Member Omni Dragon Posted January 21, 2011 Member Share Posted January 21, 2011 What's your top Bruce Clone Films? Mine is something like this(May not be 100% but it is for the first two): ENTER THE FAT DRAGON THE MAN, THE MYTH TOWER OF DEATH THE GOLD CONNECTION ENTER THE GAME OF DEATH EXIT THE DRAGON ENTER THE TIGER NINJA OVER THE GREAT WALL FIST OF FURY II CHAMPION AGAINST CHAMPION THE DRAGON INFERNAL SHOWDOWN Honourable Mentions THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN THE REAL BRUCE LEE(More of a documentary really) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MG Lerox Posted January 21, 2011 Member Share Posted January 21, 2011 It would be pretty hard choice, but i think that this list would be for me: Tower of Death Bruce Lee A True Story (The Man, The Myth) Bruce & Shaolin Kung Fu Cold Blooded Murder Dragon On Fire Fist of Fury 2 Fist of Fury 3 Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger Bruce & Jackie to the Rescue Bruce Lee A Dragon Story (I know this movie is bad, but it is one of the very first Li films that i saw on TV so it has special place in my heart.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member drees5761 Posted January 21, 2011 Member Share Posted January 21, 2011 I tend to hate the Bruce lookalike films, but the ones i can watch again are: Enter The Fat Dragon: Sammo does the best Bruce! Skinny Tiger Fatty Dragon : As above. Man and Myth : Ng See Yuen tried to make a film with some respect shown to Bruce and his life. Fist Of Fury 2 : Some ok fights make it tolerable. Dragon Lives Again: Its so bad and so far out you just have to see this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Michael L. Posted January 22, 2011 Member Share Posted January 22, 2011 Based on names only, you have to go with: They Call Me Bruce Clones of Bruce Lee Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave Bruce Lee Vs. Gay Power (wtf?) Enter The Game Of Death My personal favorite clones movie, though, is Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger with Bruce Li. There is a clones of Bruce Lee website at http://www.clonesofbrucelee.co.uk that you should check out if you haven't already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMK Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 There is a clones of Bruce Lee website at http://www.clonesofbrucelee.co.uk that you should check out if you haven't already. Yes Michael, this website is ran by my friend Lee, and It has to be the #1 Clone site on the net. It is definitely a must click! Also make sure to check out the forum as well, for all your "Clone" discussing needs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jadedragon61 Posted January 23, 2011 Member Share Posted January 23, 2011 When I sat here and thought about it, I found that there really aren't too many of these films that I like - but there are a limited few that I REALLY like. But first, what the hell actually qualifies for Bruceploitation? To me, it has to have three things: 1) a Bruce-imitator as the protagonist, 2) a plot-line that can't be separated from Bruce, and 3) takes itself seriously (well...within the confines of normal Fu film insanity, that is). On this definition, "Death of Bruce Lee" (AKA Black Dragon's Revenge), one of my favorite films, is not Bruceploitation, as the plot could concern anyone's death that RVC investigates. Further, Enter Fat isn't either, as it always seemed to me that Sammo was taking a poke at the whole stupid Bruceploitation sub-genre. "Bruce Lee Fights Back from the Grave" isn't either, as only the title fits the bill (!), and the plot has nothing to do with Bruceploitation (the original Korean title was "Visitors to America"). Anyway, here's my list of five. BL Man the Myth Exit the Dragon Enter the Tiger New Game of Death (AKA Goodbye, Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death) Bruce Lee A Dragon Story (only because it includes Carter Wong and Jang Lee Hwang ) Clones of BL (because it soooo fucking stupid it's good) (BTW, I am the only one who finds it ironic that all of the above is written by a guy who's avatar is Bruce Li? In effect, I am impersonating and impersonator... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMK Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 As I was on walking on the treadmill earlier today, I just so happened to watch "Bruce Lee Fights Back From the Grave". I have only watched 40 minutes so far, as I only walked 2 miles, I will finish it up tomorrow and let you guys know my overall thoughts on this film. The 1 positive about the movie so far, is the English dubbing features some very recognizable voices, the 1 negative, is definitely the acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jadedragon61 Posted January 24, 2011 Member Share Posted January 24, 2011 A BL Fights Back from the Grave Fan-Site?! http://bruceleefightsback.webs.com/movieinfo.