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Bruce Lee Ultimate Collection (The Big Boss (1988) / Fist of Fury (1971) / Way of the Dragon (1973) / Game of Death (1978) / Game of Death II (1981))
Starring: Bruce Lee, Colleen Camp Director: Bruce Lee Rating: R
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CONTAINS: Game Of Death 2 (1981), The Fist Of Fury (1971), The Way Of The Dragon (1973), The Game Of Death (1978), AND The Big Boss (1988).
Game Of Death 2 (1981): Bruce Lee died after shooting only a few scenes of his ambitious Game of Death, but that didn't stop greedy producers from finishing and releasing "Lee's last film," even if he's doubled for most of it. Lee planned an ambitious expression of his fighting philosophy, and his story culminates in the rigorous challenge of the "Game of Death," in which combatants take on successively greater and greater masters as they fight their way to the top of a tower. Only a few fight scenes were completed, and the released film is about a martial arts movie star who takes on a syndicate of drug dealers. Lee faces down the towering Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in an impressive battle, one of the only surviving scenes from Lee's original shoot, while outtakes from his battle with Chuck Norris in Return of the Dragon are used along with real-life footage from Lee's funeral. The rest of the film is a mishmash of car chases and clumsily edited fights, complete with awkward inserts of Lee's face. His double remains hidden behind a pair of dark glasses or a motorcycle helmet throughout, and he abruptly changes into a yellow jumpsuit for no reason other than to match Lee's costume in the final scene.
The Fist Of Fury (1971): A young martial arts expert makes a solemn vow to refrain from using his "Fists of Fury," and takes a job in an ice factory. When he discovers that the company is a front for a drug smuggling operation, he is forced to break his vow.
Way of the Dragon (1973): Lee plays a country boy who travels to Rome to help a family friend whose Chinese restaurant is being terrorized by Italian mobsters. With his formidable Kung Fu skills, Lee totally crushes the city gangsters.
The Game Of Death (1978): This production utilizes a short amount of footage from Bruce Lee's final, uncompleted film. The story line concerns the daring feats of a kung fu actor in his fight against a syndicate which exploits entertainers.
The Big Boss (1988):A gang war erupts amidst the verdant jungles of exotic Macao in this early Triad actioner. |
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Starring:
Bruce Lee | Colleen Camp | Dean Jagger | Gig Young | Tai Chung Kim | Biao Yuen | Robert Wall | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | ...more
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Directed By:
Bruce Lee | Robert Clouse | Sammo Hung
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Genre:
Action/Adventure, Martial Arts, Thriller/Suspense
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DVD Release Date:
October 18, 2005
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
R
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
5
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Screen Ratio:
Anamorphic (16:9), Widescreen Edition - 2.35:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | |
Running Time:
501 minutes
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Studio:
20th Century Fox
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Catalogue Number:
2230476
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UPC/Barcode Number:
024543204763
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Closed-Captioned: Yes
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Color: Yes
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- >UL>Scene Access
- Interactive Menus
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