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Storyline

This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.

Released

1993-05-07
Revenue

$63,513,743
Budget

$14,000,000
Runtime

1hr 59m
Genre

Drama, History, Action
Status

Released
Language

English, 广州话 / 廣州話
7
Production

Raffaella De Laurentiis Productions, Universal Pictures, Dragon Productions, Orange Sky Golden Harvest

Crew

Rob Cohen

Director

Linda Lee Cadwell

Novel

Raffaella De Laurentiis

Producer

Keywords:

martial arts kung fu life and death training biography hong kong hollywood

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Cast

Jason Scott Lee

Bruce Lee

Lauren Holly

Linda Lee

Robert Wagner

Bill Krieger

Michael Learned

Vivian Emery

Nancy Kwan

Gussie Yang

Lim Kay Tong

Philip Tan

Ric Young

Bruce's Father

Wang Luoyong

Yip Man

Sterling Macer Jr.

Jerome Sprout

Sven-Ole Thorsen

The Demon

Ong Soo Han

Luke Sun

Eric Bruskotter

Joe Henderson

Aki Aleong

Principal Elder

Chao-Li Chi

Elder

Sam Hau

Young Bruce

Iain M. Parker

Brandon Lee

Michelle Tennant

Shannon Lee

Clyde Kusatsu

History Teacher

Alicia Tao

April Chun

Kong Kwong-Keung

Mr. Ho

Go Shut-Fung

Chef

Chan Tat-Kwong

Chef

John Lacy

Nunnemacher

Harry Stanback

Benny Sayles

Michael Cudlitz

Tad Overton

Forry Smith

Green Hornet

Sean Stanek

Assistant Director

Van Williams

Green Hornet Director

Alan Eugster

Propman

Paul Raci

Bad Guy

Ed Parker Jr.

Ed Parker

Shannon Lee

Party Singer

Robert Garrett

Krieger's Butler

Lala Sloatman

Sherry Schnell

Fu Suk Han

Cha Cha Dancer

Nick Brandon

Boatswain

Louis Turenne

Maitre D'

Paul Mantee

Doctor

Jonathan Penner

Studio Executive

Jan Solomita

Heckler

Shannon Uno

Heckler

Rob Cohen

Enter The Dragon Director

Pamela Holt

Head Cheerleader (uncredited)

Mark King

Boatswain (uncredited)

Johnny Mask

Party Dancer (uncredited)

John Cheung Ng-Long

Johnny Sun

Johnny Cheung Wa

Chef

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Reviews for Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

A Review by Wuchak 8

Written by Wuchak on 2018-04-02

A celebration of the inimitable Bruce Lee and what he represented RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Rob Cohen, " Dragon: The Bruce Lee Sto... read more

A celebration of the inimitable Bruce Lee and what he represented RELEASED IN 1993 and directed by Rob Cohen, " Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" stars Jason Scott Lee as the martial arts superstar, tracing his early life in Hong Kong to his fresh start in the San Francisco area where he starts a martial arts school, meets his babe (Lauren Holly) and moves on to TV and Film. He must boldly face many enemies along the way, including his childhood demon. This is basically a rags-to-riches flick and ranks with my favorite films due to its excellent meshing of dynamism, fun and potent drama. I haven’t seen too many martial arts flicks, but “Dragon” is easily the all-around best of those I’ve seen. It mixes real-life with Hollywood mythmaking, which is what many cinematic biographies do, e.g. "Buffalo Bill" (1944) and "Braveheart" (1995). In these types of movies the gist of the story is true, but it's mixed with numerous fictional or even fantastical elements to make the protagonist a larger-than-life hero, but also to entertain the audience because real-life is always more mundane and therefore dull. And movies are made primarily to make money through entertaining, not to relay the truth in exact detail. Right from the get-go the film telegraphs that it's a mythmaking account when Bruce takes on the arrogant British sailors at a dance. He throws one of them and the sailor topples 3-4 other men accompanied by the sound of a bowling ball striking pins (lol). While this particular episode never happened, occasions LIKE IT did, even if it was to someone other than Bruce. The same is true with other sequences, like the fight in the gym, which never happened. But, again, events LIKE IT have. The movie is really meant as a celebration of Bruce Lee, his phenomenal expertise in martial arts and the genre he made popular. If you're looking for an actual biography of his life check out the two biographies listed below (under “WRITERS”). Speaking of which, “Dragon” was partially based on the autobiography of Linda Lee Cadwell (Bruce’s wife). Someone offered that she couldn’t possibly have been happy with the film since so much of it is fiction (for instance, Bruce didn’t injure his back as depicted, but via lifting weights). Actually, she was happy with the final picture. But why did she allow so many things to be embellished? Simple: Because the embellishing fed into the Bruce Lee legend from which she benefits. In any case, there are a lot of martial arts thrills mixed with the drama with an exciting action scene occurring roughly every ten minutes. The film gives the protagonist & a few others power over time and space. Of course, one cannot do in real life many of the things these characters perform due to the restrictions imposed by Newton's Laws but, hey, it’s entertaining. This factor explains why “Dragon” has been criticized for springing from one thing to the next too quickly, never pausing long enough for any strong emotion to resonate or for us to feel we really know the man beyond his proverbs. I disagree; I sensed strong emotion on several occasions, like when Bruce exclaims to Linda: “You make be believe I can do anything” or when he wildly screams at her to leave his hospital room, not to mention his outstanding meltdown later in Hong Kong (I’ve had a few of those in my life, so I know). Speaking of Linda, Lauren Holly is just mind-blowing in her physical prime. THE MOVIE RUNS 2 hours and was shot in California (San Francisco, Los Angeles & Valencia), China (Macau) and Hong Kong. WRITERS: Three screenwriters wrote the script based on the biographies by Linda Lee Cadwell (Bruce Lee: The Man Only I Knew) and Robert Clouse (Bruce Lee: The Biography). GRADE: A-