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MG Lerox Posted January 24, 2011 Member Share Posted January 24, 2011 Bruce Lee Fights Back From the Grave was terrible movie, it has no plot or anything else, both acting and fights are bad, but at last that actress that played Bruce's girl later went to Hollywood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted January 24, 2011 Author Member Share Posted January 24, 2011 What's your top Bruce Clone Films? Mine is something like this(May not be 100% but it is for the first two): ENTER THE FAT DRAGON THE MAN, THE MYTH TOWER OF DEATH THE GOLD CONNECTION ENTER THE GAME OF DEATH EXIT THE DRAGON ENTER THE TIGER NINJA OVER THE GREAT WALL FIST OF FURY II CHAMPION AGAINST CHAMPION THE DRAGON INFERNAL SHOWDOWN Honourable Mentions THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN THE REAL BRUCE LEE(More of a documentary really) I forgot about ENTER THE INVINCIBLE HERO I can't really remember if it was better than the other Dragon Lee I pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMK Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Bruce Lee Fights Back From the Grave was terrible movie, it has no plot or anything else, both acting and fights are bad, but at last that actress that played Bruce's girl later went to Hollywood! I just finished watching this movie yesterday. As I stated in a previous post, the worst part of the movie was the acting, the best part was the familiar voices in the English dubbing. The second worst part was definitely the fighting. Although, the best actual moves in the movie were actually slowed in slow motion, which was cool. The movie did have a plot, somewhat, as it was revealed in the end. The whole movie had to do with DRUGS and Money!![align=justify][/align] Definitely not a TRUE Bruceploitation movie, as it had absolutely NOTHING to do with Bruce Lee. Even though the alternate title suggest it has to do with Bruce, and the movie uses a opening of a Bruce Lee look-a-like jumping out of his grave, with a tombstone stating "Bruce Lee 1940-1973". I would rate this film a 2/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jadedragon61 Posted January 26, 2011 Member Share Posted January 26, 2011 BTW, if anyone wants it, here is a list of Bruce Li films, English and Chinese titles. I've found it to be of use in tracking down some of his films. Chinese Name: 何宗道 【黄线街】"Yellowthread Street" .... Barman (1 episode, 1990) - The Red Pole (1990) TV Episode .... Barman 【金色太阳】Golden Sun (1984) 【神探光头妹】Dragon Force (1983) .... Tan Lung ... aka Powerforce [新死亡游戏] 新死亡游戏 【】The Young Bruce Lee (1982) (as Lee Shiao-Lung) .... Bruce Lee 【龙的影子】Long de ying zi (1981) .... Chang Wei ... aka Chinese Stuntman ... aka Counter Attack ... aka Lung dik ying ji (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) ... aka The Chieh Boxing Master (USA) 【闯祸/汇峰号黄金大风暴】Iron Dragon Strikes Back (1979) ... aka The Gold Connection (Hong Kong: English title) ... aka The Iron Dragon Strikes Back (USA: poster title) 【截拳鹰爪功】Jeet Kune the Claws and the Supreme Kung Fu (1979) .... Chen Shen ... aka Chinese Connection III (USA: informal English title) ... aka Fist of Fury III ... aka The Fist of Fury (USA) 【盲拳鬼手】Blind Fist of Bruce (1979) (as Bruce Ho Chung Tao) ... aka Blind Fists of Bruce 【】Enter Three Dragons (1979) (as Ho Chung Tao) ... aka Three Avengers (USA) 【打出头】The Lama Avenger (1979) .... Hong 【】Return of the Tiger (1979) .... Chang Wong ... aka Silent Killer from Eternity 【伏击】Fu ji (1978) (as Ho Chung Tao) .... Lee Min-Chin ... aka Fists of Bruce Lee (International: English title) ... aka Fook gik (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) 【被迫】Bei po (1978) ... aka Kung Fu Avengers ... aka Soul Brothers of Kung Fu (International: English title) ... aka The Last Strike 【蛇女欲潮】（又名《蛇珠》）Bruce Lee in New Guinea (1978) .... Chang Wan-li ... aka Bruce Lee in Snake Island (Australia: DVD title) ... aka Bruce Li in New Guinea ... aka Bruce in New Guinea ... aka Last Fist of Fury 【不择手段】Dynamo (1978) (as Ho Chung Tao) .... Lee Tien-yee 【猛男大贼胭脂虎】Image of Bruce Lee (1978) (as Ho Chung Dao) .... Dragon (Special Squad leader) ... aka Storming Attacks 【大英雄】Great Hero (1978) ... aka Bruce Lee's Magnum Fist ... aka Bruce Li's Magnum Fist ... aka Magnum Fist 【截拳夺命斩】The Deadly Strike (1978) ... aka Bruce Has Risen (International: English title) ... aka Wanted! Bruce Li, Dead or Alive (International: English title) 【精武门续集】Jing wu men xu ji (1977) .... Chen Shen ... aka Chinese Connection 2 ... aka Ching wu men su tsi ... aka Fist of Fury II (UK: DVD