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    The Films Of Bruce Lee
    The Films Of Bruce Lee
    The Films Of Bruce Lee
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    The Films Of Bruce Lee

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    An illustrated account of the films made by Bruce Lee, the world-famous "king of kung-fu-who remains a legend, one of the most adulated and enigmatic movie stars of all time. This special ebook covers Lee's five major movies, and analyses them with in-depth essays. Featuring Big Boss, Fist Of Fury, Way Of The Dragon, Enter The Dragon and Game Of Death.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElektron Ebooks
    Release dateMar 4, 2015
    ISBN9781908694560
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      THE FILMS OF BRUCE LEE

      EDITED BY JACK HUNTER

      AN EBOOK

      ISBN 978-1-908694-56-0

      PUBLISHED BY ELEKTRON EBOOKS

      COPYRIGHT 2012 ELEKTRON EBOOKS

      www.elektron-ebooks.com

      No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a database or retrieval system, posted on any internet site, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright holders. Any such copyright infringement of this publication may result in civil prosecution

      THE BIG BOSS

      Tang shan da xiong (1971; US release title: Fists of Fury)

      96 minutes

      CAST: Bruce Lee (Cheng), Maria Yi (Mei); Han Ying Chieh (Mi); Tony Liu (Mi's Son); Malalene (Prostitute); Paul Tien (Chen, Cheng's Cousin); also featuring: Miao Ke Hsiu, Li Quin, Chin Shan, Li Hua Sze.

      CREDITS: Director: Lo Wei; Producer: Raymond Chow; Screenplay: Lo Wei; Art Direction: Chien Hsin; Fighting Instructor: Han Ying Chieh; Cinematography: Chen Ching Chu; Assistant Directors: Chin Yao Chang, Chen Cho; Assistant Producers: Liu Liang Hua, Lei Chen.

      DEBUT OF A LEGEND

      As the sixties drew to a close, Bruce Lee was convinced that his future lay in America. His sidekick role in the TV series The Green Hornet, coupled with his jeet kune do classes had earned him recognition in Hollywood. He was teaching the likes of Chuck Norris, James Coburn and Lee Marvin; making guest appearances on Ironside and Batman; and studios were lining up with offers. However, they were having difficulty in finding the right project for Lee’s unique martial arts talent. The best that Paramount could come up with was a supporting role in a TV pilot called Longstreet.

      Bruce Lee had just turned thirty and his career wasn’t progressing as fast as he wanted. He didn’t want to play any more token roles on television and he didn’t want to carry on teaching. His ambition was to star in a movie, and if Hollywood wouldn’t give him a chance then maybe Hong Kong would. The first person he approached overseas was a movie mogul called Run Run Shaw. Lee proposed that he do one picture for Shaw Studios at a fee of $100,000, but he wanted to choreograph all his own fight sequences and have control over the script. Shaw laughed at him, reckoning that Lee was no different from the hundreds of Mandarin actors in his martial arts academy. Instead, Shaw offered him a considerably smaller contract that was identical to all the junior actors in his studio. Lee turned the offer down and returned to America, ready to start work on Longstreet.

      Meanwhile, one of Run Run Shaw’s executives, Raymond Chow, was becoming increasingly frustrated by Shaw’s running of the studio. Shaw was a man who enjoyed his power and control, particularly when it came to the young actresses that came to see him. He would give these women private coaching, fulfilling what he saw as his sense of duty. One such person, a singer called Mona Fong, had recently been promoted into a position of authority above Chow. This incensed Chow and he left Run Run Shaw to set up his own studio called Golden Harvest.

      The first few months of independence were an uphill struggle. The Golden Harvest studios were little more than run down shacks, hidden away in the middle of nowhere.

      Most of the talent he managed to poach away from Run Run Shaw were either inexperienced amateurs or old drunkard hacks. To make matters worse, Shaw’s stranglehold on all the big cinemas in the South East made it virtually impossible for Chow to distribute any of his films.

      But Chow saw in Bruce Lee a great talent and, more importantly, an opportunity to reverse his fortune. He offered Lee all he could afford, a contract for $15,000 to star in two films made on location in Thailand. By this time, Lee had finished his work on the Longstreet pilot and Paramount were deliberating whether to commission a series or not.

      There was very little for Lee to do in between and here was an opportunity that had potential, so he accepted Chow’s deal. When Run Run Shaw learnt about this, he offered Lee a more tempting contract, but Lee had already signed and was on his way to Bangkok. The Big Boss started shooting in July 1971 and would be the first of several collaborations between Raymond Chow and Bruce Lee.

      DON’T GET INTO ANY FIGHTS. REMEMBER YOUR PROMISE.

      Cheng Chao-an (Bruce Lee) is brought to Bangkok by his Uncle Lu to live with his cousins, Hsu Chien, Lin Hau-mei and their younger brothers. Cheng and Uncle Lu stop for a drink at a roadside canteen. When five thugs start fooling around with the woman in charge, Cheng is tempted to protect

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