Enter the dragon bruce lee martial arts movie warrior tw. It premiered in august 1973 one month after lees untimely death. This film was originally released as bruce lee star of stars in cantonesewhich can be found on the return of the dragon pack with 3 other such bruceploitation flicks but for the purpose of marketing and promoting ho chuong taobruce li in the us it was re cut dubbed over and released as exit the dragon enter the tiger. Directed by robert clouse. The film which co stars john saxon and jim kelly was directed by robert clouse.
Enter the fat dragon 1978 with english subs. Had it not been for bruce lee and his movies in the early 1970s its arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream north american and european cinema and audiences the way it has over the. With bruce lee john saxon jim kelly ahna capri. If you want to see bruce lee at his movie making best this is the film to watch it is top flight.
I actually own both versions of this movie. A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. 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 wagnerthe film was released in the united states on may 7 1993. Enter the dragon is the fourth film and final completed film in the career of martial arts legend bruce lee.
Enter the dragon was the first of lees movies to premiere in america and the first to be recorded in english. Enter the dragon is a 1973 martial arts action film produced by and starring bruce lee. The king of fists ll martial arts movies full length in english. Bruce lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure of modern popular media.
The film opens with a pre fame bruce lee bruce li delivering newspapers in seattle washington. Enter the dragon with bruce lee this movie is perhaps the most significant movie in the popularity of martial arts cinema more on that here. It would be bruce lees final completed film appearance before his death on 20 july 1973 at age 32. We then see lee competing in various martial arts tournaments and eventually landing a role on the.
Bruce lees final complete film which made him massively famous beyond belief and made martial arts films and practice absolutely huge in the western world.