Member Killer Meteor Posted June 14, 2013 Member Share Posted June 14, 2013 Despite the huge success of both Five Fingers of Death and Enter the Dragon, plus Kung Fu on the television, it seems Warners gave up releasing kung fu in the States after their release of Sacred Knives of Vengeance,- if it flopped, the slow trailer couldn't have helped http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO_qzDDabLk Warners did distribute a few more Shaws in the UK, including releasing Shaolin Martial Arts as...Five Fingers of Death! I was surprised that Warners didn't even release any Golden Harvest films - I bet Raymond Chow was kicking himself for selling the Bruce Lee flicks to cheapo companies early in '73! That said, very few of the majors bothered with kung fu imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shukocarl Posted June 17, 2013 Member Share Posted June 17, 2013 Don't forget the majors looked upon kung fu movies as trash, Warners were only interested in making a fast buck. If Lee had lived they would have obviously made more with him. As to that UK "Five Fingers"- I always wondered what film that could be as It was obviously not King Boxer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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