box title) ... aka Fist of Fury Part 2 (USA) ... aka Fistful of the Dragon ... aka Fists of Fury II 【大教头与骚娘子】Bruce Lee's Iron Finger (1977) ... aka Bruce Li's Iron Finger ... aka Bruce and the Iron Finger ... aka Iron Finger 【咏春与截拳】A Dragon Story (1977) .... Bruce ... aka Bruce Lee's Deadly Kung Fu ... aka Bruce Lee's Secret ... aka Bruce Lee: A Dragon Story (USA) ... aka Bruce Li's Jeet Kune Do ... aka He's a Legend, He's a Hero ... aka Master of Jeet Kun Do ... aka Story of the Dragon (USA: video title) ... aka Wing Chun Big Brother (USA) 【】Superdragon vs. Superman (1977) ... aka Superdragon Against Superman 【南洋唐人街】Bruce Li the Invincible Chinatown Connection (1977) (as Ho Chung Dao) .... Yu Fong ... aka Bruce Lee the Invincible ... aka Bruce Li the Invincible ... aka Game of the Dragon ... aka The Invincible 【咏春大兄】He's a Hero, He's a Legend (1977) ... aka The New Game of Death (USA: video title) 【李小龙传奇】Bruce Lee: The True Story (1976) (as Ho Tsung Tao) .... Bruce Lee ... aka Behind Bruce Lee ... aka Bruce Lee: The Man, the Myth ... aka The Dragon Lives (USA) 【一代猛龙】Bruce Li, Superdragon (1976) .... Bruce ... aka Bruce Lee, Superdragon (USA) ... aka Bruce Lee, We Miss You ... aka Dragon Dies Hard (International: English title) ... aka Super Dragon (International: English title) 【中原镖局】Bruce Lee's Big Secret (1976) .... Li Ti-lung ... aka Dragon Reincarnate ... aka Revenge of the Patriots ... aka The Ming Patriots 【】Enter the Panther (1976) 【】Bruce Against Iron Hand (1976) 【天皇巨星】Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger (1976) .... David Lee/Tiger ... aka Bruce Lee: Star of Stars (Hong Kong: English title: video title) 【新死亡游戏】The New Game of Death (1975) .... Lee Hsaio Lung ... aka Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game of Death (International: English title) 【李小龙大战超人】Meng long zheng dong (1975) ... aka Bruce Lee vs. the Supermen (International: English title) ... aka Maang lung ching dung (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) 【捞家捞女捞上捞】Edge of Fury (1974) 导演： 【龙的影子】Long de ying zi (1981) ... aka Chinese Stuntman ... aka Counter Attack ... aka Lung dik ying ji (Hong Kong: Cantonese title) ... aka The Chieh Boxing Master (USA) 【伏击】Fists of Bruce Lee (1978) (as Ho Chung Tao) 自述： 【】Top Fighter (1995) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself 【】Cinema of Vengeance (1994) 【】Death by Misadventure (1993) .... Himself 【】Amazing Masters of Martial Arts (1985) (V) 资料镜头： 【】The Unbeatable Bruce Lee (2001) (V) .... Himself 【】Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Mania (1992) 【】The Real Bruce Lee (1973) .... Himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MG Lerox Posted January 26, 2011 Member Share Posted January 26, 2011 More to add: Ninja in Town (1982) ... 6 episodes G-Men '75 (1980) ... 3 episodes Pink Trap (TV movie) (1985?) He was in about 6 more movies as extra (Gecko Kung Fu, Twister Kicker, Triangual Duel, Rikisha Kuri, Death Duel, Duel in the Tigers Den) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jadedragon61 Posted January 27, 2011 Member Share Posted January 27, 2011 More to add: Ninja in Town (1982) ... 6 episodes G-Men '75 (1980) ... 3 episodes Pink Trap (TV movie) (1985?) He was in about 6 more movies as extra (Gecko Kung Fu, Twister Kicker, Triangual Duel, Rikisha Kuri, Death Duel, Duel in the Tigers Den) Yeah, you are right that the list is incomplete, and also some details are not included. To tell you the truth however, I doubt even Bruce Li himself could give us the correct filmography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member MG Lerox Posted January 27, 2011 Member Share Posted January 27, 2011 Your right he was stuntman in many Taiwanese films, but also he made whole bunch of films with similar names so yes, it would be hard job even for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Michael L. Posted January 29, 2011 Member Share Posted January 29, 2011 Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. To me, things like Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave and Image of Bruce Lee are the worst kind of Bruceploitation because they have nothing to do with Bruce (in image of Bruce Lee someone literally says to the main character, who does wear a yellow track suit at one point, "Hey, you look like Bruce Lee!" and that is it) but throw his name in the title to try to get a little extra interest without even doing the work of making a half assed Bruce Lee tribute of some sort. In a separate note (in a story that I am sure will get retold on the podcast in the future), do you know why I love Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger? There's a rape scene in it where the bad guys rip off the leading ladies shirt to