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By far the greatest martial artist of our time, but after watching the Bruce Lee night on Channel Five last week it got me thinking.
I was only very young when he died and was told that it was due to taking a Paracetamol for a headache...surely not! Anyone hear any different.
Also how many films did he do:
The Way of the Dragon
Enter the Dragon
The Big Boss
Fist of fury
Game of death
I was only very young when he died and was told that it was due to taking a Paracetamol for a headache...surely not! Anyone hear any different.
Also how many films did he do:
The Way of the Dragon
Enter the Dragon
The Big Boss
Fist of fury
Game of death
# Si wang ta (1981) .... Billy Lo/Lee Chen-Chiang
... aka Game of Death II (USA)
... aka The New Game of Death (USA)
... aka Tower of Death
# Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980) .... The Martial Arts Master
... aka Fist of Fear (USA: video box title)
... aka The Dragon and the Cobra (USA: video title)
# Game of Death (1978) .... Billy Lo
... aka Bruce Lee's Game of Death
... aka Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death
... aka Si wang you ju
# Jie Quan ying zhao gong (1977)
... aka Chinese Connection 2
... aka Fistful of the Dragon
... aka Fists of Fury II
... aka Jeet Kune the Claws and the Supreme Kung Fu
# Fury of the Dragon (1976) .... Kato
# Goodbye Bruce Lee (1975)
... aka His Last Game of Death
... aka Last Game of Death
# Enter the Dragon (1973) .... Lee
... aka Long zheng hu dou
... aka Operation Dragon (Europe: English title)
... aka The Deadly Three
# Qi lin zhang (1972) (uncredited)
... aka Bruce Lee and I (USA)
... aka Bruce and I
... aka Fist of Unicorn
... aka Force of Bruce Lee's Fist
... aka The Unicorn Palm (Hong Kong: English title: video title)
# Meng long guojiang (1972) .... Tang Lung (a.k.a. Dragon)
... aka Fury of the Dragon (Europe: English title)
... aka Return of the Dragon
... aka Revenge of the Dragon (USA: cable TV title)
... aka Way of the Dragon
# Jing wu men (1972) .... Chen Zhen
... aka Fist of Fury (UK)
... aka Laugh Track: Chinese Connection (USA: video title (redubbed comic version))
... aka School for Chivalry (USA)
... aka The Chinese Connection (USA)
... aka The Iron Hand
# Tang shan da xiong (1971) .... Cheng Chao-an
... aka China Mountain Big Brother (Hong Kong: English title: literal title)
... aka Fists of Fury (USA)
... aka Fists of Glory (Europe: English title)
... aka The Big Boss
... aka Tong saan daai fong (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
# Longstreet (1971) (TV) .... Tsung, Li
# Marlowe (1969) .... Winslow Wong
# "The Green Hornet" (1966) TV Series .... Kato (1966-1967)
... aka The Kato Show (Hong Kong: English title: informal title)
# Ren hai gu hong (1960) .... Ah San
... aka The Orphan (Hong Kong: English title)
# Lei yu (1957)
... aka The Thunderstorm (Hong Kong: English title)
# Zao zhi dang cu wo bu jia (1956)
# Zha dian na fu (1956)
# Gu er xing (1955)
# Gu xing xue lei (1955)
# Er nu zhai (1955)
... aka We Owe It to Our Children (Hong Kong: English title)
# Ai xia ji (1955)
... aka Love Part 2 (Hong Kong: English title)
# Fu zhi guo (1953)
... aka Blame it on Father (Hong Kong: English title)
... aka It's Father's Fault (USA)
# Qian wan ren jia (1953)
# Wei lou chun xiao (1953)
... aka In the Face of Demolition (Hong Kong: English title)
# Ci mu lei (1953)
... aka A Mother's Tears (Hong Kong: English title)
# Ku hai ming deng (1953)
... aka The Guiding Light (Hong Kong: English title)
# Ren zhi cu (1951)
... aka Infancy (Hong Kong: English title)
... aka The Birth of Mankind (literal English title)
# Xi lu xiang (1950) (as Lee Siu Lung)
... aka My Son, Ah Chung (USA)
... aka The Kid
# Meng li xi shi (1949) (as Yam Lee)
... aka Sai See in the Dream (Hong Kong: English title)
# Fu gui fu yun (1948)
... aka Wealth Is Like a Dream (Hong Kong: English title)
# The Birth of Mankind (1946)
# Golden Gate Girl (1941) .... Infant
... aka Game of Death II (USA)
