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A documentary showing the life of Bruce Lee up-close.A documentary showing the life of Bruce Lee up-close.A documentary showing the life of Bruce Lee up-close.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Mantis
- (archive footage)
Sun-Man Bae
- First Tung (scenes from The Story)
- (archive footage)
Pierre Berton
- Self
- (archive footage)
Yuan Chieh
- Fighter accomplice
- (archive footage)
Doug Copsey
- Narration
- (voice)
James Franciscus
- Mike Longstreet
- (archive footage)
James Garner
- Philip Marlowe
- (archive footage)
Hee-Soo Hwang
- Sister (scenes from The Story)
- (archive footage)
In-shik Hwang
- First Floor Guardian
- (archive footage)
- (as Ing-Sik Whang)
Dan Inosanto
- Third Floor Guardian
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe over 30-minutes of fight scenes Bruce Lee filmed for "Game of Death" is in this documentary.
- GoofsYou can see a shadow of Yuan Chieh getting ready to fall.
- Quotes
Pierre Berton: There are lines that express your philosophy. I don't know if you remember them
Bruce Lee: I remember them
Pierre Berton: Let's hear It
Bruce Lee: I said... this Is what It Is, okay? I said, ''Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless, like water. Now, you put water into a cup, It becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, It becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or It can crash. Be water my friend''.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Pierre Berton Show: Episode dated 9 December 1971 (1971)
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I always saw Bruce Lee as an enigma. This movie lays that feeling 100% flat to rest. It is so well done I was glued to the set even though all they show are clips and the remaining scenes to Lee's last movie: "Game of Death."
The scenes in "GoD" are very well-done even for a marginal MA fan like me. However, the pauses were too long, but Lee's mastery made it worth waiting to see his moves. The scene with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (the last recorded piece) was better in the later part of the fight and even turned convincing.
John Little did an excellent job of directing this documentary. He allowed first hand witnesses to speak freely. It is clear from the start of the film that it was made as a reverence to Mr. Lee - a world class person and martial arts master. A sadness permeates this movie because you feel that Bruce Lee was taken way too early.
The scenes in "GoD" are very well-done even for a marginal MA fan like me. However, the pauses were too long, but Lee's mastery made it worth waiting to see his moves. The scene with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (the last recorded piece) was better in the later part of the fight and even turned convincing.
John Little did an excellent job of directing this documentary. He allowed first hand witnesses to speak freely. It is clear from the start of the film that it was made as a reverence to Mr. Lee - a world class person and martial arts master. A sadness permeates this movie because you feel that Bruce Lee was taken way too early.
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- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
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