Movie Description The very entertaining true life story of the martial arts sensation whose meteoric rise to fame ended suddenly with his untimely, mysterious death.
| Credits | | Producer: | Raffaella De Laurentiis | | Cast: | Kay Tong Lim, Michael Learned, Nancy Kwan, Sven-Ole Thorsen |
| Details | | Edition: | Collector's Edition Widescreen | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes Bruce Lee was born November 27, 1940 and died July 20, 1973.
Film is dedicated to the memory of his son Brandon Bruce Lee, born February 1, 1965 and died while on the set of a film March 31, 1993.
Jerry Poteet was the Jeet Kune Do trainer and technical advisor.
Color by DeLuxe and Fujicolor.
Shot in California and Hong Kong in Panavision.
Additional cast: Kay Tong Lim (Philip Tan), Sterling Macer (Jerome Sprout), Sven-Ole Thorsen (The Demon), Luoyong Wang (Yip), Eric Bruskotter (Joe Henderson), and Sam Hau (Young Bruce).
Titles and opticals by Pacific Title, title design by Dan Perri.
"California Dreamin'" published by Honest John Music, 1965.
"Runaway" published by Vickie Music, Inc. and McLaughlin Publishing, 1961.
The MCA/Universal laserdisc #41926 was the first title in the company's "Signature Collection." It features an audio introduction from Lee's widow, audio commentary by director Rob Cohen, storyboards and theatrical trailers.
Video was originally priced at $94.98.
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Copyright 1993 Universal City Studios, Inc., DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Widescreen - 2.35 Dual Layer Audio: Dolby Digital - 3.0 - English Dolby Digital - 3.0 - French Additional Release Material: Audio commentary by director Rob Cohen A "Making Of" featurette Lee's screen test Storyboards Marketing Materials Trailer - Theatrical
Editorial Reviews "...Enjoyably hokey....Acted with ease and humor..." New York Times - p.C21 - Vincent Canby (05/07/1993)
"...An entertaining whole...The result provides extremely touching and haunting material..." Variety - Leonard Klady (05/03/1993)
"...Flying through the air, defying gravity and logic in his martial arts moves, both Lees use film to give them power over time and space....It's fun to watch..." Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (05/07/1993)
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