Member saltysam Posted March 24, 2020 Member Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) Ron has an interview alongside The Hammer on this disc...can't wait Edited March 24, 2020 by saltysam 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted July 29, 2020 Author Member Share Posted July 29, 2020 Thanks to Michael Worth for sharing this information online. Quote Interesting to note is that Serafim Karalexis was intending to film a movie called Enter Three Dragons with Dragon Lee and Ron Van Clief but the production stopped after the death of one of the producers. Years later, the same Neal Adams artwork (almost duplicating the Bruce Lee classic Enter The Dragon to the image) was used for the US release of Dragons On Fire (covered in episode #30 of The Clones Cast). Whatever intended mash up the original film had, the poster image has almost nothing to do with what we know as Enter Three Dragons today. But as a kid, when I saw that idea was proposed, the dreams of what could have been were endless..... Source- https://twitter.com/BruceLeeClones?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member NoKUNGFUforYU Posted July 30, 2020 Member Share Posted July 30, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 6:27 AM, DragonClaws said: Thanks to Michael Worth for sharing this information online. Source- https://twitter.com/BruceLeeClones?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author I remember the name sticking out, and also that Black Dragon's Revenge was a huge grindhouse hit, and a chance for the fanbase of mostly minorities to see a movie with an African American, Puerto Rican and Chinese hero. I was the lone white kid in the theater many times, but it's not about me. Anyway, this was for us his biggest movie. The Real Bruce Lee and the Black Dragon were disappointments, as Ron Van Clief only shows up for a few scenes in the Black Dragon, it's mostly about Jason Pai Piao, who, to this day, I have never found the appeal. I mean never. He wasn't good looking, built, or a martial artist, and beyond looking a little rugged I suppose, I just didn't see where he got his roles from. I kind of believe that Shaw brothers started using him because he was cheap. I could be wrong, but we can look at their declining fortunes and his appearances going up. And the "Real Bruce Lee" had hardly anything that Bruce fans would want, with the exception of some clips from his child roles which were in all honesty, not that interesting. The other thing is that Karalexis released the controversial art film (lots of softcore sex, etc) I am curious Yellow and had to go all the way to the supreme court to do it. I think I saw bits and pieces of it in Berkeley. And it was a long time ago, I may have confused Sweet Movie, a truly disturbing film, instead. Anyway, I had assumed he brought over more films. But bless Worth for all he does for the genre. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted September 3, 2020 Author Member Share Posted September 3, 2020 Quote NEWS: #RonVanClief documentary, #TheHangedMan - based on Ron's autobiography of the same name - is out now on digital. Here's the trailer. Artwork by Kung Fu Bob O-Brien source- https://twitter.com/KFMovieGuide/status/1300089392174825472/photo/1 Any chance you can post the excellent poster @KUNG FU BOB, looking forward to seeing this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member DragonClaws Posted November 8, 2020 Author Member Share Posted November 8, 2020 Quote Champion martial artist, actor, and director ROBERT PARHAM joins me to talk about his upcoming documentary, "The Hanged Man: The True Story of Ron Van Clief". Plus, we chat about the state of martial arts and martial artists in today's Hollywood and where the genre evolves from here. Link- https://kungfudrivein.libsyn.com/interview-robert-parham-director-the-hanged-man-the-story-of-ron-van-clief 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted December 3, 2020 Author Member Share Posted December 3, 2020 Added a new filmography along with a few other new detials to my first post in this thread. If anyone can spot/see any errors, let me know and Ill make the correct edits/changes. image course- https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31028589/back-dragonthe-black-dragons/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member saltysam Posted December 3, 2020 Member Share Posted December 3, 2020 Should The Super Weapon not be included in his filmography? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted December 4, 2020 Author Member Share Posted December 4, 2020 21 hours ago, saltysam said: Should The Super Weapon not be included in his filmography? Thanks for pointing this one out @saltysam, its now added to the list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member Cognoscente Posted May 9, 2021 Member Share Posted May 9, 2021 In the April 1978 issue of Fighting Stars, there was an article about him which referenced him then currently filming a movie with Bruce Li called The Black Game of Death. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted May 10, 2021 Author Member Share Posted May 10, 2021 On 5/9/2021 at 2:41 PM, Cognoscente said: In the April 1978 issue of Fighting Stars, there was an article about him which referenced him then currently filming a movie with Bruce Li called The Black Game of Death. Is The Black Game of Death an a.k.a for another Bruce Li movie?. I have never heard about Ron Van Clief making a film with Bruce Li?. Unless he's talking about Bruce Le's 1978 film Enter the Game of Death?. Which he is rumoured to have worked on as a fight choreogrpagher?. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted May 10, 2021 Member Share Posted May 10, 2021 Maybe they got Bruce Li confused with Dragon Lee, who Ron worked with on Kung Fu Fever (released in 1979). Anyway, you can find the Fighting Stars article on the Bruce Lee Lives forum (the latest post was dated March 17). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted May 10, 2021 Author Member Share Posted May 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Cognoscente said: Maybe they got Bruce Li confused with Dragon Lee, who Ron worked with on Kung Fu Fever (released in 1979). Anyway, you can find the Fighting Stars article on the Bruce Lee Lives forum (the latest post was dated March 17). Some of the old U.S Theatrical posters for Bruce Le's Enter the Game of Death(1978). Have Ron Van Clief credited as the Action Director. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Cognoscente Posted May 10, 2021 Member Share Posted May 10, 2021 Maybe it was a way to bolster the film's appeal, sort of like how Quentin Tarantino "presented" Chinese movies released in the U.S. Ron Van Clief should have done a buddy cop martial arts movie with William Smith (who can be seen doing a flying kick in a thread over at the BLL forum). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member AlbertV Posted May 10, 2021 Member Share Posted May 10, 2021 On 2/11/2021 at 8:21 AM, saltysam said: I've seen it...Ron plays the titular character's father. It will not be everyone's cup of tea, but for what it was, I kinda liked it. https://worldfilmgeek.com/2020/07/17/snow-black-2020/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member bigrogie Posted January 25, 2022 Member Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 5/10/2021 at 1:51 PM, AlbertV said: I've seen it...Ron plays the titular character's father. It will not be everyone's cup of tea, but for what it was, I kinda liked it. https://worldfilmgeek.com/2020/07/17/snow-black-2020/ After the first 10 minutes I think I've fast forward through at least 75% of the movie! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member Yihetuan Posted March 3, 2022 Member Share Posted March 3, 2022 On 5/23/2021 at 11:48 AM, DragonClaws said: That was a great interview. I've been meaning to pick up his autobiography forever but for some reason or another, I never got around to it. No more excuses, I'm going to order a copy of Amazon to add to my martial arts library. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted March 3, 2022 Author Member Share Posted March 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Yihetuan said: That was a great interview. I've been meaning to pick up his autobiography forever but for some reason or another, I never got around to it. No more excuses, I'm going to order a copy of Amazon to add to my martial arts library. Did the Docuemtnary that was made a few years ago, get released on Physcial Media anywhere?. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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