Member DragonClaws Posted June 6, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) Hai Tien(Bruce Lee) fights for his life, against a mysterious fighter(Kareem Abdul Jabba), in the climax of GOD. Edited June 6, 2018 by DragonClaws 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted June 8, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 8, 2018 (edited) http://storage.canalblog.com/79/97/399135/48131366_p.jpg Unicorn and BL, in the New Teritories, during filming for GOD. Unicorn Chan & His role in the GOD Most fans know that life long friend to Bruce Lee, Unicorn Chan, was set to have a role in Game of Death. There are many pictures of him on the set at Golden Harvest, and on location in Hong Kong's New Teritories. Around the same time, Unicorn Fist was released, with the secretly filmed BL footage inserted into the film(Did more Lee footage appear in the original Hong Kong theatrical release)?. This must have soured their relationship, can anyone confirm if Lee still planned to cast Unicorn in Game of Death, or would he have re-cast him?. After the whole legeal dispute?. Unicorn Chan can be spotted next to the Japanese Business men, who got a sneek peek of the GOD set. Lee, Chih Yuen, and Wu Ngan can also be spotted. Edited May 15, 2021 by DragonClaws 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted June 8, 2018 Member Share Posted June 8, 2018 Bruce Thomas's biography Fighting Spirit emphasized that Unicorn Chan was not featured in any Game of Death footage. Whether or not he would eventually be cast is anyone's guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted June 9, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 9, 2018 16 hours ago, Phantom Dreamer said: Bruce Thomas's biography Fighting Spirit emphasized that Unicorn Chan was not featured in any Game of Death footage. That wasnt a bad biogrpahy when it first came out. Yeah he never filmed any footage, but wasnt he supposed to be part of the team, that goes to the Island?. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted June 9, 2018 Member Share Posted June 9, 2018 9 hours ago, DragonClaws said: That wasnt a bad biogrpahy when it first came out. Yeah he never filmed any footage, but wasnt he supposed to be part of the team, that goes to the Island?. He could have been, but there were probably dozens of actors back then better suited, but Bruce was loyal to his friends, even those directly or indirectly associated with a lawsuit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member shukocarl Posted June 10, 2018 Member Share Posted June 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, DragonClaws said: I thought it was titled MEIN LETZER KAMPF (My Last Fight?) in Germany. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted June 10, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 10, 2018 8 hours ago, shukocarl said: I thought it was titled MEIN LETZER KAMPF (My Last Fight?) in Germany. Never knew about the alternative german a.k.a @shukocarl. Maybe the lobby card I posted was from a later re-release?. Here's a German VHS release, with the title you mentioned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted June 11, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 11, 2018 (edited) Turkish lobby card, featuirng Hug O Brian, Colleen Camp, and a Kareem Abdul Jabbar body double. The second lobby card, features the real KAJ, as he appeared in the original 1972 film. Edited June 11, 2018 by DragonClaws 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member sifu iron perm Posted June 11, 2018 Member Share Posted June 11, 2018 11 hours ago, DragonClaws said: Turkish lobby card, featuirng Hug O Brian, Colleen Camp, and a Kareem Abdul Jabbar body double. The second lobby card, features the real KAJ, as he appeared in the original 1972 film. i wish the GOD cinema release featured Kareem in the gallabiyah (the blue dress he is wearing). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted June 11, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 11, 2018 1 hour ago, sifu iron perm said: i wish the GOD cinema release featured Kareem in the gallabiyah (the blue dress he is wearing). Yeah for some reason they ditched it, but they couldnt get Kareem to come back, not sure if they even tried to get Ji Han-Jae?. Wonder if Lee filed more footage with Kareem in 72?. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member NoKUNGFUforYU Posted June 12, 2018 Member Share Posted June 12, 2018 8 hours ago, DragonClaws said: Yeah for some reason they ditched it, but they couldnt get Kareem to come back, not sure if they even tried to get Ji Han-Jae?. Wonder if Lee filed more footage with Kareem in 72?. I don't know how much you can read into this, but Alex Ben Block's book on Bruce back then said that he just decided not to finish Game of Death as there were better projects coming up from international producers with big bucks. If you look at the film another way, it seems to be a vanity piece, where Bruce spouts of JKD slogans and whips up all the other classical styles. He may have thought it was a little over the heads of most people and wanted to be the first international Asian James Bond instead. I mean if he had not died and cranked out a few dozen martial arts flicks, we probably wouldn't be worried about this, as while it is weird fighting Jabbar, the only really great fight in the bunch is fighting Inosantos. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted June 12, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 12, 2018 7 hours ago, NoKUNGFUforYU said: I don't know how much you can read into this, but Alex Ben Block's book on Bruce back then said that he just decided not to finish Game of Death as there were better projects coming up from international producers with big bucks. If you look at the film another way, it seems to be a vanity piece, where Bruce spouts of JKD slogans and whips up all the other classical styles. He may have thought it was a little over the heads of most people and wanted to be the first international Asian James Bond instead. I mean if he had not died and cranked out a few dozen martial arts flicks, we probably wouldn't be worried about this, as while it is weird fighting Jabbar, the only really great fight in the bunch is fighting Inosantos. The whole mystery around the movie, really helps with the enigma and interest the movie still attracts. Often wondered if he filmed multiple version of those three fights?. Not with different setting or choreography, but gradually improving them.With the use of different angles etc. He didnt appear to create that much, in a period of time in which he would have made two Hong Kong movies. When you consider how long it took them to film other flicks of the era, inlcuding the few he made. I'e never read Alex Ben Block's book, I appreciate the feedback too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Phantom Dreamer Posted June 15, 2018 Member Share Posted June 15, 2018 Game of Death uncut 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted June 17, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 17, 2018 (edited) Behind the scenes still, from the 1978 movie version. Featuring Kim Tai Chung in the Billy Lo costume. Edited June 17, 2018 by DragonClaws 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member DragonClaws Posted June 28, 2018 Author Member Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) On 6/10/2018 at 2:16 AM, shukocarl said: I thought it was titled MEIN LETZER KAMPF (My Last Fight?) in Germany. Edited May 15, 2021 by DragonClaws 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted July 6, 2018 Author Member Share Posted July 6, 2018 (edited) Edited May 15, 2021 by DragonClaws 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted July 8, 2018 Author Member Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) Colleen Camp, in Hong Kong, posing for a promotional image, that would later appear on some lobby cards for the 1978 version. Edited July 8, 2018 by DragonClaws 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted July 13, 2018 Author Member Share Posted July 13, 2018 Facing third floor guardian Ji Han Jae, would this footage have appeared in the final cut?. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member DragonClaws Posted July 16, 2018 Author Member Share Posted July 16, 2018 I don't think Kareem Abdul Jabbar's character, would have looked as menacing in a flowery one peice?. While I cant imagine Kareem performing a kick wearing one of these, maybe if they had modified the design he could have?. You get much better sense of the mans height here, which is lost in the film, and I think he looks better here, than in those short's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Member DragonClaws Posted August 1, 2018 Author Member Share Posted August 1, 2018 (edited) Anyone name the guy with his back to the camera, Golden Harvest employee or guest?. Lee choreographs the Kareem Abdul Jabbar showdown, in the bottom right hand image. Edited August 1, 2018 by DragonClaws 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted August 2, 2018 Author Member Share Posted August 2, 2018 (edited) Just a very small sample, of some original GOD notes, written by the late Mr Lee himself. (Content Removed) Edited May 15, 2021 by DragonClaws 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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