Member mpm74 Posted July 22, 2017 Member Share Posted July 22, 2017 It's probably somewhere on this forum, but does anyone have any scans regarding the would-be BRUCE LEE bio movie in the 70s (I think Robert Clouse was going to direct/and Barbra Streisand was going to produce and they had already picked an actor)... the project was ultimately canned after they learned of all the Bruce Li bios in HK. lol I found this: http://barbra-archives.com/bjs_library/70s/peters_karate_norris.html But was hoping for info about the low budget guy that was supposed to play Bruce (from my understanding, the dude from BRUCE LEE FIGHTS BACK FROM THE GRAVE/THE SRANGER auditioned after working out with O.J. Simpson)... Any information would be helpful. Thanks so much in advance. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted July 22, 2017 Member Share Posted July 22, 2017 https://www.williamreesecompany.com/pages/books/WRCLIT71202/bruce-lee-robert-clouse/bruce-lee-his-life-and-legend This site also claims Clouse directed Dragon the Bruce Lee Story, ROFL! "A "Final Draft" of this unproduced, original screenplay, but incorporating dated revises over a three week period. Clouse had directed Lee's commercial breakthrough, and last life-time film, ENTER THE DRAGON (1973), yet this early attempt at a biopic went unproduced. Twenty years later, he directed DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY, based in part on his published biography of Lee." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shukocarl Posted July 22, 2017 Member Share Posted July 22, 2017 5 hours ago, mpm74 said: It's probably somewhere on this forum, but does anyone have any scans regarding the would-be BRUCE LEE bio movie in the 70s (I think Robert Clouse was going to direct/and Barbra Streisand was going to produce and they had already picked an actor)... the project was ultimately canned after they learned of all the Bruce Li bios in HK. lol I found this: http://barbra-archives.com/bjs_library/70s/peters_karate_norris.html But was hoping for info about the low budget guy that was supposed to play Bruce (from my understanding, the dude from BRUCE LEE FIGHTS BACK FROM THE GRAVE/THE SRANGER auditioned after working out with O.J. Simpson)... Any information would be helpful. Thanks so much in advance. The guy who was going to play Bruce was a Canadian martial artist called Alex Kwok (he was going to be called Alex Kwon for the film). He practiced My Jong Long Horn style of Gung fu. When the film didn't happen he went back to Canada. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted July 23, 2017 Member Share Posted July 23, 2017 wow this is news to me.. interesting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted July 23, 2017 Member Share Posted July 23, 2017 In the way, this could have been a more respectable way to handle the Game of Death footage. A biopic, with the 40min of GOD at the end. Wouldn't have been as fun, mind you! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted July 23, 2017 Member Share Posted July 23, 2017 2 hours ago, Killer Meteor said: In the way, this could have been a more respectable way to handle the Game of Death footage. A biopic, with the 40min of GOD at the end. Wouldn't have been as fun, mind you! So, in other words, Warrior's Journey, a generation earlier... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted July 23, 2017 Member Share Posted July 23, 2017 Yep! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted July 23, 2017 Member Share Posted July 23, 2017 22 hours ago, mpm74 said: But was hoping for info about the low budget guy that was supposed to play Bruce (from my understanding, the dude from BRUCE LEE FIGHTS BACK FROM THE GRAVE/THE SRANGER auditioned after working out with O.J. Simpson)... I've read a four page article from Fighitng Stars about Bruce KL.Lea, that someone posted on these very forums. I think it was fighting stars?, an old 1970s magazine scan at least. It mentioned the bio picture and The Stranger aka Bruce Lee Fight Back From The Grave. The bio pic was also brought up in Robert Clous's BL Biography, there's one scan from this in the link you posted. Also recall a picture featuring a large cue of people, next to a cut out of Bruce Lee with the head missing, with the txt "Could you be the next Bruce Lee" or something to that effect. Just cant find the thread the article was posted in, I stumbled upon it when I was just browsing through older posts one day. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted July 24, 2017 Author Member Share Posted July 24, 2017 On 7/22/2017 at 2:28 PM, shukocarl said: The guy who was going to play Bruce was a Canadian martial artist called Alex Kwok (he was going to be called Alex Kwon for the film). He practiced My Jong Long Horn style of Gung fu. When the film didn't happen he went back to Canada. Thanks Carl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member shukocarl Posted July 24, 2017 Member Share Posted July 24, 2017 2 hours ago, mpm74 said: Thanks Carl. No probs mate! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted July 24, 2017 Member Share Posted July 24, 2017 Alex Kwok/Kwon with Linda Lee. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted July 24, 2017 Member Share Posted July 24, 2017 Alex Kwok? *Sorry about the graffiti 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted July 24, 2017 Member Share Posted July 24, 2017 Alex Kwon/Kwok: Newsstand Mainstay 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted July 24, 2017 Member Share Posted July 24, 2017 Alex Kwok is still a martial arts instructor in Vancouver. http://www.clearwaterkungfu.com/teachers/alex-kwok/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member mpm74 Posted July 24, 2017 Author Member Share Posted July 24, 2017 Phantom Dreamer – thanks! Great photos and info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Killer Meteor Posted July 24, 2017 Member Share Posted July 24, 2017 Surprising they didn't retain him for Game of Death 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted July 25, 2017 Member Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) On 22/07/2017 at 5:07 PM, mpm74 said: Any information would be helpful. Thanks so much in advance. Quote They were both asked to go on this tour with Linda and became good friends. Mark says, “After Bruce Lee passed away, Linda, knowing that Bruce respected my father’s art and skill, championed my father for the role of Bruce Lee in a biographical movie back in the ‘70s – the movie never got made but my father was Linda’s first choice. Full interview here, Link- http://www.maionline.co.uk/people/268-mark-dacascos-interview The interview only features a small section on the bio movie, which I've posted. I was first made aware of this, when Mark Dacascs mentioned it in an interview for IMPACT magazine, back in the 90's. It's been bugging me since you made your first post, because I couldnt remember which actors father was up for the role of Lee. While I dont have access to the IMPACT interview at the moment, the above section features pretty much the same information. Al Dacascos(far left) Mike Stone, John Natividad I got this image from the following site, Link- https://johnnatividad.com/john-natividad/ Edited July 25, 2017 by DragonClaws 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member Phantom Dreamer Posted May 26, 2018 Member Share Posted May 26, 2018 Chuck Norris and Barbra Streisand 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted June 18, 2018 Member Share Posted June 18, 2018 http://blog.livedoor.jp/lctp/archives/24445087.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted June 26, 2018 Member Share Posted June 26, 2018 Screenplay posted at greenbamboo's forum https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/bruceleelivestributeforum/bruce-lee-his-life-and-legend-screenplay-by-robert-t4232.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted August 16, 2018 Member Share Posted August 16, 2018 I'm not sure if @mpm74 is still looking for items related to the un-made 70s bio-movie?, but here's a few related images. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted October 7, 2018 Member Share Posted October 7, 2018 People were there, but mum's the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted October 26, 2018 Member Share Posted October 26, 2018 Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Alex Kwon interview included 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted January 2, 2019 Member Share Posted January 2, 2019 Finishing the Game trailer. What might have been, but the right people need to make the right decisions 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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