reveal her breasts. This wasn't entirely unheard of in HK cinema of the '70s (heck, two of the three real Hong Kong Bruce films have topless scenes and the other has stripper's butt) but it was entirely unheard of to be left in the movie when shown on Saturday afternoon television in St. Louis when I was in the fifth grade. It happened to be a rainy day, so many of us were inside watching TV... HUGE topic of conversation on Monday, as you may imagine. Three months later, in the most anticipated television event in local television history, the same channel was showing it again on a Saturday afternoon.... everyone (okay, every boy) I knew was glued to the TV that day. Believe it or not, it slipped the censors for an unprecedented SECOND TIME! Greatest movie ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Omni Dragon Posted January 31, 2011 Author Member Share Posted January 31, 2011 Interesting views Michael so you prefer the ones where their really trying to be Bruce Lee? Some people think there the worst kind of 'Bruceploitation' & most rip off, they prefer it as sort of not watching it as a Bruce Lee film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member WonBin'sMojo Posted January 31, 2011 Member Share Posted January 31, 2011 The Clones Of Bruce Lee is one of the most bizarre and weirdest movies of Bruceploitation I've ever seen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Michael L. Posted February 1, 2011 Member Share Posted February 1, 2011 When I say "worst kind" I mean the worst kind of exploitation. They may be better movies (and, in fact, have the advantage that they aren't hampered with the need to imitate Bruce Lee) and they may be really bad and need that Bruce Lee boost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jadedragon61 Posted February 5, 2011 Member Share Posted February 5, 2011 A few scans I found from BL Fights Back from the Grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jadedragon61 Posted February 5, 2011 Member Share Posted February 5, 2011 2 more BTW - it's the chick IN THE CAR THAT WAS HOT AS HELL - not the so-so babe that was the female lead. What a loss that the young chick seen here was not seen more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMK Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Beautiful images from a cute film, thank you so much for sharing JD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member WonBin'sMojo Posted February 6, 2011 Member Share Posted February 6, 2011 These Bruceploitation flix has a special place in my heart.. Whenever I would watch any movie in that genre, I don't ever get bored and I usually have a great freaking time, my brain is completely shut off.. Compared that to a Shaw Bros. Masterpiece where I'm required to turn on my brain and follow the complexity and layers of each plot point and the scenes... It's six flags vs Shakespearian theater..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jadedragon61 Posted February 6, 2011 Member Share Posted February 6, 2011 These Bruceploitation flick has a special place in my heart.. Whenever I would watch any movie in that genre, I don't ever get bored and I usually have a great freaking time, my brain is completely shut off.. Compared that to a Shaw Bros. Masterpiece where I'm required to turn on my brain and follow the complexity and layers of each plot point and the scenes... It's six flags vs Shakespearean theater..... Your analysis of this most perplexing situation I find highly diverting... BTW, under Bruceploitation at Youtube you get: About 358 results ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jadedragon61 Posted February 6, 2011 Member Share Posted February 6, 2011 Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. To me, things like Bruce Lee Fights Back From The Grave and Image of Bruce Lee are the worst kind of Bruceploitation because they have nothing to do with Bruce (in image of Bruce Lee someone literally says to the main character, who does wear a yellow track suit at one point, "Hey, you look like Bruce Lee!" and that is it) but throw his name in the title to try to get a little extra interest without even doing the work of making a half assed Bruce Lee tribute of some sort. If you want my opinion on truly offensive Bruce-rip offs, there are only two that really made me sick: 1. Fist of Fear, Touch of Death 2. Bruce Lee：His Last Days and Nights (Betty Ting Pei flick) Araon Banks should be arrested ( see , for a disgusting example), and BTP should be completely ashamed of herself. Whatever - as Peter Urban remarked, "Human reliability is 15%" Or as BL said, "Keep punching!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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