The Real Bruce Lee
The Real Bruce Lee, also known as Last Fist of Fury, is a 1977 martial arts documentary.
The Real Bruce Lee 최후의精武門 | |
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Directed by | Jim Markovic |
Produced by | Serafim Karalexis Dick Randall |
Written by | Larry Dolgin Dick Randall |
Starring | Bruce Lee Bruce Li Dragon Lee |
Running time | 93 min. 118 min. (British video version)[1] |
Country | South Korea Hong Kong |
Language | Cantonese[2] English |
The version of the film that is commonly distributed in the West (USA) on public domain-type DVD and video labels runs 93 minutes in length. The British VHS-version released in 1979 runs 118 minutes.[1]
Plot
It begins with a brief biography of Bruce Lee, and shows scenes from four of his childhood films, Bad Boy, Orphan Sam, Kid Cheung, and The Carnival, each sepia-toned and given a fully new soundtrack with dubbed English dialogue and a disco soundtrack such as an instrumental version of Devil's Gun by C. J. & Company.
Next, there is a three-minute highlight reel of Lee imitator Bruce Li.
Finally, there is a feature-length Korean martial arts film starring Lee imitator Dragon Lee titled 최후의 정무문, Choihui Jeongmumun (lit. "Last Fist of Fury").
Sequel
In 2004, The Real Bruce Lee 2 was released.
References
External links
- The Real Bruce Lee on IMDb
- The Real Bruce Lee is available for free download at the Internet Archive