Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

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Jason Scott Lee in Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

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Kung Fu Martial Arts Action Biography Drama Romance

A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

33K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations

Trivia
In this film, when Linda tells Bruce that she's pregnant, a musical band is visible in the background. The lead singer of this band is played by Shannon Lee, Bruce Lee's real-life daughter.

Goofs
Bruce Lee hurt his back lifting weights, not in a fight. The fight scene is an distortion of a true-life fight in Lee's school.

Quotes
Bruce Lee: The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.

Crazy credits
"This motion picture is inspired by the life of Bruce Lee. For dramatic purposes, many of the events and characters have been created and fictionalized. Although Bruce Lee was involved in a martial arts contest in San Francisco, his opponent did not engage in unfair tactics and Bruce Lee was not injured."

Alternate versions
The theatrical release had a different camera angle in a few scenes that different in the video or DVD releases. One of these includes when Bruce Lee (Jason Scott Lee) says "This is the first Bruce Lee Kung Fu Institute.", and punches the air. In the theatrical version the shot of him is a closeup from the front and the punch looks fast and powerful. In the video and DVD release this shot is a distance shot that shows his back and the punch seems fast, but lacking in power.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Splitting Heirs/Sidekicks/Three of Hearts/Bound by Honor/The Night We Never Met (1993)

Soundtracks
Hong Kong Cha Cha
Music by Robert Randles
Lyrics by Rob Cohen

I really liked Jason Scott Lee's portrayal of Bruce Lee, but I noticed many inaccuracies in the story. If I had not seen the AMC special on Lee last year, I would not have a problem.

-according to Linda Lee, Bruce was not hurt when competing for the right to teach whoever he wanted to. He hurt himself when he didn't stretch properly for a workout in 1970. That was the big inaccuracy

-Bruce auditioned for another role in early 1965 before the role of Kato was offered to him.

other roles he took in America were completely ignored: "Marlowe", his appearances on "Longstreet", etc...the movie went right from 1967 to 1972 within a minute

If you want to see a really good special on Lee, as well as see lost footage from a project that was butchered after he died, check out the AMC documentary.

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