Bruce Lee: The Curse of the Dragon

Bruce Lee Curse of the Dragon is a 1993 Bruce Lee documentary that focuses on the life and death of the legend. It includes insights and interviews from some of his fellow students and opponents who worked alongside him in his movies. The film is directed by Tom Kuhn and Frank Weinntraub and written by Davis Miller, author of the books "My Dinner with Ali", and "The Tao of Bruce Lee".

Contents 1 Interviews 2 Reception 3 Other Similar Documentaries 4 References

Interviews

Curse of the Dragon contains insights and interviews from the following people:

• Chuck Norris: Trained with Bruce Lee and guest-starred in Way of the Dragon as Lee's final opponent. Was slated have a part in Game of Death, however the part is unknown.

• Dan Inosanto:Student of Bruce Lee, appeared in Game of Death as an opponent of Bruce. One of the only three Jeet Kune Do instructors certified by Bruce Lee.

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Student of Bruce Lee, also appeared in Game of Death as an opponent.

• Robert Wall: Student of Chuck Norris. Became friends with Bruce after meeting him at a Kung-Fu demonstration in San-Francisco that Bruce didn't partake in. Appeared as Bruce' opponent in Way of the Dragon, Enter the Dragon, and the 1978 re-shoot of Game of Death.

• Robert Baker:Guest starred as Bruce's final opponent in Fist of Fury as a Russian gang boss named Petrov. Baker was a student of Lee's.^[1][2]

• Taky Kimura: Long time student of Bruce Lee who was slated to play the second floor guardian in Game of Death. Scene was never shot. Along with Dan Inosanto and James Lee, he was one of the only three certified Jeet Kune Do instructors.

• Brandon Lee:Son of Bruce Lee, who would die only a year later while filming The Crow.

• Linda Lee Cadwell: Wife of Bruce Lee.

Reception

For a film of very low recognition, Curse of The Dragon received high praise from Bruce Lee fans. On "Bruce Lee Divine Wind" (one of the largest Bruce Lee sites on the internet), it is given a 5 star rating. Compared to other Bruce Lee documentaries, it is said to be one of the best ones that show the life of the Legend. Divine Wind also ranks it just below "Bruce Lee: The Legend" for the best Bruce Lee Documentary.
In 2000, Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey was released, containing lost footage of Lee's Game of Death. Since the two films are not the same type of documentary, all DVD's of Curse of the Dragon were released with A Warrior's Journey as a bonus disc after its release. A Warrior's Journey may also be found as a bonus disc on the 2004 special edition of Enter the Dragon.

Other Similar Documentaries

• Bruce Lee: The Legend
• The Legend of Bruce Lee
• Bruce Lee: In his Own Words
• Death by Misadventure
• Path of the Dragon
• Intercepting the Fist
• Martial Arts Maser
• The Unbeatable Bruce Lee
• The Man and the Myth/Legend

References

• Bruce Lee Divine Wind
• IMDB
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Bob Wall Interview