As a kid i saw bruce lee s enter the dragon and the chinese connection and thought they were the greatest kung fu movies. He died in july 1973, only 32 years old, after writing, directing and starring in return of the dragon. The film costars nora miao, robert wall, wei pingou, with chuck norris playing his debut screen role. Lee is a country boy going to italy help a family friend whose chinese restaurant is. Find release information for return of the dragon 1972 bruce lee on allmovie. Asian bruce lee in rome fights a gang, meets foe chuck norris in coliseum. Bruce lee stop motion film return of the dragon youtube. I wedged my way into the theater just in time for a mighty roar as lee eliminated three bad guys with one sweep of his mighty fist, disarmed a mafioso and sent him head over heels into a pile of packing crates, and zapped a couple more. The way of the dragon 1972 bruce lee, chuck norris, nora miao. Fist of fury 1972 kung fu movie bruce lee, nora miao. The mafia wants to purchase the restaurant and has been. This is a scene from bruce lee return of the dragon, i do not own this video. Once again he plays the country boy who travels to a foreign land, in this case italy, where his restaurantowning cousins face trouble from the local syndicate.
Bruce lee both wrote and directed return of the dragon, by watching the movie you wouldnt be able to tell its bruce lee first and only time directing a movie. The way of the dragon 48 movie clip a master of nunchucks 1972 hd duration. Tang lung bruce lee is called to rome to help a family friend whose restaurant is being targeted by local gangsters. A year after his death in 1973, actor bruce lee s last film, return of the dragon, was the unexpected summer movie hit, breaking attendance records around the country. A martial artist agrees to spy on a reclusive crime lord using his invitation to a tournament there as cover. From a pure martial arts standpoint, this is the best of bruce lee s films. Released 1972, return of the dragon stars bruce lee, chuck norris, nora miao, ping ou wei the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. The action scenes are what this film is all about and the gung. Bruce lee s pre bruce lee outing is a surprising change of pace from his usual hardhitting action fare because it favors humor as much as it does kungfu. Return of the red tiger full action movie english dubbed. Return of the dragon dvd bruce lee movies, return of the dragon.
I remember when way of the dragon, or return of the dragon as it was called in the beginningdidnt come out. Bruce le was born on june 5, 1950 in taiwan as kin lung huang. For the most part, return of the dragon works thanks to its charismatic star. Oct 26, 2018 this pin was discovered by trival mackenz. When i saw return of the dragon i was totally blown away. Bruce lee s preenter the dragon outing is a surprising change of pace from his usual hardhitting action fare because it favors humor as much as it does kungfu. Bruce lee chuck norris return of the dragon vhs tape movie new sealed. Return of the dragon dvd, 2001 for sale online ebay. Bruce lee is even attempting comedy at the beginning of the movie, he had a great need to use the mens room at certain occasions, hong kong slapstick humour at its best. Benn boss tony liu tony sho kosugi japanese fighter cheng pin chih chueng li huang jen chih liu yun mali sha crew bruce lee tang lung, director, screenwriter bruce lee. Bruce leeenter the dragon 1973 movieenglish dubb part 12. The way of the dragon 1972 full movie new daily motion. Bruce lees preenter the dragon outing is a surprising change of pace from his.
When the gangsters later return, the staff engage the thugs in a fight, only to be beaten. It is hard to find, for some reason, and seems not to be as well distributed as other bruce lee movies. Bruce lee tang lung, director, screenwriter nora miao chen ching hua chuck norris colt malisa longo robert wall fred huang chung hsun uncle wang chin ti ah kung jon t. The way of the dragon is a 1972 hong kong martial arts action comedy film written, coproduced and directed by bruce lee, who also. Its also notable because it represents lee s only venture as a director. A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in italy and has to help. Return of the dragon or way of the dragon are you tang lung. He is known for his work on mie jue qi qi 1980, zui she xiao zi 1980 and super hero 1979. November 18, 2005 certainly the only movie in history to have bruce lee and chuck. A man visits his relatives at their restaurant in italy and has to help them defend against brutal gangsters harassing them. Return of the dragon is notable in that its written and directed by bruce lee. He does well with the action scenes many of them are done in longshots, so we can get a good look at all the cool. Return of the dragon bruce lee vs chuck norris youtube. Tang lung arrives in rome to help save the family restaurant from a group of thugs who want the property for themselves.
It is a good film, dont get me wrong, but not one of lee s best. With bruce lee, chuck norris, nora miao, pingou wei. The way of the dragon 1972 return of the dragon 1972 trailer. The way of the dragon 18 movie clip chinese boxing 1972 hd. Return of the dragon 1972 bruce lee releases allmovie. This movie is a fantastic pick for any bruce lee or martial arts fan. Bruce lee wrote, directed and stars in this masterpiece the original title was way of the dragon, but after the tremendous success of enter the dragon 1973, the title was renamed return of the dragon. Lius most famous character at least, in the minds of many americans was the son of the big boss in the big boss, aka fists of fury 1971. Return of the dragon, also known as way of the dragon, is a martial arts movie starring the legendary bruce lee as a man from hong kong who travels to rome to save a friends troubled chinese restaurant. Lee shows great comic timing in the humorous set pieces in addition to the usual. Used to getting their own way, these ruthless men make the mistake of. She and family friends operate a chinese restaurant which the local mafia wants to own. The climactic fight scene between 2 of the greatest martial arts stars ever. Way of the dragonreturn of the dragon free bruce lee.
With ramon zamora, lotis key, leila hermosa, paquito diaz. The way of the dragon 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. To the rescue comes bruce lee, whose mastery of the martial arts fighting style called the tiger is employed. Return of the dragon 1972 trailer us hd 1080p youtube. The bruce lee story is a 1993 american biographical drama film written and directed by rob cohen, and starring jason scott lee, lauren holly and robert wagner. The film was released in the united states on may 7, 1993. Unlike his other films, except his fight with bob wall in enter the dragon, im pretty sure most of his fight scenes were done with stuntmen or actors learning the moves for the movie. The story really is the let down, considering its bruce lees first movie as a director its not that bad. In return of the dragon 1972, liu played tony, one of the chinese waiters at the restaurant bruce lee was protecting from the mafia. Archenemy fighter gangs clash when theyre both after the same goods.
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