustle,The Man With The Golden Gun)
Bruce Lai (Return to the 36th Chamber, Enter Three Dragons)
Genre: Martial Arts
Certificate: 15
Country: South Korea
Year: 1981
Languages: English dubbed
Running time: 83 minutes
Rrp: £14.99
Directed by Godfrey Ho (Ninja Terminator, Fury in the Shaolin Temple), The Dragon’S Snake Fist is coming to DVD in UK on 15 June 2015.
The Dragon’s Snake Fist is the first release by Terracotta Distribution, who recently launched a ‘Classic Kung Fu Collection‘, resurrecting lost or overlooked martial arts movies and giving them a new DVD release with extras.
The movie stars Dragon Lee (Inter The Invincible Hero), who is one of my favorite Bruce Lee Clones, showcasing his speed and power in full effect with Godfrey Ho in the directors chair. A veteran star of martial arts B-pictures and Korean Taekwondo expert,...
Dragon Lee (The Real Bruce Lee, The Dragon On Fire)
Yuen Qiu (Kung Fu Hustle,The Man With The Golden Gun)
Bruce Lai (Return to the 36th Chamber, Enter Three Dragons)
Genre: Martial Arts
Certificate: 15
Country: South Korea
Year: 1981
Languages: English dubbed
Running time: 83 minutes
Rrp: £14.99
Directed by Godfrey Ho (Ninja Terminator, Fury in the Shaolin Temple), The Dragon’S Snake Fist is coming to DVD in UK on 15 June 2015.
The Dragon’s Snake Fist is the first release by Terracotta Distribution, who recently launched a ‘Classic Kung Fu Collection‘, resurrecting lost or overlooked martial arts movies and giving them a new DVD release with extras.
The movie stars Dragon Lee (Inter The Invincible Hero), who is one of my favorite Bruce Lee Clones, showcasing his speed and power in full effect with Godfrey Ho in the directors chair. A veteran star of martial arts B-pictures and Korean Taekwondo expert,...
- 6/10/2015
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
“Audiences will have their sense of humanity refreshed.”
Actors Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Dominic West, director Matthew Warchus and the filmmakers of Pride discuss the background of this emotional story in the new featurette.
Critics are already cheering the film. “Breakout British hit is a warm, witty triumph,” says Digital Spy.
The Hollywood News writes, “Pride really is a thing of beauty.”
Pride is inspired by an extraordinary true story.
It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. As the strike drags on, the two groups discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all.
Directed...
Actors Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton and Dominic West, director Matthew Warchus and the filmmakers of Pride discuss the background of this emotional story in the new featurette.
Critics are already cheering the film. “Breakout British hit is a warm, witty triumph,” says Digital Spy.
The Hollywood News writes, “Pride really is a thing of beauty.”
Pride is inspired by an extraordinary true story.
It’s the summer of 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power and the National Union of Mineworkers is on strike, prompting a London-based group of gay and lesbian activists to raise money to support the strikers’ families. Initially rebuffed by the Union, the group identifies a tiny mining village in Wales and sets off to make their donation in person. As the strike drags on, the two groups discover that standing together makes for the strongest union of all.
Directed...
- 9/16/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
After martial arts legend Bruce Lee passed away in 1973 there were a ton of films made starring martial artists that looked like the actor. They were imitators used to to help trick people into going to see a movie they thought would star the real Bruce Lee. Some of these actors included Bruce Li and Bruce Lai. These movies were called Bruceploitation films, and there was one made in 1977 called The Dragon Lives again. This film takes Bruce Lee into the depths of hell to help Popeye and Caine from Kung Fu stop the characters Dracula, the Exorcist, Emmanuelle, the Godfather, Clint Eastwood, and Zatoichi the Blind Swordman from taking over the hellish afterlife. Sounds like it could have been an awesome movie! Check out a clip from the film featuring Popeye kicking ass, and the opening title sequence. Enjoy!
- 11/6/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
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