Birth of the Dragon

2016
PG-13
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

YOUR RATING

Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung fu master Wong Jack Man -- a battle that gave birth to a legend.

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Set against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still con... Read allSet against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung fu master Wong Jack Man - ... Read allSet against the backdrop of 1960s San Francisco, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON is a modern take on the classic movies that Bruce Lee was known for. It takes its inspiration from the epic and still controversial showdown between an up-and-coming Bruce Lee and kung fu master Wong Jack Man - a battle that gave birth to a legend.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win

Bruce Lee
(as Philip Wan-Lung Ng)

Jingjing Qu

Xiulan Quan
(as Qu Jingjing)

Wang Xi'An

Tai Chi Grandmaster…

Hai Yu

Shaolin Abbot
(as Yu Hai)

Yue Wu

Wang Biao
(as Wu Yue)

Steven Roberts

Beat Poet
(as Steven F. Roberts)

Riley Wood

Hippie Girl

Simon Yin

Vinnie Wei

Terry Chen

Frankie Chen

Ron Yuan

Tony Yu

Lillian Lim

Janet Wei

Yee Jee Tso

Winston Peng

Simon Chin

Wai Fu

Nikson Kong

Wong's Cousin
(as Nickson Kong)

Davin Tong

Busboy
(as Peter Chao)

Hawlan Ng

Valet
(as Haiwian Ng)

Director
- George Nolfi
Writers
All cast & crew
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Trivia
The original cut of the movie was so poorly received by audiences that the film had to be extensively re-edited in a desperate attempt to please fans by removing many scenes of Billy Magnussen as Steve McKee, and focusing more on Philip Ng as Bruce Lee.

Goofs
The film's portrayal of Wong Jack Man contains numerous factual errors. The biggest being that he was not a Shaolin monk and he didn't come to San Francisco as penance for nearly killing a man in a duel. Also he didn't return to China afterwards since he continued to teach martial arts in the Fort Mason Center of San Francisco until he retired in 2005.

Quotes
Wong Jack Man: Now, we begin to exceed your limits.
Bruce Lee: ...What limits?

Crazy credits
A few of the job titles in the scrolling credits such as "stunt coordinator" and "set designer" change back and forth from English to Chinese.

Connections
Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Birth of the Dragon (2017)

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I walked out.

This seems like the worst movie I can remember in a long time. Probably because I had great expectations and always loved Bruce Lee. Seeing how egotistical he came across, showing him making movies before he ever did, ignoring his philosophy, and many facts distorted compelled me to walk out. So my review only goes to Jack Wong and Lee's first scene together.

If you still must see this movie after reading to this review, make sure another movie is playing near yours so you can switch theaters. Wonder Woman was better the 5th time than setting through this garbage.