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Monday, March 10, 2025

The Way Of Lee

 

 (imdb)

THE WAY OF THE DRAGON-1972-In Rome, Tang Lung (Bruce Lee) meets Chen Ching Hua (Nora Miao; also in FIST OF FURY). She's having trouble with her restaurant business. The boss and his thugs want the land and threaten potential customers. He also meets Ah Quen (Ti Chen) and Uncle Wang (Wang Chung Hsin). Lung helps defend his friends against the bad guys and when he proves too much the boss' toady Ho (Wei Ping-ao) sends for Colt (Chuck Norris), a US martial artist. Their intense battle in the finale is great! 

Also known as RETURN OF THE DRAGON, it was written and directed by Lee (in his directing debut) who co-produced with Raymond Chow.

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Friday, January 31, 2025

Legend

 

 (themoviedb.org)

BRUCE LEE THE LEGEND-1984-This documentary has rare scenes of Lee as a child actor (some with his comedic actor dad), his now famous black & white interview, scenes of him as Kato and TV's "Longstreet". Raymond Chow, head of Golden Harvest, explains how Lee convinced him to make "THE BIG BOSS (FIST OF FURY in the US) and FISTS OF FURY (THE CHINESE CONNECTION in the US). Both were huge hits. Then writing, directing and starring in THE WAY OF THE DRAGON. Good behind the scenes footage from ENTER THE DRAGON and GAME OF DEATH. 

There's speculation on his death and interviews with Nora Miao (his WAY OF THE DRAGON co-star), Betty Ting Pei (long thought to be his mistress) and director Robert Clouse. This Golden Harvest tribute is good but hardly a definitive bio. Leonard Ho, normally a producer, directed.

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