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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

- The mystery. The life. The love. The legend.

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.

Release Date : 1993-05-07

Language :EnglishCantonese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Raffaella De Laurentiis ProductionsUniversal PicturesDragon ProductionsOrange Sky Golden Harvest

Production Country : Hong KongUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story

Cast

Character Name : Bruce Lee

Original Name : Jason Scott Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Linda Lee

Original Name : Lauren Holly

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bill Krieger

Original Name : Robert Wagner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vivian Emery

Original Name : Michael Learned

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gussie Yang

Original Name : Nancy Kwan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Philip Tan

Original Name : Lim Kay Tong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bruce's Father

Original Name : Ric Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yip Man

Original Name : 王洛勇

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jerome Sprout

Original Name : Sterling Macer Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Demon

Original Name : Sven-Ole Thorsen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luke Sun

Original Name : Ong Soo Han

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Henderson

Original Name : Eric Bruskotter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Principal Elder

Original Name : Aki Aleong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elder

Original Name : Chao-Li Chi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Bruce

Original Name : Sam Hau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brandon Lee

Original Name : Iain M. Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shannon Lee

Original Name : Michelle Tennant

Gender : Female

Character Name : History Teacher

Original Name : Clyde Kusatsu

Gender : Male

Character Name : April Chun

Original Name : Alicia Tao

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mr. Ho

Original Name : Kong Kwong-Keung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chef

Original Name : 賈仕峰

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chef

Original Name : 陳達廣

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nunnemacher

Original Name : John Lacy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benny Sayles

Original Name : Harry Stanback

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tad Overton

Original Name : Michael Cudlitz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Green Hornet

Original Name : Forry Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assistant Director

Original Name : Sean Stanek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Green Hornet Director

Original Name : Van Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Propman

Original Name : Alan Eugster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bad Guy

Original Name : Paul Raci

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ed Parker

Original Name : Ed Parker Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Singer

Original Name : Shannon Lee

Gender : Female

Character Name : Krieger's Butler

Original Name : Robert Garrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sherry Schnell

Original Name : Lala Sloatman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cha Cha Dancer

Original Name : Fu Suk Han

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boatswain

Original Name : Nick Brandon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maitre D'

Original Name : Louis Turenne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Paul Mantee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Studio Executive

Original Name : Jonathan Penner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heckler

Original Name : Jan Solomita

Gender : Male

Character Name : Heckler

Original Name : Shannon Uno

Gender : Male

Character Name : Enter The Dragon Director

Original Name : Rob Cohen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head Cheerleader (uncredited)

Original Name : Pamela Holt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Boatswain (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark King

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Dancer (uncredited)

Original Name : Johnny Mask

Gender : Male

Character Name : Johnny Sun

Original Name : 张午郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chef

Original Name : 張華

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

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-