Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Director: Rob Cohen Rob Cohen

Overview

"The brief but eventful life of actor and martial arts trailblazer Bruce Lee is portrayed in this drama, based on a biography written by his widow Linda Lee Caldwell. Lee is introduced to the study of martial arts as a child living in Hong Kong by his father (Ric Young); the father dreamed that a demonic armored dragon would take his son from him, and wanted young Bruce to be able to protect himself. Bruce continues his training as he grows to adulthood, and after the cocky teenaged Lee (Jason Scott Lee, no relation to Bruce) seriously injures a prominent British citizen while fighting a gang of troublemakers at a dance, he's sent to San Francisco. While working as a dishwasher, Bruce begins to study philosophy, and in time develops a personal martial arts discipline, Jeet Kune-Do, which blends Kung Fu fighting techniques with lessons gained from his philosophical research. Bruce decides to open a martial arts academy on the advice of his fiancée Linda (Lauren Holly); Linda and Bruce encounter resistance as a mixed-race couple, especially from Linda's mother Vivian (Michael Learned), and Bruce earns the enmity of traditional Chinese martial arts experts for his new style. But after a strong showing in several public tournaments, Bruce's fighting skill and charisma attracts the attention of TV producer Bill Krieger (Robert Wagner). Bruce is cast as Kato, the karate-trained sidekick on the series The Green Hornet, and while the show is short-lived in America, it's a huge success in Asia, leading to a series of films based around Bruce's remarkable fighting skills. Sadly, shortly before the release of the film that would make him a major screen star in the United States, Enter The Dragon, a mysterious brain disorder sends Lee into a coma that soon kills him. In a tragedy with eerie timing, Bruce Lee's real-life son Brandon Lee died shortly before this film was released, the result of an accidental shooting while completing the picture The Crow."

Product Details

Release Date:	07/01/1998
UPC:	0025192022425
Original Release:	1993
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:00:00

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jason Scott Lee	Bruce Lee
Lauren Holly	Linda Lee
Robert Wagner	Bill Krieger
Michael Learned	Vivian Emery
Nancy Kwan	Gussie Yang
Kay Tong Lim	Philip Tan
Ric Young	Bruce's Father
Luoyong Wang	Yip Man
Sterling Macer	Jerome Sprout
Sven-Ole Thorsen	The Demon
John Cheung	Johnny Sun
Ong Soo Han	Luke Sun
Eric Bruskotter	Joe Henderson
Aki Aleong	Principal Elder
Iain M. Parker	Brandon
Chao-Li Chi	Elder
Sam Hau	Young Bruce
Michelle Tennant	Shannon
Clyde Kusatsu	History Teacher
Alicia Tao	April
Kong Kwok Keung	Mr. Ho
Anthony Carpio	Chef
Chan Tat Kwong	Chef
John Lacy	Nunnemacher
Harry Stanback	Benny Sayles
Michael Cudlitz	Tad Overton
Forry Smith	Green Hornet
Van Williams	Green Hornet Director
Sean Faro	Assistant Director
Ed Parker Jr.	Ed Parker
Paul Mantee	Doctor
Lau Pak Lam	`Big Boss' Director
Rob Cohen	`Enter the Dragon' Director
Sterling Macer Jr.	Actor
Kwong-Keung Kong	le monsieur Ho
Tat-kwong Chan	le chef,Actor
Sean Stanek	l'assistant du directeur
Paul Raci	Bad Guy
Robert Garrett	Krieger's Butler
Lala Sloatman	Sherry Schnell
Nick Brandon	Boatswain
Louis Turenne	Maitre D'
Lim Kay Tong	Philip Tan
Janet Hirshenson	Actor
Jane Jenkins	Actor
Julien Collet	Raoul
Helene Medigue	Isabelle
Marie Pailhes	Virginie
Jean Lescto	Raoul's father
Philippe Morier-Genoud	Mr Clarke
Mireille Franchino	Report hite's woman
Jonathan Penner	Studio Executive
Cal Bartlett	Stunt Coordinator
Jan Solomita	Heckler
Chao Li Chi	Elder
Ekin Cheng	Actor
Randy Edelman	Composer
Popol Vuh	Composer

Technical Credits

Rob Cohen

Edward Khmara

John Raffo

Robert Clouse

Linda Lee Cadwell

Rob Cohen	Director,Screenwriter
Edward Khmara	Screenwriter
John Raffo	Screenwriter
Raffaella De Laurentiis	Producer
Charles Wang	Producer
John Badham	Executive Producer
Dan York	Executive Producer
Peter Bohanna	Special Effects
Janet Hirshenson	Casting
Jane Jenkins	Casting
Steve Lambert	Stunts
Kevin O'Neill	Special Effects
William H. Schirmer	Special Effects
Merritt Yohnka	Stunts
Robert Clouse	Screenwriter
Linda Lee Cadwell	Screenwriter
Rick Nathanson	Producer
Barbara McBane	Sound Effects
Cal Bartlett	Stunts
John Cheung	Stunts