... aka The New Game of Death (USA)
... aka Tower of Death
# Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980) .... The Martial Arts Master
... aka Fist of Fear (USA: video box title)
... aka The Dragon and the Cobra (USA: video title)
# Game of Death (1978) .... Billy Lo
... aka Bruce Lee's Game of Death
... aka Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death
... aka Si wang you ju
# Jie Quan ying zhao gong (1977)
... aka Chinese Connection 2
... aka Fistful of the Dragon
... aka Fists of Fury II
... aka Jeet Kune the Claws and the Supreme Kung Fu
# Fury of the Dragon (1976) .... Kato
# Goodbye Bruce Lee (1975)
... aka His Last Game of Death
... aka Last Game of Death
# Enter the Dragon (1973) .... Lee
... aka Long zheng hu dou
... aka Operation Dragon (Europe: English title)
... aka The Deadly Three
# Qi lin zhang (1972) (uncredited)
... aka Bruce Lee and I (USA)
... aka Bruce and I
... aka Fist of Unicorn
... aka Force of Bruce Lee's Fist
... aka The Unicorn Palm (Hong Kong: English title: video title)
# Meng long guojiang (1972) .... Tang Lung (a.k.a. Dragon)
... aka Fury of the Dragon (Europe: English title)
... aka Return of the Dragon
... aka Revenge of the Dragon (USA: cable TV title)
... aka Way of the Dragon
# Jing wu men (1972) .... Chen Zhen
... aka Fist of Fury (UK)
... aka Laugh Track: Chinese Connection (USA: video title (redubbed comic version))
... aka School for Chivalry (USA)
... aka The Chinese Connection (USA)
... aka The Iron Hand
# Tang shan da xiong (1971) .... Cheng Chao-an
... aka China Mountain Big Brother (Hong Kong: English title: literal title)
... aka Fists of Fury (USA)
... aka Fists of Glory (Europe: English title)
... aka The Big Boss
... aka Tong saan daai fong (Hong Kong: Cantonese title)
# Longstreet (1971) (TV) .... Tsung, Li
# Marlowe (1969) .... Winslow Wong
# "The Green Hornet" (1966) TV Series .... Kato (1966-1967)
... aka The Kato Show (Hong Kong: English title: informal title)
# Ren hai gu hong (1960) .... Ah San
... aka The Orphan (Hong Kong: English title)
# Lei yu (1957)
... aka The Thunderstorm (Hong Kong: English title)
# Zao zhi dang cu wo bu jia (1956)
# Zha dian na fu (1956)
# Gu er xing (1955)
# Gu xing xue lei (1955)
# Er nu zhai (1955)
... aka We Owe It to Our Children (Hong Kong: English title)
# Ai xia ji (1955)
... aka Love Part 2 (Hong Kong: English title)
# Fu zhi guo (1953)
... aka Blame it on Father (Hong Kong: English title)
... aka It's Father's Fault (USA)
# Qian wan ren jia (1953)
# Wei lou chun xiao (1953)
... aka In the Face of Demolition (Hong Kong: English title)
# Ci mu lei (1953)
... aka A Mother's Tears (Hong Kong: English title)
# Ku hai ming deng (1953)
... aka The Guiding Light (Hong Kong: English title)
# Ren zhi cu (1951)
... aka Infancy (Hong Kong: English title)
... aka The Birth of Mankind (literal English title)
# Xi lu xiang (1950) (as Lee Siu Lung)
... aka My Son, Ah Chung (USA)
... aka The Kid
# Meng li xi shi (1949) (as Yam Lee)
... aka Sai See in the Dream (Hong Kong: English title)
# Fu gui fu yun (1948)
... aka Wealth Is Like a Dream (Hong Kong: English title)
# The Birth of Mankind (1946)
# Golden Gate Girl (1941) .... Infant
There are loads of theories on how he died, but the official verdict was something like an allergic reaction to some sort of pain killer. Of course when he died he had less than 1% body fat, and some people claim that this may have been a factor in how he died. Loads of conspiracy theorists have claimed he was murdered by Triad assassins, that an ancient curse killed him (see the highly innacurate film, Dragon: The Bruce Lee story for more on this one) or that he just went into hiding in the shaolin temple as the fame got too much for him. And yes, those are the only films he was in. Though, in Game of Death they used a double for certain parts as he was dead before it was finished.
A true martial arts legend.
A true martial arts legend.
Iceman82 said:
The chinese connection is actually the american name for Fist of Fury.
Nope
"Fist of Fury"
Released 1971 - Approx. 101 min
Starring Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien , Nora Maio,
Tony Liu and Han Ying Chieh
Directed by Lo Wei
Featuring: The lightening kicks of Bruce Lee on screen for the first time.
The setting is in Bangkok, Thailand. Before Bruce left China to Thailand, he promised his mom that he won't get in any fights and troubles. Strangely, some workers from the ice factory where Bruce works, vapourized. To find out what's going on, Bruce goes to see the boss; thus, realizing that the boss is involved in this event. Then, Bruce starts a fierce battle with the boss and the gangs.
"The Chinese Connection"
Released 1972 - Approx. 107 mins
Starring: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao Ker Hsiu, C H wong, Y C Han, James Tien, Robert Baker
Directed by Lo Wei
Featuring: The 2 scenes that Bruce goes challenge the Jap martial art school
Setting: In the early 1900's, Shanghai, China.
Story: Teacher Fok died in a sudden. Bruce Lee as Chan Chen,
came back to Shanghai for his teacher's funeral. During the funeral, some Japanese came and pissed off Bruce's group as "Sick men of Asia". That's why Bruce challenged the Japanese martial art school. Later on, Bruce found out that his teacher was poisoned to death by a Japanese undercover from the Jap martial art school. Finally, Bruce took his revenge and killed all the god damn Japanese, as a result of devoting his life to preserve the JING WU SCHOOL.
He died in 1973, so he wasn't making any films after that! I always thought it was:
The Way of the Dragon
Enter the Dragon
The Big Boss
Fist of fury
Game of death
and his tv work. Though when he was younger he did star in some films, but he didn't start martial arts until he was 16, so these films aren't martial arts related.
The Way of the Dragon
Enter the Dragon
The Big Boss
Fist of fury
Game of death
and his tv work. Though when he was younger he did star in some films, but he didn't start martial arts until he was 16, so these films aren't martial arts related.
FourWheelDrift said:
The chinese connection is actually the american name for Fist of Fury.
Nope
"Fist of Fury"
Released 1971 - Approx. 101 min
Starring Bruce Lee, Maria Yi, James Tien , Nora Maio,
Tony Liu and Han Ying Chieh
Directed by Lo Wei
Featuring: The lightening kicks of Bruce Lee on screen for the first time.
The setting is in Bangkok, Thailand. Before Bruce left China to Thailand, he promised his mom that he won't get in any fights and troubles. Strangely, some workers from the ice factory where Bruce works, vapourized. To find out what's going on, Bruce goes to see the boss; thus, realizing that the boss is involved in this event. Then, Bruce starts a fierce battle with the boss and the gangs.
"The Chinese Connection"
Released 1972 - Approx. 107 mins
Starring: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao Ker Hsiu, C H wong, Y C Han, James Tien, Robert Baker
Directed by Lo Wei
Featuring: The 2 scenes that Bruce goes challenge the Jap martial art school
Setting: In the early 1900's, Shanghai, China.
Story: Teacher Fok died in a sudden. Bruce Lee as Chan Chen,
came back to Shanghai for his teacher's funeral. During the funeral, some Japanese came and pissed off Bruce's group as "Sick men of Asia". That's why Bruce challenged the Japanese martial art school. Later on, Bruce found out that his teacher was poisoned to death by a Japanese undercover from the Jap martial art school. Finally, Bruce took his revenge and killed all the god damn Japanese, as a result of devoting his life to preserve the JING WU SCHOOL.
Actually if you go and look at a copy of fist of fury in this country you get the film you have highlighted as chinese connection. The film you have labelled as fist of fury is in fact titled the big boss over here. It was for the american market that the names were changed.
Iceman82 said:
The film you have labelled as fist of fury is in fact titled the big boss over here. It was for the american market that the names were changed.
Americans
always got to have their own name for things. 
I have these as the names.
"Fist of Fury" Released 1971
"The Chinese Connection" Released 1972
"Way of the Dragon" Released 1973
"Enter the Dragon" Released 1973
"Game of Death" Released 1978
>> Edited by FourWheelDrift on Monday 6th December 11:33
I saw Jet Li's 1994 film "Fist of Legend" which was a remake of Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" and it was brilliant. Probably one of Jet Li's best films, in my opinion.
I bought Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" as I hadn't seen it and was really disappointed. Maybe I got the wrong film, judging by posts that say the names were changed.
I bought Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fury" as I hadn't seen it and was really disappointed. Maybe I got the wrong film, judging by posts that say the names were changed.
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